HEATING MARKET Condensing Technology Grows 1 COMPANY Power-To-Gas Facility Inaugurated 2 CONTENTS

THE VIESSMANN MAGAZINE 1 | 2016

HEATING MARKET Condensing technology grows 1 COMPANY Power-to-Gas facility inaugurated 2 CONTENTS

06 Heating buildings 12 Digital services 30 Winter sports season 2015/2016

EDITORIAL 15 Cascade system for Vitodens PROFILE 02 Changes in the Viessmann 200-W from 45 kW 24 Wroclaw – "Venice of the East" management Vitoligno 150-S: compact gasification boiler for efficient DIGITALIZATION GUEST ARTICLE heat generation with logs 25 Viessmann app development in 04 Sven Fischer 16 Vitosol 200-FM and 100-FM: Wroclaw Support for emerging talents is New flat-plate collectors with worthwhile innovative temperature shut-off PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS ThermProtect 26 Winner equipped with Viessmann 05 NEWS Vitocharge: New modular electricity technology storage system 27 Local heating network for new- HEATING BUILDINGS 17 Leho refrigeration cabinets with build area in Oberhausen 1 06 Heating market slightly recovers Smart Access doors 28 Fuel cell unit for the big cats' 09 Current legislative projects enclosure of the Nuremberg zoo 11 Digitalization changes professional COMPANY and private life 18 "Digital Energy Solutions": SPORT tailor-made digital energy 30 Viessmann Team athletes dominate PRODUCTS management solutions the world 12 Vitoconnect 100, ViCare app, 20 Inauguration of power-to-gas facility Vitoguide app at Allendorf (Eder) VIESSMANN SELECTION Digital services by Viessmann for 22 ISO 50001 certification successful 32 Selection equipment for outdoor tradesmen and homeowners 23 Successful trade fair participations sports and travel 14 Upgraded Vitodens 200 in Essen and Nuremberg

Imprint GmbH & Co. KG; Frank Feisel; Sergii Figumyi, Editorial address Fotolia; BMWi, Guenter Meier; Andreas Viessmann Werke GmbH & Co. KG 48th year of publication Mertens; N-ERGIE; Stanislaw Kochanski; Unternehmenskommunikation Published: 4 times per year Rolf Kosecki, Jörg Paulus, HNA; Stefan 35107 Allendorf (Eder)Germany Schilling; Iris Schmitz, fotografieschmitz.de; Tel. +49 6452 / 702493 Publisher Seekamp Werbung; Marion und Dieter Fax +49 6452 / 705493 Prof. Dr. Martin Viessmann Sempf; Eibe Sönnecken; Otto Spanner E-mail: [email protected] GmbH; Dietmar Strauß; Tiergarten Nürnberg; Internet: www.viessmann.de Editorial office Dirk Wilhelmy Manfred Greis, Albrecht von Truchseß, Jörg Title: The fuel cell unit Vitovalor 300-P is Schmidt, Michael Wagner, Doris Hofmann, used in the big cats' enclosure of the Alexander Tinter, Wolfgang Rogatty, Carsten Layout Nuremberg zoo. Lucassen Gramm Werbeagentur GmbH Alexander Tinter Cover page 2: ViCare is the new app for Photos homeowners. Thorsten Arendt Fotografie; Bau-Fritz GmbH, Lithography and printing Torben Eskerod; Digital Energy Solutions Druckerei Bernecker GmbH Cover page 3: Biological methanation 2

Changes in Viessmann management

Supervisory board reorganization

n June 1, an important strategic 2007, and he has been Chief Digital and played a significant role in advanc- Omove in our management has Officer and my deputy since 2015. My ing the digital transformation. As for taken effect: After 37 years at the son Maximilian is postponing his plans myself, I will focus on my role as Presi- company, I have decided to hand over to prepare for his later responsibilities dent of the Executive Board, the hig- operations management, that means in the company to take over the CDO hest management body of our Group, the position of the Chief Executive position from Mr. Janssen for a limited and will devote myself more to stra- Officer (CEO), to Joachim Janssen. period of time. He has already been a tegic responsibilities. In addition to me Mr. Janssen has been a member of member of the Digital Steering Com- as President, the following delegates Viessmann's Executive Board since mittee alongside Mr. Janssen and me, belong to the Executive Board: EDITORIAL

Dr. Frank Schmidt, Dr. Tino Weber, Dr. Klaus- Peter Kegel, Prof. Dr. Martin Viessmann, Joachim Janssen, Maximilian Viessmann, Dr. Ulrich Hüllmann and Klaus Gantner (front left).

the sense of Industry 4.0. Furthermore, we are adding appropriate talent to this end. On the other hand, and as already announced at ISH 2015, connectivity will also be one of the core product characteristics in all Viessmann heat generators. We are also pushing digitalization in marketing and sales, in order to use their potential in concert with our market partners: Viessmann represents a well-known, domestically recognized German brand that has an extensive online reach, comprehensive online marketing expertise and the requisite IT resources. The market partners contribute a local presence on the ground, the required expert know - ledge and the necessary installation and service resources. 3 The challenge of the sustainable energy era The second major challenge is the energy transition. It can only succeed if the backlog in the modernization of existing heating systems is eliminated, thus allowing an energy efficiency increase in the heating market and growth in the share of renewable energy. Viessmann  Joachim Janssen and the Executive Board together make not only provides the necessary tech- (Group Chief Executive Officer) up the Executive Council. nology for it, but all associated services  Dr. Ulrich Hüllmann as well. In addition, we have found two (Group Chief Financial Officer) I am convinced that these changes are cooperation partners in BMW and Audi,  Klaus Gantner setting the right course for the future with whom we can access new ap- (Group Chief Administration Officer) at just the right time, particularly in proaches in the area of energy efficien-  Maximilian Viessmann the context of the current challenges cy, develop sector-linking opportunities (Group Chief Digital Officer) posed by the digital transformation. for power, heat and mobility and unlock the potential there. As part of the changes in the Executive The challenge of digitalization Board, we will be strengthening the Digitalization is an immense challenge Exploiting opportunities jointly divisions further. The "Division CEOs" that our industry has to face, but it also We will not only help to shape the on-  Dr. Klaus-Peter Kegel represents a great opportunity. To take going changes in our industry, dear cus- (Division 1 – Heating Systems) advantage of it, we have begun the tomers, we will also take full advantage  Dr. Tino Weber process of digitalizing the company on of the opportunities that accompany (Division 2 – Industrial Systems) all levels. On the one hand, it applies to them in partnership with you.  Dr. Frank Schmidt the organization, which we are bringing (Division 3 – Refrigeration Systems) into line with digital transformation in Prof. Dr. Martin Viessmann GUEST ARTICLE

