Magazine for Heating tecHnology 3 | 2013
Viessmann expands actiVities in turkey new plant in Manisa inaugurated
60th birthday celebration Honorary professorship for Dr. Martin Viessmann
Vitosorp 200-F Utilizing condensing efficiency and ambient heat
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06 Honorary professorship awarded to 10 Markets: Turkey and Central Asia 34 Overview for the winter season of Dr. Viessmann 2013/2014
eDitorial 22 Viessmann heating technology sport 02 2013 – A year marked by the supplies Turkmen capital Aşgabat 34 World Cups 2013/2014 sustainable energy era 36 Emerging talents battle their way proDUcts to the upper echelons of global 04 news 24 Vitocal with Vitovolt 200, Vitosorp competition 200-F, fresh water modules, 37 Ski jumping: German women and coMpany Vitomax 100-HS men heading for new heights? 06 6oth birthday ceremony – 37 Viessmann improves heating at the 1 Honorary professorship awarded to coMpany Kienbaum Federal Training Center Dr. Viessmann 28 Takeover of the Finnish Norpe 08 Images of the ceremony Group ViessMann selection 29 Cooperation between Viessmann 38 Accessories for sports fans and Markets: tUrkey anD and Panasonic gifts from the Viessmann Selection central asia 30 Inauguration of second biogas plant 10 New plant for the production of wall- in Allendorf, Germany gUest article mounted gas units in Manisa, Turkey 40 Minister-President Volker Bouffier: 13 Viessmann in Turkey and Central Asia practical applications A strong state of Hesse – with 14 Izmir – City of contrasts 32 Sustainable new building for strong companies 16 The heating market in Turkey and Schnepf Planungsgruppe in Nagold, Central Asia Germany
imprint photos Tel. +49 6452 / 702493 Mark Adel, Uwe Brock, dpa picture-alliance, Fax +49 6452 / 705493 45th year of publication Nico Pudimat, Frank Feisel, Fotolia, E-mail: [email protected] Published: Getty Images, Thomas Hoffmeister, 3 times per year Rolf Kosecki, Rouven Raatz, Hessische Staatskanzlei, „Studio-S“ – Seekamp GmbH publisher Title: The Viessmann Christmas card – it Prof. Dr. Martin Viessmann layout visualizes the four useful types of energy Gramm Werbeagentur GmbH heat, cold, steam, and electricity. editors Alexander Tinter Manfred Greis lithography and printing Cover page 2: Pre-Christmas mood at the Jörg Schmidt Bernecker Mediagruppe company's headquarters in Allendorf (Eder) Michael Wagner Doris Hofmann editorial address Cover page 3: New building for the Schnepf Alexander Tinter Viessmann Werke GmbH & Co. KG Planungsgruppe Energietechnik – inside Wolfgang Rogatty Unternehmenskommunikation the ice storage cylinder with a volume of Carsten Lucaßen 35107 Allendorf (Eder) 400 m3 (see pages 32/33) 2013 – a year Marked by the sustainable energy era What progress has been made?
n 2013, politicians and all other players our industry could be instrumental in building refurbishment with the goal Iwith an interest in the sustainable making the politically driven sustainable of improving energy efficiency – the energy era had full agendas. The first energy era successful – not only with its most important measure – were blue- milestone in European energy policy, powerful innovative force, but also with penciled at the last minute. scheduled for 2020, is drawing closer technologies that have been launched and the need for action is becoming as well as tried and tested over a period This is difficult to understand. Because more and more urgent every day. of time. What is essential, however, is it did not involve subsidies, but providing that the current modernization backlog incentives for private investors to invest But what progress has been made? is dealt with as quickly as possible. their capital into measures protecting the environment. 2 The World Climate Conference in But this requires a suitable political Warsaw achieved very little, and global framework. And here progress has also Nevertheless, the current grand
CO2 emissions have risen by two been negligible. coalition has basically committed itself percent. This also applies for Germany to the necessity of energy-efficient (plus 20 million t), which had formerly lack of policy framework building refurbishment and to the recorded steadily decreasing values Although the EU has issued an Energy voluntary use of renewable energy since 1990. Efficiency Directive, it is not yet clear in existing buildings. This has to be how it should be implemented on a seen as positive; experience with sustainable energy era still equated national level in the member states. the directive of the state of Baden- with turnaround in electricity In addition, in compliance with the ErP Württemberg concerning renewable generation Directive (Energy-Related Products heat (EWärmeG) has shown that Nevertheless, the term "Energiewende", Directive), the EU has adopted an making renewable energy mandatory which is used to refer to the sustainable efficiency-labeling policy for heat can be counterproductive. energy era in Germany, has entered the generators, without having defined the international vocabulary. Unfortunately, technical principles behind it. private-sector commitment to the however, the term is usually used by "House turnaround" the general public as a synonym for In Germany, there has been very little We have to assume that the a turnaround in electricity generation progress with regard to energy policy political framework will remain policy. this year due to the federal election largely unchanged in 2014. This campaign. Indeed, all expectations makes activities such as the "House It is no secret though, that the heating were pinned on the coalition agree- Turnaround" marketing campaign all the market, as the main energy consumer, ment between the election winners, more important. This campaign, which offers the greatest energy-saving the CDU and SPD parties. Following addresses the entire society, was potential, particularly as its current the publication of this agreement, launched by the German Alliance for systems are completely obsolete. however, disillusionment spread across Energy Efficiency of Buildings (geea) Moreover, the leading international trade our sector. Although it specifically under the leadership of the German fair ISH impressively demonstrated addresses issues related to the Energy Agency (dena) in January with in Frankfurt, Germany in March, that heating market, tax breaks to promote the aim of promoting energy-efficient eDitorial "Alongside the heating market, the refrigeration sector also offers immense potential for saving energy and cutting CO2 emissions."
the refrigeration sector also offers immense potential for saving energy and cutting CO2 emissions – seven million t per year in Germany alone.
Viessmann wins german sustainability award for third time As a family business, we have traditionally been committed to sustainability. We have expanded our activities within the company and constructed a new production plant in Manisa (Turkey) as well as a sales office in Dresden, both of which meet the highest standards of energy efficiency and sustainability.
We are delighted that our sustainability projects have received recognition in the form of the German Sustainability Award, which we have won for the third time – this time for the highest resource efficiency. I would hereby like 3 to express my heartfelt thanks to the initiators. building refurbishment. It is supported hybrid systems integrating heat-pumps by companies and trade associations with condensing boilers or fuel-cell thank you and my warmest wishes from the industrial solutions and units as future solutions for the use At this point, I would like to personally building envelope sectors as well as of combined heat and power in single- thank you for the messages and gifts by the German Federal Ministry of the family homes. On the other hand, we I received on my 60th birthday or for Environment and the Federal Ministry have further extended the services we making donations to a charity at my of Transport, Building and Urban Affairs offer to our trade partners – ranging request. – a particularly encouraging sign. from the Energy Savings Check for buildings to automatic flow balancing. Although the sustainable energy era Prof. Dr. Martin Viessmann presents a major challenge for the comprehensive range of products heating industry, it is also a tremendous also in refrigeration technology opportunity. After the reintegration of Viessmann Kältetechnik GmbH into our group, we Viessmann prepared to meet the took over the Finnish company Norpe, challenges of the future one of the leading European providers At Viessmann, we also worked of refrigeration solutions for the food intensively in 2013 to prepare ourselves retail industry – another important step for these challenges. towards developing a comprehensive range of energy-efficient products also On the one hand, we have added in refrigeration technology, as we have innovative features to our product already done for heating technology. range for sustainable heat and power This is of vital importance as heating generation by developing heat pump and refrigeration are gradually merging. systems with ice-storage cylinders, Indeed, alongside the heating market, Viessmann discussion "red dot award" for forums supply firsthand Vitocal 161-a information
This year the series of Viessmann latter being the 14th in the series. The streamlined Academy discussion forums was Renowned climate and energy experts design of the Vitocal 161-A continued with three events in lectured to Viessmann trade partners won over the Allendorf (Eder). The 4th Viessmann on the current status of climate and members of the jury. heat pump forum, the planning forum energy policies and demonstrated on multivalent plants, and the energy possible solutions for coping with the forum were very well received – the sustainable energy era.
