Aktuell – the VIESSMANN MAGAZINE – 2 | 2019
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THE VIESSMANN MAGAZINE 2 | 2019 2 CONTENTS 04 Opportunities of the building 08 Reducing carbon emissions now 10 Developed for the digital future transition EDITORIAL generation with integrated 19 Viessmann Turkey celebrates 25 02 What’s stopping us from achieving connectivity years our climate goals? PRACTICE 19 20 years of Light + Building: OPPORTUNITIES OF THE 12 Westerwald Brewery comes to Viessmann still there in anniversary BUILDING TRANSITION Viessmann forits energy supply year 04 Climate protection is a question of will – the building transition 14 The art of well-cooled Franconian SPORT presents huge opportunities brewing with Viessmann cold 20 Winter sports season 2019/2020 rooms 06 Climate protection made easy – COMPANY 1 an infographic gives an overview COMPANY 24 Big little builders – how to turn 16 Foundation for coming generations Viessmann Cardboard Boxes into 08 INTEGRATED SOLUTION laid: future Viessmann Family playhouses OFFERING (1) Holding creates the framework for Reduce carbon emissions now – the long-term development of the 24 50 years of “aktuell” Magazine – with fuel cell heating devices family business where to go from here? 10 INTEGRATED SOLUTION 18 New production site for wall- OFFERING (2) mounted gas boilers near Shanghai Developed for the digital future – inaugurated new wall-mounted gas boiler Publishing details Layout Alexander Tinter 50th year of publication Lithography and printing Editor Druckerei Bernecker GmbH Prof. Dr. Martin Viessmann Editorial office Editorial office Viessmann Werke GmbH & Co. KG Byung-Hun Park, Jörg Schmidt, Michael Corporate Communications Wagner, Alexander Tinter, Wolfgang Rogatty, 35107 Allendorf (Eder) Carsten Lucassen, Lisa Dörr Phone: (+49) 064 52 – 702 493 Fax: (+49) 064 52 – 705 493 Photos Email: [email protected] dpa picture-aliance, Steffen Olsen; Frank Feisel; Internet: www.viessmann.de Viessmann christmas video Jensen media; Rolf Kosecki; watch: Roeder-Moldenhauer; Michael Wittig viessmann.de/xmas-video EDITORIAL 2 What’s stopping us from achieving our climate goals? eaching climate goals is simply a question of respon - building renovation solutions with a low carbon footprint. Rsibility: How much do we want to do today for the These include fuel cells, heat pumps and efficient heating generations of tomorrow? How do we create and maintain systems that use modern condensing technology and have living spaces for our children and grandchildren? the highest degrees of efficiency. Replacing obsolete oil and gas heating systems is a good Climate protection is not a questio n of technological start with an immediate impact. It’s a first step that has a possibilities direct, positive effect – on the climate and your own energy Climate protection is not a question of technological possibil- costs. ities, but of sheer will. What’s holding us back? Let’s tackle the tasks ahead of us together. Let’s take joint responsibility The right balance between renewable energies and for future generations . We have a lot of work to do! And we maximum efficiency have to start right now. But we have so much more to do. If we want to act now, we have to have the right combination and balance of renewable In this edition of the Viessmann magazine “aktuell,” we are tak- energy sources and highly efficient fossil fuels – and this ing a close look at the opportunities arising from the building has to be feasible for everyone. The categorical rejection of transition in view of the current political debate on the climate individual fuel sources is simply wrong. protection package, because one thing is clear: there can be Unlike other sectors, we already have large-scale, innovative no successful energy transition without a building transition. EDITORIAL “One ton less of carbon per year thanks to each new wall-mounted gas boiler” 3 Main focus of this magazine: the opportunities of the Viessmann’s product portfolio doesn’t just include heating building transition systems for apartments, houses and entire neighborhoods, On the following two pages, we will describe the concrete however; it also includes efficient solutions for a variety of opportunities that the building sector offers on the way to a industries, like brewing. We use two examples to show carbon-neutral world. how energy and costs can be saved in both heat supply and cooling to protect the climate. We will also show you which sectors in Germany use how much energy, what the inventory of heating systems is like Sustainability with the new Viessmann Family Holding and what potential cost- and carbon-saving measures are out To ensure that we can continue to make a contribution to there, all in the form of a infographic. climate protection with new technologies in the future, we have laid the groundwork in the company for future gener- Perfect systems from our Integrated Solution Offering ations. The future Viessmann Family Holding creates the With our Integrated Solution Offering, we already have sys- framework for the