Support for emerging talents is worthwhile

In sports as well as in the company

by Sven Fischer

46 German men and women biathletes predictions were uttered by a number the junior team during the 2007/2008 have stood on the winners' podium at of experts three years ago when a ma- season and has ensured that all DSV Olympic Games and world champion- jority of the established athletes retired C-squad athletes receive professional ship contests over the past 25 years. from active participation. support ever since. The company's Four women and two men were also support guarantees that training camps able to celebrate World Cup overall Apart from the fact that it makes little are carried out, technical materials are victories. sense to compare current athletes on hand and top trainers are hired. And based on the successes of the retiring that pays off! "The current team will not be able to ones and that it should always only continue this tradition." This and similar be about the current competition, Fostering young people is not limited to the fears proved to be wrong. Laura sports at Viessmann. The apprentices Dahlmeier, Franziska Preuß, Vanessa and combined work-and-study program 4 Hinz and Franziska Hildebrand unex- students benefit from hands-on voca- pectedly won the title at the world tional training that goes far beyond championships in Kontiolahti in 2015, the defined curriculum requirements. and another athlete from the Viess- Pupils are inspired to pursue pro - mann team, Maren Hammerschmidt, fessions related to engineering through joined the ranks of world-class athletes. programs offered by the Young Engin- eer Academy or the Young Technician Their success continued at the 2016 Academy. World Championships in Oslo: Laura Dahlmeier became the world champion Viessmann's commitment to young in the pursuit discipline as well as win- people creates the environment for ning silver in the mass start and bronze giving their best performance every Personal details in both the sprint and individual com- day: at venues for sports competitions Sven Fischer is one of the most petitions. She also secured the bronze as well as inside their own company. successful biathletes of all time. in the relay race along with her The native of Germany has stood Viessmann teammate Franziska Preuß, on the winners' podium more than Franziska Hildebrand and Maren 150 times – at world champion- Hammerschmidt. The silver went to ships, the Olympic Games as well the German men's team with the as World Cup contests. He cap- Viessmann athletes Benedikt Doll and tured four Olympic gold medals Arnd Peiffer. and was a world champion seven times. He ended his sports career This fortunate development, which gave in 2007 and became a Viessmann lie to all doubters and naysayers, would brand ambassador. He is a popular not have been possible without the and informative expert for TV committed, specific support for youth audiences during live coverage of in the German Ski Association (DSV). biathlon events on ZDF. Viessmann already began sponsoring NEWS

Award for "Best ap- Launch of labels prentice idea" for old systems

The "Best apprentice idea in Germany Boilers older than 15 years will be 2016" comes from a Viessmann appren- marked with a new label from 2016 on- tice. Christian März, who qualified as a wards, giving information on their ener- product designer at the company's gy efficiency. The first efficiency labels headquarters in Allendorf (Eder), won were given out by Uwe Beckmeyer, over the international jury at the annual Turnaround time is considerably reduced with Parliamentary State Secretary at the conference of the German Institute the new thin sheet production line. German Federal Ministry for Economic for Ideas and Innovation Management Affairs and Energy, during a joint event in Berlin. Viessmann with the Federation of German Heating Industry (BDH), the German Central His award-winning suggestion was to Mittenwalde: Association of Plumbing, Heating, and re-construct the soldering units in the New thin sheet Air Conditioning (ZVSHK) and the Fed- heat pump manufacturing department, production line eral Association of Chimney Sweeps – so that wear and tear on them was Central Trades Association (ZIV). greatly reduced. This reduced repair costs by almost 90 percent. In the last A new thin sheet production line has The old-boiler label is a way of inform- three years, Christian März has sub- been put into operation in the pro - ing consumers about the inefficiency of mitted a total of almost 100 ideas. duction department of Viessmann their old heat generator and about Industriekessel Mittenwalde GmbH. existing requirements and energy con- This has greatly reduced the turna- sultancy possibilities. This is meant to round time of many components. The motivate people to conserve energy variety of different thermal insulations and replace their old heat generator. Ex- 5 for Vitoplex, Vitocrossal and Vitorond pert tradesmen, chimney sweeps and boilers required a client-oriented re- energy consultants are entitled to organization of the production depart- attach the labels. From 2017 onwards, ment. The thermal insulations are now local chimney sweeps will be obliged to Award ceremony: Business administration manufactured as a set directly from the attach them. graduate Christiane Kersting (German Institute for Ideas and Innovation Management), Martin coil, and, if required, lot sizes of 1 are Hirsch (Trainer for the profession "Technical also possible. The goals of reducing product designer"), Christian März (technical product designer) and Peter Becker (Head of set-up and turnaround times and imple- Ideas Management). menting a production department without forklift trucks were also achieved. Altogether, the turnaround time in the Norpe: New fine sheet production department was e-commerce system shortened by more than 80 percent.

The Viessmann IT Service GmbH, in co- Stock-taking, maintenance and servic- The Parliamentary State Secretary Uwe Beck- meyer (2nd from right) with ZIV (Federal As- operation with the Norwegian team from ing as well as the transportation of re- sociation of Chimney Sweeps – Central Trades the Norpe Group, developed a new e- frigeration and freezing cabinets are Association) President Oswald Wilhelm (left), commerce system. This enables clients now all possible from a single source. President of the ZVSHK Manfred Stather (2nd from left) and President of the BDH Manfred in Norway to order ready-to-use refriger- The age, condition and location of the Greis (right). ation cabinets and online services. refrigeration and freezing cabinets are clearly presented, and the logistical The system guarantees rapid ordering processes are simply and efficiently and intelligent logistics management. organized. This gives the clients, too, The new e-commerce system opens constant access to all data. An exten- up a new business area and offers sion of the e-commerce system to clients a complete all-round service. other countries is planned. 6 HEATING IN THE BUILDING SECTOR

Slight recovery in the heating market

Special effect due to the low price for heating oil

he West European heating technology markets grew last Tyear by 1.6 percent to 5.1 million heat generators. Market development was much more difficult in some parts of Eastern Europe. The heating market declined sharply in Russia as well as the Ukraine. Development outside Europe was inconsistent: While the North American market was particularly stable, the momentum in China dropped off considerably.

Growth of four percent on German heating market The heating market in Germany has increased by four percent, which is equivalent to a volume of 710,000 heat generators. According to information from the Federal Association of the German Heating Industry, this increase in turnover is due solely to increased demand for condensing 7 technology, while systems using renewable energy once again had to suffer losses. Now that the market incentive program (MAP) has been augmented, the turnover situation for 2015 has improved slightly compared to the previous year, but the urgently needed turnaround is not in sight.

Modernization backlog remains Although politicians have declared energy efficiency to be the second pillar of the energy transition and have better targeted the heating market with respect to its huge potential for efficiency, the long overdue elimination of the modernization backlog for existing heating systems has not really got going.

Climate conference offers new impetus The Climate Conference in Paris has brought a new impetus for the further development of the political framework. Since then, there has been a lot of talk about "decarbonization" and "sector coupling", that is, the urgently needed linking up of heat, electricity and mobility.

This single-family home on Lake Constance has an innovative system solution consisting of heat pump, photovoltaic system and electricity storage system as well as a charging station for electric vehicles, making it almost self-sufficient for energy. In this large residential building in Barsinghausen that was designed as a passive house, the photovoltaic system provides electricity for the home ventilation system with heat recovery.

It is clear that the necessary technol- their success. For example, the Slight increase thanks ogies and concepts for achieving the National Plan of Action for Energy to improved subsidies political goals are definitely available, Efficiency (NAPE) was initiated (see Last year, improved subsidies led to a even for sector coupling and especially also a full article on the next page). slight recovery for biomass boilers. The for the use of surplus wind and solar loss was still 30 percent in the first half 8 power. As a result of these measures, the sub- of the year, but in the second half the sidies for heating technology based on situation eased noticeably so that alto- Positive effects expected for 2016 renewable energy have been increased gether market losses of 18 percent There is still a huge modernization in the course of the last year, for were recorded. backlog: Three quarters of all houses example, for heat pumps, biomass were built before the first Heat Insu- boilers and solar heating systems. For Heat pumps, now common in new lation Ordinance in 1977. Many build- this reason, the association expects builds, were suffering from the high ings are scarcely insulated, and the positive effects for this market seg- price of electricity. This technology kept average age at which heating systems ment in 2016. more or less to the level of the previous are replaced is 25 years.

The Federation of German Heating In- dustry is pleased that politicians no longer see the energy transition as simply a turnaround in electricity generation. They have recognized the pivotal importance of the heating market for

The gas adsorption heating unit Vitosorp 200-F efficiently supplies enough power to a single- family home in Rosenthal/Hesse for heating the living space and for DHW generation. HEATING IN THE BUILDING SECTOR

year, with a market volume of 57,000 devices and a loss of two percent. Thanks to improved subsidies as part of the market incentive program (MAP), solar heating was able to re- cover in the last quarter of 2015. How- ever, it closed the year with a loss of ten percent, and a total of 100,500 systems were sold.