The podium on the first day of the 14th Viessmann energy forum (from left): Host Jürgen Petermann, Viessmann Chief Representative Manfred Greis, Prof. Hans Joachim Schellnhuber (Member of the Climate Change Council IPPC and Director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research), Stephan Kohler (Chairman of the Board of the German Energy Agency, dena), and Franzjosef Schafhausen (Manager of Subsection E1 Sustainable energy era in the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and 2013 4 Nuclear Safety). Once again a Viessmann product won Meeting of trade association leaders in allendorf the renowned design award from the Design Center in North Rhine- Westphalia, the "red dot award: product design". The award went to the hot water heat pump Vitocal 161-A. Patrick Schwalm from the Viessmann product management team accepted the award in the Aalto Theater in Essen. The streamlined design of the Vitocal 161- A won over the members of the jury. They considered the design of the heat pump to be high-quality, minimalist and timeless. A total of 1,800 manufacturers had applied for the "red dot award: The leaders of the Chimney Sweep Federation in Hesse and of the HVAC Services Trade Organization product design 2013". outside the Viessmann Academy in Allendorf.
For the first time, there was a joint the discussion centered on ways to that regular servicing of their heat meeting of leaders of the Chimney accelerate modernization processes generators by skilled tradespeople Sweep Federation in Hesse and of in existing buildings. The decision was is just as essential as the legally the HVAC Services Trade Organization taken to represent their joint positions prescribed federal-level pollution in Hesse. It took place at the at the regional political level in order control measurement by the chimney Viessmann Academy in Allendorf to advance energy efficiency and the sweep. These measures are required (Eder). On the basis of the joint use of renewable energy. The so that the safety and energy efficiency conviction that the sustainable energy participants also agreed to produce of the heat generator is ensured long- era begins with the heating system, a publication to remind homeowners term. news
solar modules for Viessmann remains children's Village in main sponsor of rwanda international luge federation (fil)
Viessmann Photovoltaik GmbH Marco Ohme giving his lecture on the topic sponsors the Children's Village of "Public participation in the planning phase of One of the longest and most successful decentralized renewable energy plants" "L'Esperance" in Kigarama (Rwanda). partnerships in winter sport is to be A photovoltaic system was donated continued. Viessmann will continue to the village provide it with an 100 % renewable as main and title sponsor of the independent power supply. It was International Luge Federation (FIL) until sponsored by a joint project between energy regions: 2018. Collaboration with the German "Engineers Without Borders" (EWB) convention in kassel Bob and Skeleton Federation (BSD) also and the Institute of Technology of the was extended by four years until 2018. TV Technical University of Karlsruhe. The broadcasts of the Viessmann Luge World students of EWB Karlsruhe worked In September, the 5th Congress of Cup regularly achieved market shares of with the village inhabitants to install the "Renewable Energy Regions" met over 20 percent in recent years. Coverage ten Viessmann Vitovolt 200 solar in Kassel and represented the largest in the print media is also above average. modules to cover the daily requirement national network meeting of the for 6 kWh of electricity. 100 percent renewable energy regions. 22 million people live in these regions, The remote location of the village had which pursue the goal of basing their ski-jump ladies 5 been a big problem with regard to the energy supply 100 percent on renewable visit the Viessmann energy supply. That is why a small PV energy in the long term. There were allendorf site system had been installed in 2002 700 participants from Germany and for administration and communication other European countries at the event. purposes. This had been shown to be inadequate, though. Marco Ohme, head of the bioenergy villages department at Viessmann, at "Engineers Without Borders" is a Viessmann, lectured on the topic of charitable project involving students "Public participation in the planning and staff of the Institute of Technology phase of decentralized renewable of the Technical University of Karlsruhe. energy plants." "After the election: How EWB is planning engineering projects will the sustainable energy era proceed around the world which aim to improve in the regions?" was the topic of a people's living conditions. podium discussion hosted by German television channel ARD's weather expert, Sven Plöger. Manfred Greis, The athletes and their trainer, Andreas Bauer, Viessmann Chief Representative and visited the Viessmann Allendorf site. President of the BDH, also took part in the discussion. Other participants For the last two years, the complete included Prof. Dr. Claudia Kemfert, German ski-jump national ladies head of the Department for Energy, team has been made up of members Transportation and the Environment of the Viessmann Team. The young at the German Institute for Economic sportswomen and their trainer, Andreas Research, Boris Palmer, Lord Mayor Bauer, and co-trainer, Christian Bruder, of the city of Tübingen, and Günther visited the company's headquarters in
Students of the Technical University of Karlsruhe Cramer, Chairman of the Supervisory Allendorf (Eder) to get to know their traveled to Rwanda. Board of SMA Solar Technology AG. sponsor even better. 60th Birthday ceremony Honorary professorship awarded to Dr. Martin Viessmann – speakers praise his achievements
esse is very proud to be home to "a broad impact" of the arts. In addition, Eva Kühne- Hsuch a successful entrepreneur." "You are a man of action, who has Hörmann emphasized his dedication In a speech given for Dr. Martin made your family business more to developing cooperative study Viessmann's 60th birthday, Hesse's successful than any other person. No programs. Minister for Science, Eva Kühne- other company has had such a broad Hörmann praised his foresight and impact on the state of Hesse," said a strong entrepreneurial personality dedication. Numerous politicians, Eva Kühne-Hörmann. "The state could "Martin Viessmann – the citizen, businessmen, and sports personalities not have made happen what you have the sponsor, the patron, and the attended the ceremony in Allendorf. made happen." The Minister invoked entrepreneur are all inextricably linked," The most prominent guest was the the numerous institutions and projects said Kühne-Hörmann. Minister for Science, who conferred a promoted by Viessmann. She pointed "You are fully aware of the scope of very special mark of distinction on him: out how diverse his contribution has your responsibility, which ranges from In recognition of his achievements, been, ranging from his responsibilities day-to-day business to your extensive Dr. Viessmann was awarded an as an entrepreneur through his commitment to the economy and honorary professorship from the state commitment as benefactor of schools society." According to Kühne-Hörmann, of Hesse. and universities to the promotion a auccessful economy needs more coMpany
Dr. Martin Viessmann next to Hesse's Minister for Science Eva Kühne-Hörmann, who awarded him with an honorary professorship on behalf of the state of Hesse during the evening.
Prof. Dr. Viessmann, describing him prestigious and very rare title to the as "an outstanding role model in the ceremony – he awarded Prof. Dr. implementation of the sustainable Viessmann with an honorary citizenship energy era" – a view that was echoed of the town that has been permanently by all other speakers in their homages associated with the Viessmann name to the exceptional achievements for 75 years. of Prof. Dr. Viessmann. Greeting speeches were also made by Manfred "Delighted to have a boss like Stather, President of the German prof. Dr. Viessmann" Central Association of Plumbing, As member of the Viessmann Heating, and Air Conditioning (ZVSHK), Supervisory Board, Dr. Klaus-Peter Hans-Günther Beyerstedt, President of Kegel spoke: "We are delighted to have the German Association of Chimney a boss who never tires of motivating Sweeps (ZIV), Manfred Greis, President us to achieve excellence. And who of the German Industrial Association is always among the first to support for Building Services, Energy and any activity that involves making the Environmental Engineering (BDH), Dr. business even better." Walter Lohmeier, Managing Director of the Kassel-Marburg Chamber thank you for your dedication and of Industry and Commerce, Alfons loyalty than a skilled and educated workforce; Hörmann, President of the German Ski Prof. Dr. Martin Viessmann thanked it also needs strong entrepreneurial Association (DSV), and Claus Junghenn, everyone for their birthday messages. personalities like Prof. Dr. Viessmann. Mayor of Allendorf (Eder). Furthermore, he expressed his gratitude 7 for the dedication and loyalty of all a role model in the implementation Honorary citizenship from the employees. "As the biggest employer of the sustainable energy era municipality of allendorf (eder) in the largest district of Hesse, we Stephan Kohler, Chairman of the The Mayor of the municipality of have a great social responsibility, German Energy Agency (dena), praised Allendorf (Eder) also brought a which we want to continue assuming in the future," said the head of the company. "I look into the future with optimism. I am convinced that we are on the right track. As head of a family business, my birthday wish is that my children will follow in my footsteps one day and continue to run the company successfully.
Eva Kühne-Hörmann gives Dr. Viessmann the certificate of honorary professorship of the state of Hesse. 1 2 4
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7 1 Siegfried Weishaupt congratulates 7 Allendorf's Mayor Claus Junghenn Prof. Dr. Viessmann on his awards Prof. Dr. Viessmann with 60th birthday. an honorary citizenship from the municipality. 2, 10 Managing Director of the Chamber of Commerce and 8 Stephan Kohler, Chairman of the Industry, Dr. Walter Lohmeier, during Managing Board of the German his speech and as he gives Prof. Energy Agency (dena): "Prof. Dr. Dr. Viessmann a portrait made up Viessmann is an outstanding role of individual photos of volunteer model in the implementation of the workers for the Chamber of sustainable energy era." Commerce and Industry. 9 Hans-Günther Beyerstedt, 3 The next generation: President of the Association of Maximilian ... Chimney Sweeps in Germany.
