Heat Exchanger World Magazine September 2023 | Page 14

Industry News
Eavor to inaugurate its new geothermal project Kelvion : K ° oolville – the city that never heats
The CEO of Calgary-based cleantech firm Eavor Technologies is a busy man these days , preparing for the arrival of the head of Germany ’ s government at his company ’ s marquee project . Eavor chief executive and cofounder John Redfern will host German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Bavarian Prime Minister Markus Söder , as the Canadian company inaugurates its new geothermal development now being built in Europe .
It ’ s a commercial-scale project located near Geretsried , a German town south of Munich , and the facility is expected to cost more than USD 290M to complete . It follows up on a pilot project built near Rocky Mountain House in 2019 , which was billed as “ the world ’ s first closed-loop geothermal system .” The development in Germany comes in the wake of a flurry of activity as the private company continues to draw investor interest .
Kelvion ’ s new online tool guides users to the right heat exchanger for HVAC and refrigeration applications with just a few clicks . In supermarkets , data centers , or food processing , cooling is indispensable . By using the appropriate heat exchanger , plant operators can work efficiently while reducing CO2 emissions . But how do I find the most suitable heat exchanger for my system ? With the interactive online platform K ° oolville , Kelvion is launching an innovative product finder that leads to the right heat exchanger for cooling and heat rejection with just a few clicks . In total , K ° oolville features eight
buildings with different application focuses : supermarket , distribution center , data centers , fruit and vegetable storage , greenhouses , hotel / gastronomy , renewable energy , and food processing . To get to know the individual application areas , users can enter the buildings and start their product search there . The platform presents suitable products for each building . Depending on the cold rooms and the prevailing ambient temperatures , the user first selects a design and then the desired cooling capacity . Based on these criteria , K ° oolville automatically suggests the most suitable series .