Gas condensing technology and a solar thermal system for auxiliary heating and DHW generation supply the energy needs of a completely modernized residential home in Voerde/Niederrhein that is more than 150 years old.

The Vitotwin 300-W takes up very little room This attractively integrated new build in the Frankfurt district of Sachsenhausen is supplied with because it is mounted on the wall. electricity and heat from a micro CHP unit.

Currently planned legislation

he Federal Government has tar- Stock labeling is aimed at increasing heating systems, as well as special Tgeted the issue of increasing ener- awareness among homeowners about subsidies for combined measures gy efficiency as a second pillar of the the sizable efficiency potential of heat- when the heating system and heat dis- energy transition, against the back- ing modernization, that is to say, that tribution system are modernized at the ground of the National Plan of Action they are wasting money with their out- same time. In this way, the positive ef- for Energy Efficiency (NAPE). Stock dated systems. fects negated by the failed tax depreci- labeling, as described in the action ation allowance can be at least partially plan, and the new energy efficiency The energy efficiency incentive pro- achieved. incentive program of the German Fed- gram is funded with 165 million euros eral Ministry for Economic Affairs and and is meant as a further motivation for Energy are providing a new impetus for the replacement of old boilers. It com- eliminating the modernization backlog. prises investment grants for fuel cell One of the most cost-effective measures for increasing energy efficiency in single- and two-family homes is to replace old boilers with modern heat generators. The picture shows the compact gas condensing boiler Vitodens 343-F.

Merger of German Energy Saving Regulatory law not appropriate for 2012, Baden-Württemberg had 20,000 Ordinance (EnEV) with German existing buildings fewer modernization projects com- Renewable Energies Heat Act As a matter of principle, all energy pared to the development in the rest of (EEWärmeG) policy measures should be planned so the Federal Republic. The German Fed- The political stakeholders consider the that the specifications are fuel-neutral eral Ministry for Economic Affairs and merger of the German Renewable and technology-neutral. Regulatory law, Energy aims to pass the amendment Energies Heat Act (EEWärmeG) with such as the obligation to use renewable to the EnEG by the end of the year. The the Energy Saving Ordinance (EnEV) in fuel sources, is acceptable for new presentation of the draft to the Federal the Energy Saving Act (EnEG) to be a builds, but can be counter-productive Cabinet is planned for this month. 10 particularly important energy policy pro- in existing buildings. There is a good ject for this year. reason why the Federal Government's Review of European regulations German Renewable Energies Heat Act As well as dealing with ErP labeling, This merger is aimed at creating clear, (EEWärmeG) applies only to new the EnEG or the efficiency package, uniform regulations for energy quality builds. A clever, reliable subsidy policy the legal system also has to deal with and the use of renewable energy in the with attractive incentives will be a whole series of further provisions construction industry. Up to now, crite- needed to eliminate the modernization that come from different sources. By ria for the building envelope were de- backlog in existing buildings. January 2017, evaluations and reviews fined by the EnEV and the integration of existing EU-buildings guideline (Di- of renewable energy into new buildings Anticipatory effects through rective on the Energy Performance was regulated by the German Renew- compulsory regulation of Buildings, EPBD) and the Energy able Energies Heat Act (EEWärmeG). The example of Baden-Württemberg Efficiency Guideline (EED) will follow. showed some years ago what can happen when regulatory law is used to With the National Plan of Action for intervene in existing buildings. The Energy Efficiency (NAPE), the Federal directive of the German federal state Government has set in motion a com- of Baden-Württemberg concerning re- prehensive strategy for achieving this newable heat with mandatory use in goal and increasing total energy new and existing buildings has been efficiency. Moreover, the German in force since January 1, 2010. In 2009, Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs this led to strong anticipatory effects and Energy is already working on and then to a wait and see attitude on further proposals for more energy the part of investors. Approximately efficiency. The new proposals will be 4,500 systems were modernized in open for consultation by the publicin a advance so as to avoid mandatory use "Green paper on energy efficiency". The regulations. These systems are now green paper is also meant to serve as A heat pump driven by green electricity is a inacessible to renewable energy for a a discussion paper for the subsidy good solution for those who want to avoid fossil-based energy. further 20 years. Between 2010 and measures. HEATING IN THE BUILDING SECTOR

Digitalization changes a person's professional and personal life

A huge challenge, but with great opportunities

igitalization has changed our sume that by the year 2017 more than tween machines is the basis of com- Dlives fundamentally, and digital one trillion things, that is, more than pletely new procedures in industry and technology will continue to permeate 1,000 billion, will be connected to the commerce. Enormous amounts of data our everyday professional and private Internet. When they are working in a are generated in this way and 90 per- lives. This is made possible by the network, there are many possible appli- cent of all available data has been widespread availability of rapid internet cations. For instance, a car could in fu- created in recent years. Evaluating this connections for both stationary and ture reserve a table in a restaurant data can be the basis for new business mobile applications, and the possibility along the planned route or a parking models. Because, in addition to this, a this opens up for an exchange of in- place at the destination. sharp drop in costs has made it much formation at any time and from any easier to enter the market, businesses place. Calling a taxi with an app on Completely new procedures in that penetrate existing areas of busi- your smartphone or the electronic flight industry and commerce ness or create completely new areas ticket that makes it unnecessary to This trend is being accelerated by of business are popping up almost stand in line at the check-in counter are further technical developments: So- daily. just the beginning. called cloud solutions (i.e. access to computer facilities and storage without Opportunities of digitalization Countless opportunities thanks to a computer center of one's own) allow Digitalization represents a huge chal- 11 increased networking even small businesses or start-ups to lenge for businesses, bringing with it More and more, things such as televi- develop their own applications and to opportunities as well as risks. That is sions or cars have also been connected offer them to a wide circle of recipi- why at Viessmann we are taking it very to the Internet, not just computers and ents. New sensors convey many kinds seriously. On the following pages, smartphones. That's why we talk about of information on the user's environ- we will describe some examples of the Internet of Things. Forecasts as- ment and direct communication be- practical applications.

The ViCare app gives homeowners control over their heating system at all times and wherever they are. 12

Vitoconnect 100 connects new and many existing heating systems with the Internet, allowing them to be easily and conveniently monitored and controlled using Vitotrol Plus app, ViCare app and Vitoguide. PRODUCTS