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5 Luge legend Georg Hackl was also there to personally wish Prof. Dr. Viessmann a happy birthday.
6 The venue for the celebrations was the staff restaurant at the Allendorf plant.
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11 The President of the German Ski 13 Association (DSV), Alfons Hörmann, praised the entrepreneur's commitment to winter sports.
12 Music from the company choir "Sounds of Viessmann"...
13 ... and a string ensemble of the Edertalschule Frankenberg grammar school youth symphony orchestra enhanced the festive mood. new wall-mounted gas boilers production in turkey Ceremonial opening of the plant in Manisa
10 ith an investment volume of Türek, for their excellent, professional successful on the market ever since. W20 million euros, Viessmann cooperation on the implementation The company now has ten sales offices has constructed a new plant in Manisa of the project. For the company, the throughout Turkey. Dr. Klaus-Peter (Izmir region, Turkey) for the production new production site represents for the Kegel thanked the Managing Director of wall-mounted gas boilers. It was company an important mark of their of Viessmann in Turkey, Dr. Celalettin opened in September in the presence commitment to the Turkish market. The Celik, and his team for their huge of high-ranking representatives from inauguration symbolizes, so to speak, commitment, which helped prepare political and business circles. the significance of the country for the way for investments in the new Viessmann, both as a market and as a production plant. "an important mark of commitment production site, said Dr. Kegel. to the turkish market" finally: domestic producer In his welcome speech, Dr. Klaus-Peter 20 years in turkey As well as creating a country-specific Kegel, Chief Technology Officer of the Viessmann has been doing business in range of products so as to react Viessmann Group, thanked General Turkey for almost 20 years. The Turkish appropriately to the requirements of Consul Margit Häberle and the President Viessmann subsidiary was founded the Turkish market, Viessmann has of the Industrial Zone of Manisa, Cemal as early as 1994, and has been very now also enabled value creation within
The "red button" was pressed to open Viessmann's new plant in the presence of supervisory board members and managers as well as guests from political and business circles. From the left: Klaus Gantner, Joachim Schlichtig, Stefan Heer, Dr. Klaus-Peter Kegel, Margit Häberle (General Consul), Cemal Türek (President of the Industrial Zone of Manisa), Gerhard Bastet, Klaus Kümmel, Architect Mustafa Salli, Mehmet Toran (Dere company) and Dr. Celalettin Celik. Markets: tUrkey anD central asia
3With an investment volume of 20 million euros, Viessmann constructed a new plant in Manisa, Turkey, for the production of wall-mounted gas boilers
6Large glass surfaces create a friendly atmosphere. The production unit has been planned to meet with the latest standards for lean production.
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the country. Therefore, Viessmann sustainable building concept used to produce a sustainable building will become a domestic producer for The Manisa plant, led by Managing that fulfills the highest efficiency the promising Turkish market and the Director Joachim Schlichtig, meets standards and building norms. In products manufactured in Manisa will with the latest standards for sustainable addition, the orientation of the building also be developed there. construction. Ambitious targets were was planned so that maximum use set as early as in the planning phase. On can be obtained from the sun's energy that basis, available technologies were without any unwanted heating effects.
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A favorable logistic location: Viessmann's new ADANA ANTALYA production site at Manisa is in the west of Turkey, near the city of Izmir. Viessmann has ten sales Sales office offices throughout Turkey. Production site Heating and cooling the building using only renewable energy Five air/water heat pumps are used to heat and cool the building, and the factory uses no fossil fuels - such as gas, coal or oil – at all. The cold generated by the heat pumps reduces the temperature within the whole building in summer by up to 10 degrees Celsius compared to the outside temperature. The building envelope is thermally insulated and all windows are triple- glazed.
Only environmentally friendly and recyclable building materials producing minimal emissions are used in the building. This illustrates the huge significance of sustainability as a goal for Viessmann. All working to concentrate on value creation and The Vitotop production system is used in Manisa, just as at all Viessmann sites. View of one of the areas, including the production area, the avoidance of waste, while carrying test beds. have a generous supply of daylight. on with the process of continuous 12 The large glass surfaces offer a high improvement. This means that anything level of transparency. The roof has that costs money without increasing the been prepared for the installation of value of the products for the customer photovoltaic modules and up to 60 will be omitted. "This will give us the percent of the electricity demand of the best conditions for manufacturing high- whole factory is met by photovoltaic value yet attractively-priced products electricity. for the Turkish market and for other countries, too", said Dr. Kegel. High quality As in all the other Viessmann sites, the The Viessmann plant in Manisa was opened in production system Vitotop will also be September. Managing Director Joachim Schlichtig (outer left) and his competent and committed team used in Manisa. The basic concept is produce wall-mounted gas units there. Markets: tUrkey anD central asia
comprehen sive range of products and a proximity to customers are success factors
Viessmann in Turkey and in Central Asia
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iessmann has been active in Turkey comprehensive training and The Viessmann subsidiary founded in 1994 is based in the city of Istanbul. Managing Director since 1994 with its own sales seminar courses V Dr. Celalettin Celik (second from left) with his company. The Turkish trade partners are team supported not only by the company Among the most important products headquarters in Istanbul but also on the Turkish market are wall-mounted by ten sales offices across the country. gas boilers, combination units and high- A total of 112 people are employed performance wall-mounted boilers and by Viessmann in Turkey. A com- cascades. Additional products include prehensive range of training medium-sized boilers, DHW cylinders, courses and seminars is available to solar collectors, air/water heat pumps, our trade partners as well as advice and air conditioners. from the local sales representatives. In addition, the Technical Service fuel-neutral and department provides a demand- technology-neutral advice oriented service. This range of products enables the trade partners in Turkey to offer advice that The successful development of the This includes system solutions for is fuel-neutral and technology-neutral. Turkish market can also be applied to the air conditioning in buildings as well Viessmann provides energy-efficient and Central Asian countries. The principle as temperature-controlled rooms, environmentally compatible solutions demand here is for air conditioning and powerful refrigeration cells and units for every application, from a single- cooling systems, along with heating alongside efficient refrigeration family home to an industrial project. technology. solutions for the food retail industry. izmir – city of contrasts Metropolis unites tradition and modernity
city with over 3 million inhabitants known under its ancient name Smyrna depart from here. During the Cold War, Aon the Turkish Aegean coast, Izmir, (myrrh), today Izmir is famed worldwide the port served as the largest NATO capital of of the province with the same for its beauty as the "Pearl of the maritime base in Turkey. 18 kilometers name, thrives on contrasts: Tradition Aegean." from the city center, Adnan Menderes and modernity, Eastern and Western airport can now also be reached using ways of life intermingle. Settlements Major economic importance the region's commuter rail service. were established in the area as far back Industry, trade, agriculture, transport, as 6,500 B.C. Since that time, the city and telecommunications, of the city science, culture and sights has changed hands many times during and provice of Izmir are important Regarded as Homer's birthplace, Izmir its often dramatic history characterized driving behind the domestic economy. is the cultural capital of the Turkish by bloody battles and destruction. The main export goods are crude oil Aegean. Several universities are located In ancient times, Izmir became the products and chemicals, metal, textiles, here, including the Izmir Institute of principle city in Asia Minor, but suffered cars, food, tobacco, and wool. As a Technology and the Izmir University constant major setbacks due to wars, center of trade, Izmir is the second of Economics. There are a number fires and earthquakes during the largest Turkish port after Istanbul. of cooperative partnerships between centuries that followed. Previously Numerous car and passenger ferries German and Turkish universities in the Markets: tUrkey anD central asia
The Culture Park with its zoo, open the industrial town of Manisa air theater and trade fair grounds is a Almost 40 kilometers northeast of Izmir venue for the annual culture festival as is Manisa, where the new Viessmann is the ancient amphitheater in nearby plant was inaugurated on September Ephesus. The ancient city of Pergamon, 12 (also see separate article on pages Roman thermal baths and other sights 10-12). An industrial city with 300,000 are also found in the area. inhabitants, Manisa is the capital of its eponymous province, famous elegant boutiques, chic restaurants for its trade in raisins among other and cafés things. The range of goods typical of The seafront promenade with its the Manisa region is impressive: oil- elegant boutiques, chic restaurants and refined products, textiles, steel, iron, cafés is a magical center of attraction other metals, electronic equipment, for both tourists and native inhabitants and tobacco. Other items include alike. The bazaar in Kemeralti gives furniture, leather goods, marble, visitors a contrasting insight into renewable energies, food, auto parts, Eastern culture. Aromas, sounds, chemical products, cement, shoes, and colors and an unbelievable wide range ceramics. of goods make visitors believe that they are in a scene from a Thousand and One Nights as they walk along narrow streets bedecked with cloths.
