Heat pumps powering a Polish factory

Photo: NIBE / BIAWAR
Photo: NIBE / BIAWAR

A new heat pump factory in Poland will be heated and cooled using ground-source and air-source heat pumps.

The factory is located in the north-eastern corner of Poland, in the Suwalki Special Economic Zone. The company, NIBE-BIAWAR, is also setting up new headquarters and a training centre there. The whole complex covers an area of over 30,000 m².

This complex will be powered by three independent machinery rooms, each equipped with passive and active cooling systems. These rooms combine air and ground source heat pumps with gas in a hybrid system. All equipment within each machinery room is integrated into a single unified system managed by an external controller. These automatically switch between air and ground pumps depending on the current external temperature.

The use of these systems not only reduces the carbon footprint but also allows the company to showcase its solutions in practice.

The new headquarters also serves as a space for knowledge and experience exchange through its training centre. The centre hosts training sessions for installers and designers, supporting the development of the renewable energy sector in Poland.

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