Vitoconnect 100, ViCare app, Vitoguide application

Viessmann digital services for trade professionals and homeowners

eating systems will be Internet-  Contact with trade professional if  Easy plug and & play installation Hcapable in the future. Viessmann needed  Central system monitoring with fault now offers a solution allowing the com- alert, display and option to change pany's market partners to connect heat Vitotrol Plus app operating data generators to the web via wi-fi using a Already launched on the market, the  Error analysis and identification of simple plug-and-play installation. Vitotrol Plus app is designed to operate required spare parts with online complex heating systems and offers ordering on request Homeowners will be able to set tem- technophile users additional functions  All system documents stored peratures or individual heating times such as the energy cockpit. centrally very easily on a smartphone. Once  Integrated planning and quote tool cleared by the homeowner, trade pro- Vitoguide – the application for fessionals also have the option of market partners Benefits for owners viewing heating system operating Vitoguide is the connectivity tool for  Convenience with easy, intuitive parameters online to identify servicing trade professionals. Enhanced with a heating system operation needs and plan visits in good time. new, clearly arranged display, it shows  Safe thanks to constant operating the status of heating systems in status monitoring; direct contact 13 Vitoconnect 100 – the Internet graphic form and provides access to with trade specialist in the event of interface operating data. "Simple, digital customer a fault Vitoconnect 100 establishes a WLAN service" means: links to services are  Current system status, outside connection from the heating system to provided which produce a reduction in temperature and other information the homeowner's router. Available for costs and make multiple service visits at a glance both new appliances and for most unnecessary:  Cost savings thanks to simple existing systems, Vitoconnect 100 is  Overview of all service-related heating operation adjustment to connected to the control unit for gas or operating parameters without daily/weekly personal routine oil condensing boilers, heat pumps or needing to be on site biomass boilers and put into operation  Display of maintenance and fault quite simply using the ViCare or Vitotrol messages with automatic notification Plus app.  Error analysis, required spare parts identification and option of ordering ViCare – the new app for homeowners online This new app gives operators control over their heating system from any- Availability where at any time using their smart- Vitoconnect 100, ViCare app and phone. The following functions are Vitoguide will be available from the end operated intuitively: of the second quarter 2016. ViCare can  Temperature settings then be acquired for iOS terminal de-  Daily routines – including an vices in the App Store and for Android electronic assistant to set switch-on devices in the Google Play Store. times easily  Overview of heating system Advantages for market partners operating status  Standardized Internet interface  Push messages giving tips on for new and existing heat efficient heating operation generators Innovative technology now makes gas condensing boilers Unique plug-in in the Vitodens 200 range even more technology convenient and more installation- and servicing friendly. Image shows Vitodens 200-W wall- mounted gas condensing boiler. Wall-mounted units can now be fitted very easily and quickly with a plug-in technology unique on the market. YouTube clip

Scan QR code and watch clip

Vitodens 200 optimized

Wall-mounted and compact gas condensing boilers with new combustion control, automatic exhaust gas tract adaptation and innovative plug-in technology

14 all-mounted and compact gas Changeover to natural gas Advantages for market partners Wcondensing boilers in the Vitodens Many parts of north-western Germany  No manual intervention necessary 200 range up to 35 kilowatts (Vitodens will be changing their gas supply to change over gas types 200-W, 222-W, 222-F and 242-F) are effi- from LL to natural gas over the  Automatic setting to exhaust gas cient heat generators for single- and two- next few years. Whether affected line lengths family homes and apartments. Innovative by the change or not, homeowners  Quick and easy to install thanks technology now makes them even more will be optimally equipped for the to hydraulic plug-in connections convenient and more installation- and future with Lambda Pro Control Plus in (Vitodens 200-W) service-friendly than ever with all changes Vitodens 200 range devices, so they  Simplified old device replacement in the gas supply and air and exhaust should upgrade now. They then needn't thanks to wide installation gaps and gas conditions adjusted automatically. worry about future changes to gas adapters composition and will also benefit Lambda Pro Control Plus from an efficient heating system in Advantages for owners Lambda Pro Control Plus is the result of their home.  Can be installed in living areas consistent further development of the thanks to low operating noise and time-tested Lambda Pro Control com- Automatic exhaust gas tract compact dimensions bustion control. No matter whether adaptation  Automatic setting to the gas type systems are switching between LL or Automatic exhaust gas tract adaptation used; combustion with consistently natural gas or liquid gas, this new com- auto-adjusts the burner fan to the high degree of efficiency bustion control automatically adjusts resistance in the exhaust gas line the condensing boiler to the gas con- concerned. To do so, it calculates the Technical specifications cerned without any manual help. The real combustion air volume and then  Output: 1.9 to 35 kW self-calibrating combustion control was modifies the burner fan speed to adjust  Standard utilization rate: already able to detect and compensate the volume, ensuring optimum com- 98 percent (Hs) for fluctuations in gas composition be- bustion conditions. This means that  Energy efficiency class: A fore now. Combustion remains perma- there is no need for manual adjustment nently stable while maintaining the on site by installing restrictors or same, high degree of efficiency. setting the controller. PRODUCTS

Cascade system for Vitodens 200-W from 45 kW New solution allows space- and time-saving fitting

Space-saving, versatile and quickly installed, the new cascade system can operate up to six Vitodens 200-W wall-mounted gas condensing boilers (from 45 kW). Despite its capacity, it requires very little space. A triple cascade is now only 2.3 meters wide, and a ceiling height of 1.9 meters suffices – 40 centimeters less than usual cascades.

In the new dual pipe system, the feed and return lines run through a split collective pipe. This halves the number of seal points and thus also installation times.

Advantages for market partners  Fast installation  Simple transport  Can also be installed with low ceil- The cascade system's modular design can be adapted to all boiler room requirements, whether ing heights of just 1.9 meters mounted on the wall or freestanding in series, installed in a block or diagonally.  Wall mounting and row, block and diagonal installation 15   High operational reliability Technical specifications Advantages for owners  Great drinking water convenience  Output: 12 to 594 kW  Space-saving unit thanks to cylinder on lead boiler  Number of devices: 2 to 6

Vitoligno 150-S Compact gasification boiler for efficient heat generation with logs

Vitoligno 150-S is a new wood gasifica- Advantages for market partners tion boiler for supplying heat in single-  Simple transport family homes and large residential  Installation time under one hour buildings. The boiler operates in modu-  Door hang can be changed on site lating mode, adjusting heat generation  Easy maintenance to the current heat demand. With a degree of efficiency of 92 percent, Advantages for owners Vitoligno 150-S burns logs highly  Low fuel consumption efficiently.  Convenient fuel addition thanks to carbonization gas extraction Attractive promotion program  Automatic ignition process The combustion control with a Lambda  Convenient remote control using app probe and exhaust temperature sensor  German Federal Office of Economics reduces emissions in a way that means and Export Control (BAFA) subsidy the German Federal Office of Econ- omics and Export Control (BAFA) Technical specifications extends 2,000 euros as a subsidy for  Output: 17, 23, and 30 kW its acquisition.  Degree of efficiency: up to 92% Vitosol 200-FM and 100-FM New flat-plate collectors with innovative ThermProtect temperature shut-off

With their globally unique, innovative  Control settings, power outages or absorber coating, Vitosol 200-FM and mechanical equipment play no role 100-FM flat-plate collectors are setting  Significantly lower wear on all a milestone in solar thermal system system components efficiency and operational reliability.  Easy component selection The switching absorber layer Therm Protect automatically adjusts itself to Advantages for users changes in solar radiation and heat  Increase in solar coverage thanks absorption, reliably impeding overheat- to larger collector surfaces ing and vapor formation. Larger collec-  No overheating problems in summer tor surfaces can thus be built to or during prolonged absence ensure high solar coverage rates and,  Instant re-start possible after consequently, make major energy system downtime savings.  Subsidized by market incentive program (MAP) in Germany Advantages for market partners  High operational reliability thanks to Technical specifications temperature increase limit  Absorber surface: 2.3 m2 Flat-plate collector Vitosol 200-FM with innovative ThermProtect temperature shut-off. 16 Vitocharge New modular electricity storage system increases self-generated electricity usage and profitability of power generation

Increasing prices for mains electricity Advantages for market partners are making cheap electricity from an  Ideal complement for CHP, fuel own CHP or photovoltaic system cells, photovoltaics and heat increasingly more attractive. The new pumps Vitocharge electricity storage system is  Quick, easy installation thanks to the ideal complement for own power plug and & play generation. It stores self-generated  Pre-assembled compact unit with electricity from CHP or photovoltaic slide-in battery modules systems not currently needed, ready for use at a later stage. This reduces de- Advantages for owners pendence on public power supplies and  Adaptable to individual needs increases the profitability and propor- thanks to modular construction tion of self-generated electricity used.  Long lifespan, high number of Electrical appliances can also continue cycles and greater safety to run in the event of an outage in the  No operating costs as maintenance- power grid. free components