Thanks to its beauty and exposed location, Izmir is 15 also known as the "Pearl of the Aegean." Izmir is also one of Viessmann Turkey's locations: Set up in 2005, the Izmir sales office employs a workforce of eight, who assist and advise customers in the Izmir, Manisa, Uşak, Aydın, Denizli and The remains of ancient Ephesus are among the greatest attractions for visitors in the province of Muğla areas. Izmir (photo: Library of Celsus).
higher education sector. The Goethe Institute and the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) have also set up branches in the city. impressive historical sites Although many historic buildings and monuments were destroyed by earthquakes and fires, museums in the city and historical sites in and around Izmir are well worth a visit. Attractions include Kadifekale, a strong castle high above the city dating from Alexander the Great's times, the Culture Park, the statue of Atatürk and the clock tower on Konak Square, a symbol of Izmir. 6 Markets: tUrkey anD central asia
the heating market in turkey and central asia Great potential for energy saving and CO2 reduction
ith a total of some 150 million inhabitants, Turkey Wand Central Asian countries such as Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tadzhikstan and Turkmenistan represent some of the future markets for heating and air conditioning technology. Unlike Western Europe and North America, the focus in these markets is not only on modernizing existing buildings, but also on creating heating 17 technology systems for new builds and for areas not supplied until now. The potential for saving energy resources and reducing CO2 emissions is considerable in these countries.
Turkey's main cities (photo: Istanbul at night) were connected to the natural gas network as early as in the late eighties. turkish heating market awareness, condensing technology buildings stipulates that new builds Until well into the eighties, the heating is becoming increasingly more with a usable surface of 2,000 m2 or market in Turkey was mainly based commonplace; the technology has more must feature a central heating on fuels such as wood, coal and oil. currently already captured a 30-percent system, for example. Moreover, houses Natural gas steadily grew in importance share of the market. Air/water heat and apartments larger than 250 m2 are as from 1988, starting when major pumps are gaining in popularity in not permitted to use standard cities such as Istanbul and Ankara were areas where there are no natural gas technology, but must use condensing connected to the gas network. Since connections, while in the south there is technology instead. Both the the 2000s, country areas have been a trend towards solar heating systems. construction and heating sectors are gradually incorporated, with network set to receive a boost thanks to a coverage currently standing at around legislation and guidelines for state project which has been initiated 70 percent. Annual gas consumption greater energy efficiency in response to the high risk of totals around 45 billion m3 with private The Turkish government is seeking to earthquakes in Turkey. 330 public households accounting for about 30 achieve a marked increase in energy buildings and almost 90,000 houses in percent of the total. efficiency on the heating market with 46 provinces are set to be demolished new legislation and guidelines. The new and rebuilt using earthquake-proof Wall-mounted gas boilers are mainly BEP guidelines on energy efficiency in designs. used to heat buildings; around one million heat generators are sold in Turkey every year. In the face of rising energy prices and greater environmental 18
the turkish economy The Turkish economy has reached high growth rates over the last few years. In 2011, the gross domestic achieved an increase of 8.5 percent on the previous year in. Turkey has registered a foreign trade deficit for many years. Oil, primary products, and grain need to be imported. A huge gap continues to exist between the industrialized west with its modern industry on the one hand and the agriculture-based east on the other. The key economic sectors are the textile industry, tourism, the automotive industry and electronics. Foreign companies have invested around 4.6 billion euros in the country (2002), with 3.3 billion coming from Germany alone. Markets: tUrkey anD central asia
Outside the major Turkish cities existing buildings are very old. Coal is very often used to heat such places.
With 4.63 million inhabitants, Ankara is the country's second biggest city and its capital.
19 Astana is set to host the Expo 2017 under the slogan "Energy for the future: initiatives for global sustainability."
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the kazakh economy Kazakhstan is an emerging central asian markets: while temperatures as cold as minus country rich in natural kazakhstan as an example 40 are frequently experienced in winter. resources, where the economy The Kazakh government also promotes grew by an average of 9.3 expansion and modernization of Fuel prices for oil and gas may be percent over recent years. regional infrastructure and, what is considerably lower than in Western Kazakhstan is considered a more, attaches great importance to Europe thanks to extensive own role model for other countries improving energy efficiency. deposits, but the Kazakhs are also in the region. Recent projects aware of the finite nature of resources undertaken to increase added Independent since 1991, the republic Both the general population and this value by processing local has some 17 million inhabitants, most emerging country's trade and industry raw materials include rolled of whom live in privatized apartments. are dependent on a reliable, affordable steel and silicon plants in Many of the buildings were built in energy supply. Karaganda, chrome working socialist times, when energy efficiency in Aktobe and an iron alloy played an insignificant role. Inefficient renewable energies still little used plant in Taraz. The extensive oil building service systems, high energy Most cities in Kazakhstan are heated by reserves define the country's losses and rising energy prices mean gas heating plants connected to local foreign trade. Crude oil and high costs for tenants. On top of this, heating networks. Hot water boilers crude oil products account for heating is required for a long period or ovens fueled by coal or liquid fuels 70 percent of Kazakh exports. every year – 210 calendar days on are still used in country areas. average. Temperatures can reach up Renewable energies currently account to 40 degrees Celsius in summer for 0.3 percent of energy needs; the Markets: tUrkey anD central asia
Designed by Norman Foster, the Bajterek Tower has become emblematic of the Kazakh capital, Astana.
the Kazakh government's interest to international vocational training take action regarding energy efficiency company is responsible for the training and sustainability. programs. The initiative is aimed at covering many of Kazakhstan's Viessmann promotes further training requirements. "We will need training for local fitters an estimated 15,000 well-trained Viessmann and the German Institute engineers, technicians and tradesmen for Heating and Oil Technology (IWO) by 2020 to ensure up-to-date, energy- launched a training initiative in 2010 efficient housing industry," states to advance urgent modernization of Jessenbach Islamov, Head of the the antiquated systems currently used Advanced Training Department at the in the country. This training initiative Kazakh Center for Development and is intended for companies which Modernization of the Housing and would like to invest in sustainability in Municipal Economy in Astana. developing and emerging countries. 21
Its aim is to train local fitters to become "building modernization managers focusing on energy efficiency." An
aim is to increase the proportion to 1.5 percent by 2015 and to 3 percent by 2020.
The Expo 2017 world exhibition is being held in Kazakhstan under the slogan "Energy for the future: initiatives for global sustainability." It is therefore in
With its antiquated current systems, Kazakhstan, the largest inland state in the world, offers an enormous potential for modernization. View inside one of the 125 heating centers (right) Main focus of photo: The Turkmenbashi mosque – surely the most impressive building that is now heated with Viessmann technology Markets: tUrkey anD central asia
Viessmann heating technology supplies turkmen capital aşgabat 125 heating centers with 470 MW heat output
lmost 34,000 residential units Vitoplex or Vitomax boilers featuring Aare heated with Viessmann different outputs between 600 and technology in the Turkmen capital 5,000 kW. of Aşgabat. A total of 282 boilers were installed in the boiler rooms in The installation work was completed by 125 administrative and residential a local heating system contractor, Ussat buildings to achieve the required Engineering, which employs a staff output of more than 470 MW. The work of over 300. Experts from Viessmann was completed after nine months, Ukraine provided support. including the three weeks needed to transport the boilers from Germany The generated heat is supplied to 23 to Central Asia in 177 articulated trucks. almost 80,000 people. There is a plan Starting in Germany, the trucks traveled to network the individual heating through Turkey and Iran before reaching centers to provide central control and Turkmenistan. monitoring. ambitious goals of the turkmen system and components from a government single source The Turkmen government has set itself The system components also come the goal of meeting the European from Viessmann: combustion systems, Union energy and climate policy flue and chimney systems, chemical targets by 2020 and has promoted and thermal water treatment systems, the modernization or upgrade of its pumps, pressure maintaining systems, infrastructure, particularly existing valves/fittings and safety equipment as buildings, since its independence 1991. well as the entire plant control system. There is a special focus on the capital in this process. The project was awarded to Viessmann in 2010 after a tendering procedure. efficient heat generation with medium-sized and industrial boilers Viessmann has provided support and assistance for the work, from the initial plans through to the handover of the 125 turnkey heating centers. The 282 high-efficiency heat generators are medium-sized or industrial gas-fired Complete installations with heat pump and photovoltaic modules can be quickly and easily installed with the new package solutions for single-family homes. The photo shows the split- design heat pump Vitocal 222-S. proDUcts
Heat pumps and photovoltaics reduce energy costs Vitocal with Vitovolt 200 – attractive package solutions
he cost of fossil fuel-based electricity and heating has of solar power is used in the heat pump, thus increasing Tbeen rising for years and there is no end in sight to these consumption of self-generated electricity. The heat pump increases. The situation is exactly the opposite with solar switches on automatically as soon as the photovoltaic system power: Feed-in tariffs guaranteed under law are decreasing starts to deliver sufficient electricity, which it then uses to while production costs are falling. The tariffs now stand below heat drinking or heating water or to cool rooms in summer. the cost for electricity from the grid. It is therefore financially advantageous to use your own solar power yourself – the more, the better.
