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ith rising energy prices, investing in energy efficiency can provide real savings, ensure superior building, or process performance


and real financial outcomes. Unfortunately, in times of political and economic uncertainty, capital expenditure budgets are often under increased scrutiny. This turns the attention to hire, a traditional alternative to capital investment in new equipment. Over the last few years advancements in technology have led to innovative designs in HVAC equipment that offer significant performance and environmental benefits. Energy efficiency, reliability, sustainability, options for customisation and total cost of ownership all play a bigger role today among the customers trying to find the right HVAC solution.


Heating from cooling perspective


One of the trends we see is increased interest in the rental of heat pumps rather than just chillers. While heat pumps were traditionally known for their residential applications, with rising energy costs and increasingly ambitious environmental goals they have become recognised for their commercial and industrial applications. Building, process and facilities managers are getting familiarised with the new products and technologies and have started recognising the economic benefits from a most efficient use of energy while also providing a significant benefit towards emission reduction. Today’s heat pump technologies allow us to look at cooling and heating as part of the same


Rental systems Trends in HVAC rental


Andrew Delday-Roberts UK sales manager-hire ICS Cool Energy explores the latest HVAC rental market innovations


equation. If we start looking at heating from the cooling perspective and the opposite, it opens new opportunities. Different heating demand profiles come with efficiency opportunities and allow for significant improvements by choosing the right heat pump solution – allowing also to combine it with other technologies. Combined heating and cooling applications provide opportunities to reclaim or harvest energy available within the same facility or building. Chillers and cooling plant used to cool facilities, generate heat that typically gets lost to atmosphere. This heat can be harnessed effectively by our Industrial Free Heating (i-FH) units. With new generation, low global warming potential (GWP) HFO refrigerants, you can achieve temperatures of even 120°C with water-sourced heat pump systems.


Carbon footprint and low GWP


With the world’s attention to climate change, building owners are also more attuned to carbon footprint implications. An efficient HVAC system plays a crucial role not only in the customer’s bottom line, but also in building’s environmental impact. Customers clearly see that the system’s efficiency is impacted not only


by the type of equipment selected, but also by the refrigerant it uses.


Flexibility


More often than not, our customers are interested in the new approach to the traditional long-term hire: a subscription type of a long-term rental agreement. This ensures access to the latest process temperature control technology, maintenance, and equipment upgrades – all with the flexibility of an operating expense. This type of a complete packaged solution includes new equipment vs. existing rental stock units, preventive and 24/7 emergency maintenance, replacements, and technology upgrades. The elements of the all-inclusive, monthly rate contract are tailored to the customer needs and based on a detailed assessment by our engineers. Customers receive the right solutions for their needs with the flexibility to adapt their capacity to changing seasonal and operational requirements. They get bespoke systems – with no upfront cost and capital investment - and unlike in the case of a traditional long-term hire, benefit from the flexibility to exchange and upgrade the equipment as their requirements change or technology improves.


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