Technical specifications  Storage capacity: 1-phase: 2.5 to Vitocharge battery modules slide easily into place like a drawer and connect automatically. 10 kWh; 3-phase: 7.5 to 30 kWh PRODUCTS

Leho refrigeration units with smart access doors

Viessmann Kühlsysteme GmbH presents pioneering new feature for retailers

iessmann and Schott are pres- More convenient and hygienic doors open, making it easier to fill or Venting a pioneering feature for A joint project by Viessmann, Schott clean the shelves. Most importantly, retailers: innovative smart access doors and other development partners for these smart access doors contribute to on new Leho refrigeration units. When pilot client Rewe, the smart access climate protection since they make a customer draws their hand near the doors are equipped with opening and energy savings of up to 60 percent door, the door quickly slides open safety sensors, which prevent the auto- compared to open refrigeration units. silently with no need to touch the matic opening and closing system door. The system offers a variety of triggering accidentally. Automatic open- Reference project in Berlin benefits for both market operators and ing is also more hygienic and more The many advantages of Viessmann customers. comfortable – the customer always has Leho refrigeration units with smart both hands free to take out products. access doors have also impressed man- Appealing staging of products The glass doors slide to one side in a agers at H.R. Ullrich Handels GmbH in Rapidly advancing technological pivot-swivel motion and do not project Berlin. 21 Leho refrigeration units were change, the increase in online sales into the aisle, preventing open doors installed over 55 square meters at the channels and a growth in consumer blocking the way for shopping trolleys, new Hit Ullrich Market in the district of experience and service orientation have pushchairs or Zimmer Frames. The Charlottenburg. After positive experi- made a great impact on consumer design brings another advantage with ence from both the supermarket's 17 behavior, requiring great creativity and frameless product presentation behind members of staff and customers, the willingness to innovate from traditional barely noticeable, anti-reflective glass. innovative doors will now also be used store retailers. An attractive staging of in the two other Hit Ullrich supermar- products and integration of technology Up to 60 percent energy savings kets at the city's famed Zoo station and and design are becoming increasingly Food retailer members of staff also in Berlin Mitte, both scheduled for re- more important for in-store display. benefit: a special operating mode holds modeling over the next few months.

The moment a customer places their hand near the door, it quickly slides open silently with no need to touch the door. "Digital Energy Solutions": tailor-made solutions for energy management

A Viessmann and BMW joint venture supports industrial companies in the identification, creation and marketing of energy efficiency and flexibility

fficiency and sustainability are motivate other companies to take integrated energy concepts for the Etwo of eight Viessmann brand steps or push advancement in in - industry and the manufacturing sector values, and an environmental protec- creasing energy, work and material as well as for services such as the tion concept that is integrated in all efficiency. restaurant sector. The aim of the con- relevant processes has been reality sulting services on energy efficiency for decades. The sustainability project Integrated energy concepts and energy management is to raise the for improved efficiency, which is based Etanomics Service GmbH was founded efficiency potential in companies. on an integrated concept for resource to make the expertise acquired in re- efficiency, climate protection and job gard to energy efficiency and energy Bundling the expertise of both security, has resulted in a flagship pro- management accessible to industrial Groups ject at the company headquarters in and medium-sized businesses. In collaboration with the BMW Group, Allendorf (Eder), which is intended to Etanomics develops and implements Viessmann has developed an IT- 18

DIGITAL ENERGY SOLUTIONS

NETWORKED OPTIMIZATION We optimize beyond company boundaries: 3 Using energy resources jointly with other companies and bringing energy ﬂexibility to the market.

Changes in the supply and in the feed-in of ﬂuctuating renewable energy lead to LOCAL OPTIMIZATION volatile grids and energy prices: We manage your energy consumers and integrate Fundamental energy market 2 self-generation systems for a continuous, optimum use of conditions constantly ﬂow into resources – and we also develop individual solutions for it. our analysis and optimization.

TRANSPARENCY & ANALYSIS We equip your energy system with sensors.These ascertain 1 where and when you use which amount of energy from which sources – that makes wastefulness visible..

ENERGY SECTOR Heat, power and mobility Reference project Otto Spanner GmbH COMPANY

Considerable potential for conserving energy in production was identified following a detailed load curve analysis. solutions from a single source are always offered. Viessmann considers Otto Spanner GmbH in Bayerbach, savings potential was identified. Fur- the entire company with all of its ener- Lower Bavaria, serves as an out- thermore, a transparency tool was gy consumption – from individual standing reference for successful developed that enabled centralized manufacturing processes to the entire work completed by Digital Energy live capture and live visualization of location. That is how an integrated, Solutions. Energy efficiency plays an the energy data at all company sites, measurable energy concept is created. important role as a possibility to re- thereby facilitating uninterrupted ener- duce the medium-sized, metal-work- gy controlling. That way all energy effi- Comprehensive expertise of both ing company's business costs in a ciency measures and the resulting Groups difficult competitive environment. cost savings can be monitored at a The BMW Group has been a pioneer in After detailed load curve analyses central location. That is also how cer- electric mobility with its BMW i con- 19 were conducted by Etanomics tification of ISO 50001 energy man- cept and represents the world's largest Service GmbH, considerable energy agement systems can be supported. service in access and utilization of public charging infrastructure. Further - more, the company plans to develop the integration of new and used high- based system that supports SMUs in Sustainability as a core voltage batteries into intelligent, identifying, creating and marketing company value stationary electricity storage systems energy efficiency and flexibility. "Digital The Viessmann Group already defined as an independent business field. It is Energy Solutions" bundles the expert- sustainability as one of their core inevitable that the need for intermedi- ise and technologies of the two company values decades ago. CO2 ate power storage will increase Groups, while drawing on the know - emissions were reduced by 80 percent, dramatically due to the global trend ledge of the Etanomics Service GmbH the consumption of fossil fuels reduced towards renewable energy. Electric in the process, which acts as a service by 70 percent and percentage of re- mobility will play an increasingly signifi- provider. "Digital Energy Solutions" newable energy utilized was increased cant role in the process. follows an overarching approach that to more than 60 percent within the encompasses heat, cooling, power and scope of a flagship project at the Energy systems management electrical mobility. company's headquarters in Allendorf The joint venture will use an IT system (Eder). for intelligent management of energy Offers to companies from industry systems (Smart Energy Backbone) that and business Creation of an integrated, was newly developed by the BMW Both companies have a 50 percent measurable energy concept Group as a key building block. The stake in the joint venture based in In Viessmann's opinion, consulting, BMW Groups has already been Munich, and each provides a managing planning and implementation belong successfully relying on its proprietary director. At first, the Digital Energy together when developing similar energy data management in its global Solutions products will be geared forward-looking energy concepts for production network, leading to less towards customers in Germany and other companies. In practice this power consumption, more production Austria. essentially means that complete security and higher product quality. Power-to-gas facility inaugurated in Allendorf (Eder)

Hesse's Prime Minister Bouffier: "An important contribution to the energy supply of the future"

he power-to-gas facility at entrepreneurial responsibility and so is A new microbiological process TViessmann headquarters in Allen- making an important contribution to While methanation in other power- dorf (Eder) was inaugurated jointly the energy supply of the future, which to-gas designs takes place on a with the Prime Minister of Hesse and is safe, environmentally friendly in chemical-catalytic basis, the Viessmann numerous guests from politics and addition to being affordable and socially Group company, MicrobEnergy, de - industry in attendance. It is the world's accepted." veloped a biological process that has first facility to utilize a biological process for methanation on an industrial scale.