If a photovoltaic system is combined with a heat pump, the self-generated electricity can also be used for heating or cool- 25 ing. To this effect, Viessmann offers an innovative system The Vitovolt 200 photovoltaic modules generate up to 270 Wp, are ready to concept based on photovoltaics and a heat pump, which use and are very easy to install thanks reduces energy costs considerably and sustainably by using to their time-tested mounting system. low-priced solar power and cost-free ambient heat. advantages for trade partners complete package solutions Complete package solutions from a single source for efficient use of self-generated electricity Photovoltaic system adjusted to heat pump's overall annual Complete systems can be quickly and easily installed in consumption single-family homes with the new package solutions. In Simple, cost-effective installation addition to high-efficiency, especially quiet air/water heat Components precisely matched to one another pumps, packages also include everything required for the efficient use of self-generated electricity: from photovoltaic advantages for owners modules and their mounting system through to inverters. Heat pump with photovoltaics, designed to use self- All components are provided from a single source and are generated electricity, all in one package precisely matched to one another, so that everything fits Integrated control function to optimize consumption of solar- together easily and functions reliably. generated power Optimized use of self-generated electricity based on control exceptionally high-efficiency heat pumps strategies with forecasts of photovoltaic yield and heat The air/water heat pumps included in the package impress demand thanks to their particular high efficiency. Unlike conventional High-quality photovoltaic modules with high yields and air/water heat pumps, the cooling circuit of which is controlled degree of efficiency mechanically, these pumps feature electronic controls for the Especially quiet, high-efficiency pumps cooling circuit to ensure precise adjustment to the respective operating conditions, thus providing optimum efficiency for technical specifications all operating modes. Emitting far less than 60 dB(A), they Heat pump outputs of 1.7 up to 9 kW; COP up to 3.8 (at A2/ also are among the quietest heat pumps on the market. The W35° C) Vitotronic 200 control unit ensures that a very high proportion Module outputs up to 270 Wp, degree of efficiency over 15 % Vitosorp 200-f Utilizing condensing efficiency and ambient heat
he new gas adsorption heat pump half as deep as those for geothermal provides a 10-year warranty against TVitosorp 200-F is a combination pumps and less complicated drilling leaks due to corrosion for the Inox radial between a gas condensing boiler and procedures may be used. Drilling costs heat exchanger. an adsorption heat pump. By integrating can thus be reduced by two thirds. geothermal energy, it enables around 25 percent less energy to be consumed easy start-up thanks compared with condensing boilers. It is to new start-up assistant now being launched onto the market. Heating systems with gas adsorption heat pumps can be realized just as easily advantages for trade partners Up to 80 percent as those with Vitodens gas condensing Flexible installation and usage of annual heat output boilers. The start-up procedure is Installation, cleaning and maintenance as The heat pump module covers the heat especially simple and convenient for gas condensing boilers consumption baseload and supplies thanks to the start-up assistant of the Easy hydraulic integration 26 up to 80 percent of the annual heat Vitotronic 200 control unit (see article Simple installation output. The integrated condensing on page 4 of Fach news no. 33). Instantly ready for operation thanks to boiler drives the heat pump process, start-up assistant covers peaks in demand and heats low maintenance costs Heat pump module maintenance-free drinking water. The heat pump module in the Accessories and exhaust systems as for Vitosorp 200-F gas adsorption heat Vitodens gas condensing boilers cost-effective pump is hermetically sealed and geothermal boreholes maintenance-free over its entire advantages for owners Geothermal probes or collectors can be service life. Maintenance and servicing 25 % less energy consumption connected to make use of geothermal therefore are the same as for Vitodens Low-noise and reliable, as gas energy. Vitosorp requires boreholes only gas condensing boilers. Viessmann condensing boilers High-efficiency pumps High level of hot water comfort due to DHW booster Environmentally friendly work media (zeolite and water) Easy to use Vitotronic control unit; remote control using app Cost-effective drilling Eligible for grant in accordance with
Up to 25 percent incentive programs (country-specific) less fuel consumption Low maintenance costs than a conventional gas condensing boiler – the new gas technical specifications adsorption heat pump Vitosorp 200-F 1.6 to 11 kW (drinking water booster up uses geothermal to 15 kW) energy with the aid of Rate of utilization up to 124 % (Hs) at geothermal probes or collectors. 35/28° C (as per VDI 4650-2) proDUcts
advantages for trade partners Mini, Midi and Maxi – the new Pre-assembled modules fresh water modules are pre- Compliant with current drinking assembled, ready to use and versatile in their usage. water regulations Compact dimensions Optionally available with a circulation pump (possible to retrofit at a later stage) new fresh water modules advantages for owners Fresh, hygienically clean hot water at Fresh, hygienically clean hot water at all times all times Integrated high-efficiency circulation pumps (energy label A) for low here is always a perfect solution is required due to the continuous-flow power consumption Tfor every application with the three water heater design. The energy for Fast tap flow (up to 130 l/min) new fresh water modules from the Vi- DHW generation comes from a heat- thanks to cascading toset range, whether they are installed ing water buffer cylinder, which can be in a large residential complex, single- heated by solar thermal systems, solid technical specifications family home, sports center or retire- fuel boilers, oil or gas-fired boilers, heat Tap flow rates: Mini 30 l/min, ment home. No drinking water storage pumps or other systems. Midi 50 l/min, Maxi 67 l/min 27 Vitomax 100-Hs High-pressure steam boiler can now also be delivered pre-assembled from the factory.
he Vitomax 100-HS is mainly used advantages for trade partners technical specifications Tto generate steam on commercial Easy and quick installation High-pressure steam boiler premises such as breweries, dairies Possible to use all standard boiler 1 to 6.4 t/h and laundries. Boilers must be replaced makes Up to 16 bar very quickly in such enterprises, so that Base rails make installation easier Degree of efficiency: they can restart operations as soon as Long test intervals thanks to access 92 % (with Economiser) possible. openings which make system easy to service For this reason, the Vitomax 100-HS Boiler doors can be optionally opened to can also be supplied pre-assembled the left or right. from the factory upon request to en- sure short installation times. Burners, advantages for owners safety and sludge shut-off valves, No operational limitations thanks to shut-off devices, level electrodes design for full load in continuous operation and other components are thus pre- Short installation times and maintenance installed ready for operation. Suitable, intervals functions-tested water treatment Low-stress design modules are also available as fully No refractory lining wired units. Low operating costs thanks to integrated Economiser
High-pressure steam boiler Vitomax 100-HS pre- assembled in factory Becoming a full-service provider in refrigeration technology Takeover of the Finnish Norpe Group
iessmann Kältetechnik GmbH, the goal of constantly raising energy VEuropean market leader and efficiency and so at the same time the norpe group important manufacturer of temperature- reducing operating costs. controlled rooms for commerce Norpe is among the leading and industry, has been part of the pooling competence European manufacturers of Viessmann Group since 2012. The Norpe's highly efficient and innovative innovative commercial cooling acquisition takes into account the trend products and their knowhow, along systems. The company was for heating and cooling technologies to with the large international distribution founded in Porvoo in 1953 and merge. Moreover, it opens up additional network of the Viessmann Group, open in the last 60 years has played a market potential in countries where up new perspectives for maximizing leading part in shaping refrigeration 28 local climate conditions mean that a potential in the promising future market engineering in the food retail heating system is of low importance. for cooling technology. industry. In the course of the last ten years, more than 200,000 The acquisition of the Finnish Norpe The customers will be the main meters of refrigeration and freezing Group, market leader for refrigeration beneficiaries when know-how from cabinets with central cooling units units in Scandinavia, signifies another both companies is pooled. In future, and 100,000 plug-in models were important step on the way to becoming a single source will provide heating, produced in the Norpe plant, 50 a full-service provider for refrigeration cooling and air-conditioning systems kilometers northeast of Helsinki. technology, too. with individually adapted energy Last year, the company achieved management services. a turnover of more than 130 efficiency in refrigeration technology million euros, 80 percent of which Just as with heating technology, came from abroad. The company Viessmann is once again pursuing employs 450 staff in Finland, Sweden, Norway, Germany, Poland, and Estonia as well as at sites in Lithuania and Russia.