long-term development of our family tems to perfectly fit all the scenarios presented above. Taking business. We present the Family Holding concept on pages the fuel cell heating system Vitovalor as an example, it is clear 16 and 17. not only that electricity and heat can be generated at the same time, but that this technology also significantly reduces carbon emissions. Sincerely, On pages 8 to 11, our partners also have their say. They report Max Viessman on the family of wall-mounted gas boilers launched in the spring – each device reduces a househsold’ carbon emissions by one ton per year. Thanks to their integrated connectivity, these devices are designed for the digital future. Climate protection is a question of will The building transition presents huge opportunities 4 4 photo symbolizes climate change: In northwest Making buildings fit for the future AGreenland, dogs pull their sleds through meltwater. We must hand over our buildings to the next generation in There has never been so little ice in the Arctic since records a sustainable manner. They must offer people optimum began. So it is high time to act, especially in the building room comfort and air quality, for well-being at home and sector. at work – we spend 90 percent of our time “inside.” On the way to a climate-neutral building stock in 2050 by Starting a building transition now decreasing emissions. This increases the value of real The most important lever for a successful energy and thermal estate – and thus the value of the largest investment most energy transition is the modernization of outdated heating of us make in life. This is how we preserve our cultural systems – in other words, a building transition. There are 21 heritage, create attractive living spaces and create lasting million heating systems installed in Germany – two-thirds of value. which are obsolete. Modernization to the state of the art could reduce final energy consumption in Germany by 13 to Accelerating digitalization 15 percent. A modern gas or oil condensing heating system Digitalization is transforming buildings into an interactively reduces heating costs and saves up to three tons of CO integrated component of electricity and heating networks – 2 every year. A relatively small investment with a big impact. and thus into part of the central nervous system of a climate- However, the replacement rate is stagnating at 3 percent neutral economy. Digital building technologies and artificial despite the existing subsidy programs. Combinations of intelligence make it possible to precisely adapt the indoor fossil and renewable heat generation – such as solar heating climate and use of resources to individual needs or to detect or with electricity generated by the PV system itself – further and remedy defects in industrial solutions at an early stage. improve the balance. This means that everyone can already Sensor technology and assistance systems are already significantly reduce their carbon footprint. A material frame- popular; today, three times as many sensors are installed in work for a newly launched “modernization of heating our homes as five years ago. More than 80 percent of users systems” subsidy program must be communicated as of smart home systems say that they make everyday life quickly as possible and applied retroactively – otherwise easier. A reliable framework for efficiency of buildings, there is a risk that investments will be postponed rather than intelligent networks and data security should accelerate stimulated. digitalization. OPPORTUNITIES OF THE BUILDING TRANSITION Sled dogs on the Ingle- field Fjord in northwest Greenland wade through the water. (Source: Steffen Olden) 5 5 Taking advantage of CO -free fuels innovative and are already offering digitally networked 2 To make buildings climate-neutral by 2050, we must replace heating and room air-conditioning technology for a wide fossil fuels with renewable ones. This is possible with range of fuel sources. However, the need for investment electricity from wind and solar energy, which drives heat remains high. Decisions in research and development need pumps, for example. Another option is to use gaseous and a reliable political framework for the energy transition. Then liquid fuels based on renewable energies, such as hydrogen value creation for forward-looking technologies – such as from power-to-gas plants, green gas and e-fuels. high-efficiency heat pumps, stationary batteries or data- based smart home services – can also be created in Germany Studies predict competitive prices for synthetically produced in the long term. With highly qualified jobs at manufacturers, hydrogen and methane that are comparable to the current trade practitioners and suppliers. price of natural gas. CO -free fuels help to optimize the 2 energy policy triangle of sustainability/supply security/ Step in the right direction competitiveness – and thus strengthen Germany as a busi- With the climate protection package, politicians have initially ness location. The use of a broad technology mix, including sent out a positive signal.