"A strong part of Hesse" "The Viessmann company is one of our internationally visible poster children. It stands for the impressive success story of a family business that com- bines tradition and innovation, thus shaping the future. Viessmann is a strong part of Hesse", said Prime Min- ister Volker Bouffier. In addition to the new power-to-gas facility, a planned research and development center, which the company is investing 50 million euros in, shows their commitment to their location in our state, according to

the head of Hesse's government. "With Symbolic push of a button in bright sunlight, but with a chilly wind: Prime Minister Volker Bouffier that Viessmann is taking on social and and Prof. Dr. Martin Viessmann inaugurate the power-to-gas facility in Allendorf (Eder). COMPANY

"A strong part of Hesse!" Volker Bouffier, Reiner Mangold from cooperation partner "Power-to-gas is an important pillar of the energy Prime Minister of Hesse, on the Viessmann Audi AG: "Fill up gas-driven vehicles with transition." Andreas Kuhlmann, Managing company. excess wind and solar energy." Director of the German Energy Agency (dena).

been applied in Allendorf for the last is the reason Viessmann entered into The facility also received certification year. cooperation with Audi and sells the according to REDcert-EU require- bio-fuel to the car manufacturer. ments. With that, the requirements for The first step involves using excess sustainability and greenhouse gas re- wind and solar power to make hy- Prize-winning project duction as well as the traceability drogen from water with the aid of an The Allendorf power-to-gas facility was across the entire production and supply electrolyzer. In the second step, carbon set up within the scope of the research chain were fulfilled. The renewable 21 dioxide from the neighboring biogas project "BioPower2Gas", sponsored by natural gas is thus compliant with the plant and the hydrogen are then con- the BMWi (German Federal Ministry for basic requirements of the EU Directive verted to methane by a microbiological Economic Affairs and Energy) and was 2009/28/EG. process. launched successfully: Performance tests showed that the gas quality goals The German Energy Agency (dena) Biological methanation impresses due were exceeded by 20 percent, and the has honored the project with the to its optimum flexibility, making it emi- TÜV-Süd (German technical supervis- designation "Biogas Partnership of nently suitable to absorb fluctuating ory association) verified that the quality the Year 2015", thus highlighting the quantities of energy. Thanks to the use criteria required by the "Bilanzierung Er- high efficiency and important con- of existing biogas and waste water gas neuerbare Energien" standard for the tribution on the road to CO2-neutral plants, the financial investment in sale of the gas had been met. mobility. power-to-gas plants can be reduced significantly since transformers, electricity mains connections, and gas network connections are often already installed.

Green gas for g-tron fleet Methane can be stored in the gas grid Cooperation with Swisspower AG for long periods of time because the associated pipeworks and caverns have a storage capacity of several months. This Viessmann and the Zurich-based Swiss - generated by waste water treatment serves the politically desirable linking of power AG are collaborating on the con- plants in Switzerland is to be converted the power, heat and mobility sectors. struction of biological power-to-gas fa- directly into methane by means of a The gas can be used for supplying heat, cilities in Switzerland. The objective of biological process and fed into the producing power or as a climate-friendly the collaboration is to realize the con- natural gas grid. That results in a renew- fuel for cars running on natural gas inde- struction of such facilities on an indus- able energy plus and an increase in pendently of where it is generated. That trial scale. Specifically, the sewage gas energy efficiency. The Viessmann Group fulfills all requirements of the "Energy Efficiency Directive" at all European locations – the company headquarters in Allendorf (Eder) is pictured here.

Successful completion of the ISO 50001 certification process

All European Viessmann locations have exceeded the requirements of the "Energy Efficiency Directive" 22

ermany and the EU have set implemented the project. Internal Environmental pioneer Viessmann Gambitious climate protection audits collected information on all As an environmental pioneer that had goals. An important step in achieving energy consumers and energy gener- already anchored sustainability firmly in these is the implementation of the ators, derived savings potential from the company principles, Viessmann has "Energy Efficiency Directive" (EED) into it and drew up a plan for implementing been implementing an environmental national law. Among other things, the appropriate steps. Finally, executive protection concept that is integrated provisions stipulate that large com- managements were informed in with all relevant processes for decades. panies must carry out an energy audit management reviews and further From product development to procure- every four years. An energy manage- goals jointly defined with the members ment, production and sales to product ment system certified according to of staff. use, all processes are geared to the ISO 50001 releases it from this obli- company principle of "Sustainability". In gation, because the requirements Support from Etanomics addition to the certifications according profile of the system far exceed those Service GmbH to the internationally valid environ- of an energy audit. The energy management section took mental management standard ISO over the coordination of all the 14001 and the DIN EN ISO 50001, The Viessmann company group has measures at the Viessmann head- Viessmann has the oldest EMAS entry already fulfilled the EED requirements quarters in Allendorf, with the support in the European location registry. at all of their European locations of Etanomics Service GmbH. A com- EMAS (Eco Management and Audit since last year by introducing a pany in the Viessmann Group, Et- Scheme) is the most ambitious system management system compliant with anomics develops tailor-made solutions in the world for sustainable environ- ISO 50001. for energy and resource efficiency mental management. in the industry. Energy consumption Member of staff inclusion is analyzed and savings potential is The energy management appointees made transparent across the entire at the company's sites in Europe value-added chain. COMPANY

Successful trade fair participation in Essen and Nuremberg

Focus on solutions for linking energy systems to the Internet

he SHK Essen – the specialist Ttrade fair for sanitation, heating, air conditioning and renewable energy – was a big success. There were more than 550 exhibitors and nearly 50,000 visitors. The IFH/Intherm in Nuremberg could also boast of all-around satisfac- tion after the four-day event: More than 42,000 visitors were counted, and both visitors and exhibitors gave the trade fair top grades in a large-scale survey.

Besieged system walls Among other things, Viessmann presented new solutions for connecting energy systems to the Internet in 23 Essen and Nuremberg. In particular, Visitors and exhibitors awarded the highest grades to the IFH/Intherm in Nuremberg. crowds of visitors surrounded the new applications introduced on system walls, the ViCare and Vitoguide apps. and management of the connected battery storage system Vitocharge and The ViCare app allows the homeowner heating systems possible. the switching flat-plate collector Vitosol an especially simple method of operat- 200-FM. Battery storage is the ideal ing a heating system using a smart- Battery storage and switching flat- complement to Viessmann's CHP phone. Vitoguide is the comprehensive plate collectors systems, photovoltaic systems and app for building tradesmen, which Additional innovations presented in heat pumps, as the dependency on makes convenient online monitoring Essen and Nuremberg were the new public utilities is reduced markedly as a result. Vitosol 200-FM represents the first time a serially-manufactured flat-plate collector with switching absorber coating ThermProtect has been introduced to a wider public.

Among other things, Viessmann presents new solutions for connecting energy systems to the In- ternet at the SHK Essen. "Venice of the East": The Dom Bridge connects Sand Island to Dom Island.