Innovative commercial refrigeration systems for the food retail industry are a specialty of the Norpe Group. coMpany
Prof. Dr. Martin Viessmann (right) and Kazuhiro Tsuga, President of the Panasonic Corporation (left), presented their joint project for a fuel cell heater in the Japanese Embassy in Berlin. Ambassador Takeshi Nakane is in the center of the picture.
Major contribution to the success of the sustainable energy era Viessmann and Panasonic introduce PEM fuel cell for single- and two-family homes
iessmann and Panasonic while the unit with the gas peak load micro CHP systems not only protect 29 Vpresented in Berlin an innovative, boiler and the hydraulic connection was environment and climate but also high-efficiency combined heat and developed by Viessmann. Viessmann improve energy efficiency, making a power generation system (CHP) that was also responsible for the integration significant contribution to the success uses fuel cell technology. Prof. Dr. of the complete system. of the sustainable energy era. Martin Viessmann, Kazuhiro Tsuga, President of Panasonic Corporation, High overall efficiency and the Japanese Ambassador, Takeshi with low co2 emissions Nakane, took part in the event at the Highly efficient system solutions for Japanese Embassy. combined heat and power generation are becoming more important in view The fuel cell heating system presented of the increasing decentralization of on this occasion is the first for single- the energy supply. Combined with and two-family homes in Europe to intelligent electricity distribution (smart use PEM technology. The system for grids), they can contribute significantly simultaneous generation of heat and towards relieving the power grids. electricity will be sold in Germany by Micro CHP systems can gain access Viessmann, starting in April 2014. to the whole domain of single- and two-family homes only on the basis first peM fuel cell for single- and of fuel cell technology. When CO2 two-family homes in europe emissions from the PEM fuel cell Aiming at an integrated system adapted heating system are compared with for European markets, Panasonic those from separately-generated heat and Viessmann have set up a joint and electricity, the measurements development agreement. Panasonic are about 50 percent lower. Overall was responsible for developing the fuel efficiency is more than twice as high The CHP system with fuel cell technology developed by Viessmann and Panasonic: On the cell unit (polymer electrolyte membrane as in conventional power generation. right is the DHW cylinder with peak load boiler or PEM). This is a Japanese product, This shows how the fuel-cell-based and on the left the fuel cell unit. inauguration of second biogas plant in allendorf Research facility for innovative "power-to-gas" technology
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he second biogas plant at efficiency", said the entrepreneur. "It High degree of flexibility with regard TViessmann's company's is also a contribution to the improved to raw materials headquarters in Allendorf (Eder) was use of renewable energy and to Unlike the first biogas plant that started inaugurated in a ceremony attended by the success of the sustainable energy up three years ago, the new plant is Hesse's Environment Minister, Lucia era." a wet fermentation plant from the Puttrich, Vice President of the Farmers' Viessmann subsidiary Schmack. It is Association in Hesse, Heinrich Heidel The Minister for Environment, Energy, based on a fermentation concept that (Member of the State Parliament), and Agriculture and Consumer Protection permits a high degree of flexibility with numerous other guests from political in Hesse, Lucia Puttrich, emphasized in regard to raw materials. and industrial circles. her speech the significance of biogas as a fuel source: "I am pleased to say that For instance, there is a plan to reduce Major contribution to the success of the construction of large biogas plants the proportion of corn as a substrate the sustainable energy era that feed into the natural gas grid has in favor of grass, whole plant silage In his welcome address, Prof. Dr. Martin gained impetus in the last few years. and cow manure. The Frankenberg Viessmann reminded guests that the By feeding the biomethane into the Machinery Ring, a long-standing company's flagship project for improved public gas grid, it is possible to use it cooperative partner, supplies around efficiency, carried out at company to create electricity and heat wherever 15,000 tonnes of substrate annually. headquarters, had already proved there is a gas connection. This opens that the ambitious energy and climate up great potential for the success of raw biogas is upgraded to natural policy targets laid down by the federal the sustainable energy era", said the gas quality German government for 2050 are Minister. "We will therefore bring in The raw biogas generated from the achievable even today. "The new biogas further measures to support the use substrate is upgraded to natural gas plant not only is a further milestone in of the premium product biomethane in quality so that the public natural gas grid our sustainability project for improved energy production in Hesse." can be used for storage and transport coMpany
5The second biogas plant at the Viessmann company headquarters in Allendorf (Eder) was inaugurated in August.
The start button for operations at the new biogas plant was pressed by (from left): Heinrich Heidel (Member of State Assembly and Vice President of the Farmers' Association in Hesse), Allendorf's Mayor Claus Junghenn, Prof. Dr. Martin Viessmann, Annette Viessmann, Minister Lucia Puttrich, Horst Seide (President of the German Biogas Association). 31
to the consumers. This illustrates one possibility for generating and using biogas in an economic manner even when there is not a sufficiently large heat sink in the immediate vicinity. electricity for 1,650 households and heating for 370 households The new plant was erected with an stage into synthetic methane, before hydrogen, which will be methanized in investment volume of 7 million euros it is fed into the natural gas grid. This a new kind of micro-biological process. and it generates 1.5 million cubic is an important step towards solving The utilities company E.ON Mitte has meters of biogas per year. That is the problem of storing renewable already built a feeder station to interface enough to supply 1,650 households energy. with the natural gas grid. with electricity and 370 households with heating. Alongside its function a physical process with a very low in supplying energy, the plant is also energy demand utilized as a research and development The plant uses the physical process of facility with the aim of advancing the pressure swing adsorption in its latest "power to gas" concept and testing stage of development to treat the gas. it out in an industrial setting. Surplus This process works with particularly electricity from the volatile wind low pressures and therefore has an and solar generation processes is extraordinarily low energy demand. transformed through electrolysis into Furthermore, there is a plan to build hydrogen, and then in the second an electrolyzer for the production of sustainable new building with innovative heating technology Schnepf Planning Group for Energy Technology are focusing on efficiency and renewable energy in their new administration building
32 laus Schnepf, owner of the new company headquarters has been of which the Schnepf group alone will KSchnepf Planning Group for Energy built in the Wolfsberg hill industrial use around 1,500 square meters. The Technology, believes in recognizing the park. Schnepf has a reputation as a remaining office area of about 1,000 challenges of scarce resources and pioneer for environmental and climate square meters will at first be rented out climate protection, taking them on, protection issues. His flagship project in smaller lots. and seeking solutions that lead to the even aroused a lot of interest in use of renewable energy. The business Berlin, with the result that Federal "We will, of course, again use entrepreneur from Nagold also has the Environment Minister Peter Altmaier completely new systems solutions for following to say: "I would just like to found his way to the Black Forest region the building", said the two Executive make my own modest contribution to the to honor Schnepf's achievements in Partners, Alexander Schädel and success of the sustainable energy era." the development and implementation Alexander Schillsott. of renewable energy. This business entrepreneur has set Heat pump system with ice storage up one milestone just in time for his Altmaier's cabinet colleague, Hans- cylinder 65th birthday: The inauguration of the Joachim Fuchtel, State Secretary in The whole building is heated and cooled new administration building, which the Ministry for Labor and Federal with an underground solar ice storage is equipped with innovative heating Parliamentary Representative in the system of around 400 m³ capacity, technology from Viessmann. An ice Calw/Freudenstadt constituency, added using high-efficiency heat pumps from storage system supplies all the energy that the Schnepf group was helping to Viessmann. It is important in such a that a heat pump uses to heat and turn Nagold into an important center modern office building to cover heating cool the new two-story building in the for energy technology. Klaus Schnepf as well as a corresponding cooling course of one year. explained to his guests the details demand. of the new administration building's environment Minister present at technology. This can be achieved efficiently and inauguration ceremony economically with an ice storage More than 140 guests from business new directions in building services system. During the heating period, and political circles attended the The new company building has a total heating energy is taken from the water inauguration ceremony in Nagold. The surface area of 2,500 square meters, in the cylinder. At the end of the winter, practical applications
