The Importance of Renewable Energy in HVAC

BDS Energy takes pride in providing essential maintenance, installation and repairs within the HVAC industry. These services are carried out up and down the country in the UK.

Renewable energy is highly important for the work we do at BDS energy. By utilising less non -renewable sources, the planet we live on is a more clean and healthier place for us all to enjoy.

With less fossil fuel burning, there is less carbon dioxide being emitted into other atmosphere – along with other greenhouse gases. The bottom line? Preventing climate change and not contributing to global warming.

Decreased electricity reliance

Instead of using high amount of electricity from the National Grid (UK), we install HVAC units that run on waste heat, natural gas or solar thermal energy. For example, the Absorption Chiller, manufactured by Yazaki, uses pure water for the refrigerant. This has zero potential to contribute to global warming. Not only this, carbon footprint is significantly lowered as the majority of the cooling is driven not by electricity from fossil fuels, but rather driven by heat instead.

Biomass Boilers

An increasingly popular source of renewable energy, BDS uses Biomass boilers for generating on site heat. By installing these, it can replace the more harmful fossil fuel heating. This is because these boilers burn organic matter such as wood chips or pellets to make hot water for heating rooms (space heating). When combined with an absorption chiller, the biomass boiler can be used to cool buildings too. This makes the boiler effective in the summer months, where you would typically get a demand for biomass heating decreasing in these warmer months.

Air Source Heat Pumps

Another way BDS Energy lower carbon footprint is through the installation of air source heat pumps, such as the Mitsubishi Ecodan model. This heating system moves heat from the air outside to indoors, instead of creating heat by burning fossil fuels. More specifically, the unit makes uses of thermal energy found outside that is actually always there, (even in very cold temperatures) and simply moves that inside.

BDS Energy specialise in dealing with these for companies across the UK, having engineers on hand to service and repair these. The Mitsubishi Ecodan system specially boasts ratings of up to A+++ for it’s its ERP rating (energy-related products).

Adiabatic Coolers

Another product available with BDS Energy is the Adiabatic Cooler. This cooling unit is perfect for cooling down data centres for example. It uses natural air along with water instead of cooling created via fossil-fuels. Thereby reducing carbon footprint of a building. They are also great for limiting noise pollution and suitable for commercial buildings or areas of restricted noise. It uses far less energy than the traditional air conditioning systems. The technology is perfect for preventing wasting energy as premium units can often adjust fan speeds that precisely align with the cooling load

Effects of non-renewable energy on our environment

Using the example of a traditional boiler that burn oil or gas, we know there are carbon emissions being pumped out into our atmosphere from this. These emissions trap heat and contribute to the climate changing. It’s knock on effect is terrible for eco systems and wildlife that are forced to, and often can’t, adapt to this. Not to mention, the drastic changes in our weather patterns is causing disruptions to crops, impacting our food supplies and making the growing of crops a far less reliable process.

Summary

You can see real site examples of how we’ve has helped businesses be more efficient and eco-friendly – just head over to the Case Studies page. Ranging from hospitals in England, to top of the range car show rooms in Ireland. For example, the success of a heating and cooling system for a Ferrari showroom in Belfast. This showed the effectiveness of both the Absorption Chiller and the bio-mass boilers in operation. This project provided the high profile client with a containerised plant room and free cooling by using waste heat.

To see how our services can be of help to your business, head over to our Contact Us page. We’d be happy to recommend a system or get your HVAC project underway!