Wroclaw – the "Venice of the East"

Bridges and canals characterize the city – an economic and financial hub today

he Polish city Wroclaw was be- short battle for the city just before Industrial center with a focus on IT Tstowed the title of European Capi- the war ended ultimately destroyed Wroclaw is Poland's second most im- tal of Culture in 2016. This city of more up to 80 percent of the building fabric. portant financial center after Warsaw than 630,000 inhabitants is home to and has evolved into an industrial Viessmann's Polish sales company New construction according to his- center with an emphasis on IT, KPO/ 24 headquarters, and an in-house app toric models BPO (Knowledge Process Outsourcing/ development department (see also At the war's end, the Germans who Business Process Outsourcing), the the article on the next page) was had not yet fled Wroclaw were forcibly automobile industry, electronics, also established there in 2013. That expelled, the city fell to Poland and was household appliances and the life was reason enough for "aktuell" to take renamed Wroclaw (from Breslau). There sciences. Just like everywhere else a closer look at Wroclaw. were many professionals with aca- in the country, special economic demic degrees, musicians, artists and zones and technology parks were built Capital city of Lower Silesian architects among the new settlers, here, where companies benefit from Voivodeship (Poland) who proceeded to restore the city's favorable conditions, such as the Wroclaw lies in southwestern Poland Gothic and Renaissance features that Bukowice Industrial Park northwest of and is the capital of the province of had once given it the name "Venice of Wroclaw, the Wroclaw Industrial Park Lower Silesian Voivodeship. In the the East". Today most of the formerly and in the Wałbrzych Special Economic course of its eventful 1000-year vacant, derelict land has long since Zone. history, it has belonged to Poland, been rebuilt and remodeled according the Czech Republic, the Habsburg to the historic originals. University of Science and Monarchy, Germany and Poland again Technology since 1945. The city on twelve islands Toyota, Volvo and VW all have produc- Bridges play an important role in tion sites in the region. Companies like 80 percent of the building fabric was Wroclaw's setting – the city is located LG, Philips, Toshiba and JVC have also destroyed between a multitude of canals on contributed to the economic growth by Up until shortly before the end of the twelve islands. Small water taxis investing here, as have international war, Wroclaw sustained only minor shuttle passengers between the Oder pharmaceutical and mechanical engin- damage, but then it was expanded islands and the city center. eering companies. The Faculty of to become "Fortress Wroclaw". Entire Mechanical Engineering at the Wroclaw rows of stately houses were torn The city is filled with life. In addition to University of Science and Technology, down at the command of the German the impressive architecture, literature, one of eleven academic institutions Wehrmacht to make room for the music, opera and theater enjoy a promi- in the city, plays an important role in construction of an airstrip. The relatively nent status in Wroclaw. training qualified professionals. PORTRAIT / DIGITALIZATION

Viessmann app development in Wroclaw

A total of 60 members of staff at the F&E Center – a 20-strong team develops apps

he Viessmann F&E Center Wroclaw T(Poland) was established in 2013. A total of 60 members of staff headed by Tomasz Wroński work at the F&E Center. In addition to developing apps, the Viessmann Cloud System Estrella was also launched here. Furthermore, there is a team involved with creating a new field data management system, which is intended to help capture and evaluate the voluminous amounts of data from a wide variety of field tests conducted within the Group. This issue of "aktuell" will first introduce the app development. A member of staff working on developing the Vitrotrol Plus app.

Apps with big benefits 25 Nearly 50 million people in Germany series. Homeowners always have control High density of academic own a smartphone with which they can over their heating systems using the institutions in Wroclaw access the Internet from (almost) any new ViCare app on their smartphone. The reason that it's easier to recruit place. In addition, 40 percent of the qualified members of staff in Wroclaw population also owns tablet PCs. Since Growing importance than anywhere else is because of the sheer number of applications is so Against the backdrop of the quickly ad- the high density of academic institu- large, but the user's time is limited, it is vancing digitalization of the industry, tions in the city – a majority of the important to develop apps that offer alot applications for mobile terminal devices eleven universities and academies of usefulness and facilitate a lasting will continue to gain in significance. The offer courses of study in the IT interaction with the user. A team of 20 next apps are therefore already in the field. The result is a continuing supply is taking on this task at the F&E Center process of being developed by the ex- of new specialists in the labor Wroclaw. perts in Wroclaw. market.

Vitotrol Plus and ViCare app In addition to others, the Vitotrol Plus app was developed in Wroclaw. Moreover, the team assisted the IT department in Allendorf as well as the DBU (Digital Business Unit) during the development of the ViCare app. Vitrotrol enables convenient remote control of the heating system via a mobile internet connection. The latest version of Vitotrol Plus as an app and energy cockpit furnishes comprehensive information on energy consumption in connection with the gas The committed young team in Wroclaw develops apps that help Viessmann engage in continuous condensing boilers in the Vitodens 300 interactions with the user. Winning building equipped with Viessmann technology

Award of the European Prize for Architecture in Berlin

ogether with the Association of Prize for Architecture "Energy + "Exemplary energy upgrade" TGerman Architects (BDA), the Architecture" to the winners in Berlin. The prize was awarded in its fourth German Central Association of Plumb- Viessmann also supplied the compo- year to the architect's firm of Freivogel ing, Heating, and Air Conditioning nents for the heat supply in the winning Mayer Architekten GmbH from (ZVSHK) presented the European building. Ludwigsburg. The team won over the jury with their addition of another story to a high rise building in Pforzheim. "The project shows in an impressive A Viessmann ice storage system with two Vitocal manner how the transformation of 300-G heat pumps is existing residential buildings leads to at the core of the energy concept in improved living quality, especially if an the high-rise building exemplary energy upgrade has also at the Pforzheim been achieved", was the summing-up central railway station. given by the jury.

Ice storage system and heat pumps 26 At the core of the energy concept is a Viessmann ice storage system with two Vitocal 300 G brine/water heat pumps. In the closed part of the south-facing wall, heat absorbers are integrated into the pre-fabricated elements over a surface of 92 square meters. They transmit their energy, according to current demand, either directly to the heat pumps or to the ice storage system situated under- neath the car park. Heating energy is stored there and is used as needed by the two heat pumps to heat the building. The high-quality thermody- namic building envelope also creates an aesthetically pleasing look for the building.

Sponsored by the BMUB Architects from Germany, Austria and Luxembourg competed for the European Prize for Architecture, with a total of 50 buildings from six European countries. The award was sponsored by the Federal Ministry for the Environ- ment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety. The city of Oberhausen has chosen an un - usual method of supplying heat to the new- build area "Am Rechenacker". PRACTICE

Local heating network for new-build area in Oberhausen

Residential area "Am Rechenacker" heated solely with wood pellets

n the former training ground of area could be reliably supplied with use. The evo organization expects an Othe traditional football club heat. Four buffer cylinders with a total annual efficiency rate of at least 90 per- Rot-Weiß Oberhausen, a residential volume of 20,000 liters provide the cent for the large-scale wood pellet area of single-family homes is being necessary security, for example, if the plant in Oberhausen. The calculated created for which the city has a heat boiler has to be switched off for main- demand for wood pellets is 180 tons supply concept that is unusual in new tenance work. The water heated by the per year. The heating center and fuel build areas. On 10,000 square meters pellet boiler is transported to transfer storage are situated outside the resi- in the district "Am Rechenacker", 82 stations in the houses, each with an dential area in a specially constructed detached and semi-detached houses output of 15 kW, via a local heating building. 27 have been built which are supplied network with a total length of approxi- by the Energieversorgung Oberhausen mately one kilometer. Important contribution to climate AG (evo) with heat from wood pellet protection combustion via a local heating net- Wood pellets have good In the new build area "Am Rechen- work. A Viessmann Vitoflex 300 UF environmental footprint acker", the rejection of fossil fuels boiler and four buffer cylinders are in The most important reason for the means a reduction of around 140 tons operation. decision to use wood pellets as fuel in CO2 emissions every year. With is linked to the good environmental its local heating network, the evo or- Search for alternative heating footprint of this fuel source – the com- ganization has created an exemplary concept bustion of wood pellets is CO2-neutral. project that makes an important con- The city authority, as owner of the land, In addition, wood pellets are easy to tribution to climate protection. commissioned evo to look for an alternative heating concept. Local heating supply system, fueled by pellets, was chosen. The wood pellet concept was chosen to comply with the requirements profile of the German Energy Saving Ordinance and the German Renewable Energies Heat Act, and also with regard to the total cost com- parison with other forms of heating.