Flagship project: The new administration building of the Nagold Planning Group Schnepf uses renewable energy for all heating and cooling purposes, thus making a positive contribution to the sustainable energy era. the water is frozen and is available for electrical technology, fire protection of master tradesman. He followed cooling purposes until the end of the and building simulation. Schnepf's that by studying supply engineering summer. The modern office building is customers can be found in many at a technical university. When, in the equipped with an ice storage cylinder different industrial sectors, for course of the inauguration ceremony, and the solar air absorber which goes example, the pharmaceutical industry, he was invited by Environment Minister with it as the heat source for the Vitocal in medium-sized businesses or in local Altmaier to join a panel of experts in 350-G Pro heat pump from Viessmann. government. This planning company is Berlin, it was for Schnepf "the ultimate Alongside this equipment, a Viessmann offered commissions by districts and accolade." Yet Klaus Schnepf has also photovoltaic system and a concrete cities throughout Germany relating to developed new ideas for this occasion, core activation system by Uponorm are the construction or modernization of too: The Nagold-based planning experts used for heating and cooling purposes. hospitals. would like to supply all German 33 A sophisticated control system embassies throughout the world with ensures optimal usage and good room resource protection contributes to renewable energy and thus market the conditions. the sustainable energy era sustainable energy era as a significant The new administration building export. planning efficient buildings for a represents the Schnepf Group's wide variety of industries own flagship project for sustainable The rapid expansion of the business, construction. This is a matter of particularly with the increase in orders course for the engineer, who wants to from abroad, had made the new challenge local government on matters building a matter of urgency, said of resource and climate protection in Klaus Schnepf, Managing Director of the Schnepf Planning Group (left), and Prof. Dr. Martin Schnepf. The administration building the same way as he does his peers: Viessmann in front of the heat pump system in the opened in 1981 is unable to keep Everyone is required to make a energy center of the new company building. pace with today's requirements. The contribution to the sustainable energy number of employees will rise to era. 50 and the building offers space for further expansion. 75 to 80 percent of He has surrounded himself with a the turnover is made by the company committed team of young, competent within Europe, and the remaining 20 to and enthusiastic engineers. He picked 25 percent in Asian countries such as out two experts from within the team to China, Malaysia or Vietnam. be his successors. Alexander Schädel and Alexander Schillsott have worked The broader range of services as well together for four years as Executive as the growing internationalization of Partners in close cooperation with the the business made the new building company owner, who is proud of having necessary. Along with the services pursued his own career goals. After already offered, the company will leaving school and completing a trade also offer planning in the sectors of apprenticeship, he achieved the status world cups 2013/2014 Fans don't have to wait until the Olympics to enjoy action-packed competitions
inter sports fans around the agenda in the World Cup competitions. luge: early start of season Wworld have already circled the The athletes competing in the biathlon, The Viessmann Luge World Cup period from February 7 to 23, 2014 in red ski jumping, Nordic combined, cross- started as early as November 16 and on their calendars. The Olympic Games country skiing, and luge disciplines will 17 in Lillehammer (Norway). After in Sochi, Russia, are the highlight of this all be hoping that their performances that, Olympic Champions Tatjana season. However, even before then a will qualify them for the undisputed Hüfner and Felix Loch, the current number of exciting decisions are on the highlight of the season by the Black Sea. double-seater World Champions 35
Tobias Wendl/Tobias Arlt, and the up- Viessmann Ski Jumping World Cups nordic combined: three world cups and-coming Aileen Frisch from the for men and 10 for women. The circuit in germany Viessmann Team will be competing in officially started on November 23 in The Nordic combined competitors, eight World Cups before the Olympics Klingenthal, the trial run for the Olympics including the Viessmann athletes begin. for Richard Freitag, Karl Geiger, Eric Frenzel, Johannes Rydzek, Andreas Wank, and Andreas Wellinger Björn Kircheisen, Manuel Faißt, and Bobsleigh: Viessmann is the main from the Viessmann Team will take Tobias Haug, started one week later and title sponsor place in Willingen on February 1 and (November 30 to December 1, 2013) The Bobsleigh World Cup will comprise 2, 2014. in Kuusamo (Finland) and are putting seven competition dates presented on two appearances in Germany: in by Viessmann as the main and title presenting sponsor Schonach (December 21-22, 2013) and sponsor in this season. The young in the biathlon in Oberstdorf (January 25-26, 2014). German team is already showing Viessmann will be appearing as great promise of winning. German the presenting sponsor at the nine cross-country world cup: national coach and Viessmann brand events of the Biathlon World Cup. tour de ski is one of the highlights ambassador Christoph Langen quickly Highlights for the athletes from the In addition to the Olympics, the led the team to the upper echelons Viessmann Team, comprising among Viessmann Tour de Ski is one of the of global competition following the others Andrea Henkel, emerging talent highlights of the season on the cross- withdrawal of pilot extraordinaire Laura Dahlmeier, and Arnd Peiffer, country skiing calendar. In keeping André Lange and the resulting change are above all be the competitions with tradition, the tour started at in generation in 2010. hosted at the two German locations: the end of the year in Oberhof, Oberhof (January 3 to 5, 2014) and Germany, (December 28-29, 2013). ski jumping: olympic trial Ruhpolding (January 8 to 12, 2014). On For Axel Teichmann, Tobias Angerer, run in willingen November 24, the Biathlon World Cup Hannes Dotzler, Lennart Metz, and The schedule for the coming season began with the mixed relay in Hanna Kolb from the Viessmann Team it encompasses no less than 22 Östersund, Sweden. is a home game in this Olympic winter. emerging talents on their way to the upper echelons of global competition The fruits of Viessmann's support for young athletes
upporting youth work in sports from the Viessmann junior team have Biathlon Sand promoting up-and-coming made the leap to the upper echelons In biathlon, two young hopefuls bursting young athletes is a key part of of global competition and enjoy the with talent are in the starting blocks with Viessmann's sport sponsoring. support of Viessmann as an individual 19-year-old Franziska Preuß and 20-year-old Since 2007, the C squad of the German sponsor. Success stories include the Laura Dahlmeier. Both of them have already Ski Association (DSV) has been World Champion and overall winner chalked up the title of Junior World Champion. sponsored as the Viessmann junior of the World Cup in Nordic combined, Experts are confident they will enjoy an equally team. With this initiative, the company Eric Frenzel, and ski jumping star successful career as Andrea Henkel, one of the is thus supporting all emerging Richard Freitag. In this season, young most successful female German biathletes talents in the disciplines of skiing, talented athletes from the junior team with no less than two Olympic gold medals 36 biathlon, ski jumping, cross-country, again have the opportunity to establish and a total of eight World Championship titles. Nordic combined, ski freestyle, and themselves among the seniors in all ski The "grande dame" of the German biathlon ski cross. Time and again athletes disciplines. will be ending her active career after the Olympic Winter Games 2014 in Sochi, Russia.
cross-country and ski jumping In cross-country, the up-and-coming Hannes Dotzler is poised as the potential successor for Axel Teichmann and Tobias Angerer. Among the ski jumpers three young athletes are also making everyone sit up and take notice. With 18-year-old Andreas Wellinger, the German national coach Werner Schuster has an exceptionally talented young contender up his sleeve who won the summer Grand Prix in 2013. Andreas Wank (25), Richard Freitag (22), and Karl Geiger (20) also have their best years as ski jumpers ahead of them.