A one-kilometer local heating network A pellet boiler with a heat output of 720 kW was installed in the heating center The pellet boiler has an output of 720 kW and the four buffer cylinders have a total volume of so that all the houses in the new build 20,000 liters. 28 Fuel cell units for the big cats' enclosure in the Nuremberg Zoo

Heating for the big cats, light for the visitors

he fuel cell unit Vitovalor 300-P is than 5,000 kWh of electricity is directly to are themselves almost adult, so the Tused in a very special location in converted on site into light and venti- boiler could be replaced without any Nuremberg (Germany): In the big cats' lation. In front of the entrance to the big problem. enclosure of the zoo, this innovative cats' enclosure, visitors to the zoo can product ensures that the six tigers and read on an electronic board how much Sponsored by the utilities company two lions are warm and cozy at every electricity has been produced and by The system was planned by Viessmann time of the year. The constant heat de- how much CO2 emissions have been and the Nuremberg utilities company mand makes conditions ideal for oper- reduced. N-Ergie, it was installed by Zecha Sani- ating the system with regard to profit- tär- und Heizungstechnik GmbH in Nur- ability, fuel consumption and electricity Tiger Katinka is slowing things emberg, and the project was spon- yield. down sored by the Nuremberg facilities com- According to the schedule, upgrading pany N-Ergie. The customers of the Electronic information boards for should have taken place in the summer N-Ergie green electricity package visitors of 2015, but it had to be delayed out of "Strom Purnatur" invest one cent per The 6,500 kWh of heat produced each consideration for the pregnant Siberian kWh in projects that promote renew- year are used in the big cats' enclosure, tiger Katinka and her young. Now the able energy in the region. From the and the estimated annual yield of more two little tigers that Katinka gave birth total amount of the subsidy, 36,000 PRACTICE

An information board informs visitors how much electricity is currently being produced and by how much CO2 emissions have been reduced.

The Siberian tigers are the big attraction for visitors to the zoo in Nuremberg.

29 euros were set aside for the fuel cell and its installation in the zoo.

High level of electrical efficiency With Vitovalor 300-P, Viessmann is the first heating manufacturer to bring a mass-produced fuel cell unit onto the European market. Its high level of electrical efficiency, 37 percent, makes it particularly suitable for use in single- and two-family new build homes and in modernized existing buildings with a modest heat demand, and not just in big cats' enclosures.

German-Japanese joint development Vitovalor 300-P is a joint development with Panasonic. The fuel cell module is powered by natural gas and has an electrical output of up to 750 watts. It has already been installed over 50,000 times in Japan and has proved its worth there. In the course of one day, the Vitovalor 300-P system produces so much electricity that it covers most of the demand in an average household. The Vitovalor system in the heating center of the big cats' enclosure. With five medals under her belt, Laura Dahlmeier was among the most successful female athletes at the Biathlon World Championships in Oslo.

30 SPORT

Viessmann team athletes dominate at the top of the global competition

15 medals alone at the Biathlon World Championships (BWCH) in Oslo

he athletes from the Viessmann TTeam brought home a total of 15 medals from the biathlon world championships held in Oslo this year. The most successful of them and one of the brightest stars at the Holmenkollen was Laura Dahlmeier.

Laura Dahlmeier shows impressive results The customs agent, who is just 22 years old, secured a formidable five medals, including the world championship title in the pursuit discipline. Her personal results at the world championships are impressive: gold, silver and The German Nordic combined athletes can also look back on an impressive season. Here the team three bronze medals. around star athlete Eric Frenzel (front row, 3rd from the right) is enjoying their victory in the World Cup team competition. 31 A "complete" athlete "Laura is so complete as an athlete that back on a brilliant season: The 26-year- victory for the fourth straight time. He she has the stuff to dominate in old secured the coveted triple by win- also won the Nordic Combined Triple women's biathlon sports for the next ning gold in the World and European for the third time in a row in three com- several years", is how Gerald Honig, Championship in addition to the top petitions on three successive days in national biathlon coach, assesses her overall ranking in the Viessmann World Seefeld. Team mate Fabian Rießle calls and gives his reasons: "She is one of Cup. This was already the second time him the "best Nordic combined athlete the strongest skiers, even though her he accomplished this feat, the first hav- of all time". Even national trainer Her- performance is still a bit uneven due to ing been in 2013. mann Weinbuch is consistently sur- her young age. In regard to shooting ca- prised by Frenzel, who only weighs 57 pability – there are few that are as con- Eric Frenzel: fourth World Cup win in kilograms (125 lbs): "After his Olympic sistent as she is." a row win in 2014 I already thought that he The name of the athlete dominating couldn't get any better." Yet according Mental toughness as a success factor everything in the Nordic combined to Weinbuch, Frenzel's performance is The most important factor of her suc- events is Eric Frenzel. The 27-year-old in fact improving continuously and be- cess appears to be her mental tough- prevailed to win the overall World Cup coming even more consistent. ness. She says that even in front of 20,000 people, as was the case in Oslo, she is able to focus her thoughts New homepage: "Wir leben Winter" on summer training at her usual facility at home. Furthermore, she gives her all The name of the new Viessmann provides news and results, it also on the cross-country ski trail, which she winter sports homepage says it all: “Wir bundles these with the most exciting proved by winning the silver medal for leben Winter.” (“We live Winter”) Up-to- content from Facebook, Twitter and the mass start event. date information on the competitions Instagram. Winter sports fans are and the athletes supported by our always kept current because the Triple for luge racer Felix Loch company are at the heart of our new content is documented in real time. Luge racer Felix Loch can also look feature. The homepage not only www.wirlebenwinter.de VIESSMANN SELECTION selection

To browse in the online shop, use the QR code or go to www.viessmann-selection.de.

If you have any questions, please Make summer even contact: Vertrieb und Logistik WKM Creative Werbemittel GmbH Auf dem Kreuz 1 more fun 35114 Haina-Löhlbach Tel: +49 6455 7557-0 Selection products for outdoor sports and travel Fax: +49 6455 7557-28 Email: [email protected]

ummer is here – the best time in measures all exercise phases, steps percentages, the bone mass as well as Sthe year for outdoor activities. and floors and shows how many muscle mass. The Garmin Index Smart Regardless of whether for outdoor fit- calories were burned. Thanks to the Scale is as suitable for individual athlet- ness training or for travel: Viessmann good readability of the touch screen es as for families, and it is even able to Selection products not only look great, and the Bluetooth function, which serve entire sports teams well, be- but their high quality makes them stand establishes a connection to the smart- cause the scale can manage the data of out, and they come with an added phone, calls can be displayed and up to 16 different people. helping of fun. messages and music files can be accessed while on the go. Delsey "Shadow" luggage set Fitness bracelet Vivosmart Garmin The trolleys in Delsey's "Shadow" Sports physicians and scientists recom- Intelligent Smart Scale collection are available in three sizes 32 mend: Strengthen your body and mind, Garmin's Index Smart Scale is not only and colors. They are made of ultra- and exercise as often as possible, but very chic, it is also more intelligent than hardwearing polycarbonate and are always in a controlled manner. The slim, the standard bathroom scales. Sports therefore as tough as a suitcase, but as waterproof Vivosmart fitness bracelet aces benefit from it as much as couch flexible as a travel bag. Travel with by Garmin helps you succeed at a potatoes would. In addition to weight, these trolleys becomes child's play: glance, for example, when you are out the scale also provides additional The four double, easy-roll wheels, two jogging. This so-called activity tracker measurements, like the body-mass grab handles and sliding carry handle has a heart rate and elevation monitor, index (BMI), body fat and body water provide optimal maneuverability.

The lean and waterproof fitness bracelet Chic and intelligent: the Garmin Index Smart Robust, but as flexible as a travel bag: the Vivosmart by Garmin. Scale. Delsey trolley cases. 33 34