nordic combined Showing great promise, Manuel Faißt is the name of Germany's emerging talent in Nordic combined. The three-times Junior World Champion was picked from the junior team for individual sponsoring by Viessmann and is ready to give the established 20-year-old Laura Dahlmeier is one of the biggest emerging talents in the German athletes Eric Frenzel and Björn Kircheisen a run biathlon team. for their money. sport
The German ski jumpers from the Viessmann Team are looking forward to the Olympic season. ski jumping: german women and men heading for new heights? Having tasted success in the summer Grand Prix, they are hungry for more
his year's summer Ski Jumping sights set on the olympics we have to work on, and winter is TGrand Prix was dominated by With the successes of the summer no longer far away. Ahead of us lies the German starters. After victories in Grand Prix under their belt, the German an Olympic season and we want to Wisla (Poland), Courchevel (France), and ski jumpers are not only concentrating present ourselves in top shape." Klingenthal (Germany), the exceptionally on the World Cup season, but also talented 18-year-old Andreas Wellinger have their sights firmly set on the The women's ski jumping team from the Viessmann junior team was Olympic Winter Games, which will representing Germany has been crowned the overall winner. With a take place from February 7 to 23, 2014 sponsored by Viessmann for two win for Richard Freitag in Hinterzarten, in Sochi, Russia. "That is our focus," years now. In Sochi, the female ski Germany, another ski jumper from the said Andreas Wellinger. Andreas Wank jumpers will be celebrating their Viessmann team came out victorious. added: "There are still a few things Olympic debut. 37
Viessmann improves heating at the kienbaum federal training center 100,000 euros of energy savings per year
hanks to the establishment of the as two gas-fired Vitoplex 200s (1,100 than offset by the 128,000 euros of TKienbaum Federal Training Center, and 1,950 kW). The centerpiece of the electricity savings. The effective savings Germany has a unique training facility at second boiler house is a Vitobloc 200 thus amount to 100,000 euros. its disposal. Here, world-class athletes (20 kWel, 39 kWth). Two Vitoplex 200s from a wide range of disciplines – e. g. have additionally been installed (700 track and field, gymnastics, canoeing, and 560 kW). The generated electricity judo, archery, triathlon, disabled sports, is directly used to power the sports speed skating, and basketball – prepare facility, which means that the new themselves for the highlights of their system has made the Federal Training competitive season. Center more independent from external electricity suppliers. efficient combined heat and power generation Benefits for the environment and The new energy center was the operator commissioned in summer 2013. In It is not only the environment but the first boiler house, a Vitobloc 200 also the operator that benefit from CHP unit with an output of 140 kW the new energy center: 28,000 euros el The new heating system in the Kienbaum Federal and 207 kWth is in operation as well in additional outlay for gas are more Training Center. NEW Fan scarf DSV hat Rope DSV hat Crochet 2
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ven among spectators the DsV racing hat victory, your scarf will bring you a little EViessmann 'Vitorange' color This warm and breathable headgear closer to your idol and the occasional has been a familiar sight at winter is made from high quality functional tears of joy will be no problem thanks sports events for many years. That's polyester and is worn by our cross to the easy-to-clean material. because true fans like to identify them - country stars during competitions. selves with their idols. Show your The textured inner lining gives you Biathlon shirt colors with the accessories for sports a pleasantly cozy feeling, fitting Pledge your allegiance to your favorite fans from the Selection winter catalog comfortably on any head. Ideal for sporting event. Emblazoned with the 2013/2014. jogging, hiking in the snow or cross- start number patch stitched on the country skiing. left arm and simultaneously featuring DsV hats the Viessmann patch and the biathlon Our successful athletes and coaches fan scarf print on the chest, this shirt is both from the Viessmann Team wear knitted A colorful fan scarf with a photo of sporty and fashionable. Made from Adidas hats featuring the DSV logo and your favorite athlete is your essential soft, 100 % combed cotton piqué, the sponsor logos. Made from a blend of companion for the winter sport season. high quality material guarantees total pure new wool and acrylic fibers, the Not only will it keep you comfortably comfort. You'll also love the fine details: hat fits perfectly on every head. An extra warm, you can also show the world for example, the handy snap-fastener fleece inlay around the hat additionally who your favorite athlete is – there's on the top collar to keep out the cold protects your ears and forehead from no overlooking your dedication with and the fashionable side slits off-set in the cold. the bright orange color. And as you're orange at the bottom, allowing the shirt cheering your favorite athlete on to to be worn casually untucked. ViessMann selection selection Measuring just 5.8 x 4.1 x 2 cm, the Hero 3 can easily be attached to bikes, helmets or model airplanes. Biathlon backpack gifts from the Viessmann selection The original biathlon backpack looks a Are you on the lookout for stylish, high little like rifle bag and is exclusive to the quality gifts for your family and friends? Viessmann Selection. The large volume How about timeless elegance from gives you plenty of space for everything Bogner or a mini HD camera to capture that a fan needs to bring along. The sun those exciting action moments? doesn't shine at every World Cup and NEW a rain cover is included in the bottom Bogner functional shirts for men compartment just in case. And thanks and women Helmet camera to the padded back support, you'll be Kitted out in functional shirts from pain-free even after hours of standing Bogner, you'll always look great both in the stadium. Outside the biathlon on or off the slopes. Not to mention all of those thrilling moments and can arena the backpack is also the perfect Bogner's unique quality, the outstanding share them with others. The images companion. A tennis racket easily fits wearing comfort and pleasant body are crystal clear and the audio quality inside and two zip fasteners make temperature thanks to soft and elastic is excellent. Thanks to the built-in stowing things away even easier. Interlock Meryl fibers. The reflective WiFi function, you can also operate it side stripes and lettering provide wirelessly or via an app. The camera additional safety and style. Elastic cuffs comes equipped with a waterproof
Exclusive to the Viessmann Selection: the original and hems ensure you'll always look in case for depths of up to 60 meters, a biathlon backpack and biathlon fan shirt shape and guarantee a perfect fit. lithium ion rechargeable battery, a USB cable, and a set of clips and straps. Biathlon Biathlon gopro HD camera Hero 3 silver shirt backpack edition 39 The HD camera technology from the American manufacturer GoPro is always the first choice among extreme sports athletes, adventurers, and expedition travelers. The Hero 3 is the top of the line. Whether you're on a spectacular ski run or an exciting mountain bike Whether you're on or off the slopes, you'll always look the part in these functional shirts from tour, with this camera you'll capture Bogner.
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a strong state of Hesse – with strong companies by Minister-President Volker Bouffier
Personal details t the national and state elections Dr. Viessmann has been involved Aon 22 September, some 3.2 million in all major decisions concerning citizens of the state of Hesse seized economic policy in North and Middle Volker Bouffier has been their chance to vote and to shape the Hesse in recent years. In particular, his Minister-President of the future of our state. It was a great day longstanding commitment as President German state of Hesse since for our democracy. of the Kassel-Marburg Chamber of 2010. He is Chairman of the Commerce and Industry comes to Christian Democratic Union Hesse is a state of opportunities. mind, or his collaboration in the Hesse (CDU) party in Hesse and Today, there are more people in regular sustainability strategy. Together, we Deputy Chairman of the CDU employment than ever before. For the have demonstrated that ecology and federal party. Originally a lawyer third year running, our growth rates are economy are not mutually exclusive – 40 and notary from Gießen, he was above the German national average. they go hand in hand. State Secretary in the Ministry Indeed, North Hesse is one of the for Justice in Hesse from 1987 most dynamic regions in Germany. I would also like to recollect Dr. to 1991 and Minister of the Hesse must remain stable. That is what Viessmann's considerable dedication Interior and Sport in Hesse from the citizens want. That is what the to international research and exchange 1999 to 2010. economy needs. I would therefore programs, including programs with our like to reach out to all groups in our US-American partner region Wisconsin. key word: the Hesse society: Let's work together to shape sustainability strategy our future! As an entrepreneur and patron of The state government the economy and the arts, Dr. Martin introduced the Hesse Hesse can only stay strong if our Viessmann has left his mark in many sustainability strategy in 2008. companies are strong – just like ways over the past years. For this From the very beginning, it Viessmann in Allendorf. Hesse is our reason, the Government of the state of has been a priority to establish home, but we feel at home all over the Hesse has decided to award Dr. Martin a broadly based dialog with world. This is good for the people who Viessmann with the honorary title of citizens and companies – work here. This is good for Hesse as a "Professor". including the Viessmann Group. business location. The sustainability strategy Professor and profit, those two words focuses in particular on the The rise of Viessmann is one of go together. Hesse shall profit from energy supply of the future. Germany's success stories. The third this professorship in the most positive A multitude of activities, such generation to head the company, way – in the economy, in the sciences as "Sustainability Day", aim Dr. Martin Viessmann has extended and in the communities. This is my to boost awareness of the the company's history, adding a personal wish. I hope this title will be importance of energy-efficient multitude of new chapters – many an incentive for Prof. Dr. Viessmann to consumer behavior as well of them on an international level. I continue his services to our state and as climate and environmental would like to belatedly offer him my its people for many years to come. protection among communities, warmest congratulations on his 60th Professor Viessmann, I wish you all the companies, and citizens. birthday. very best!