In the Netherlands the aim is to disconnected buildings from the natural gas grid. One of the alternatives to the gas network is a low temperature heat network. But finding solutions for a lot of challenges is needed.
One of these challenges is to deliver the demand for hot tap water from a low temperature network. In the Netherlands the temperature of warm tap water has to be over 65 degrees Celsius to prevent Legionella bacteria contamination. The heating of the tap water up to 65 degree Celsius should be rapid, offering the residents the comfort of taking a shower, two persons in a household after each other.
Current solutions to provide the hot water in a short time, by keeping it hot or heating it quickly, requires a lot of space or energy. The use of Phase Changing Material takes a lot of space, the energy for quick heating can only be provided by electricity delivered by a special in-house 380 V electricity connection.
The company is a manufacturer and supplier of products for hydronic flow control, heat exchanging units from sources (like boilers) to emitters (like radiators) for domestic heating purposes.
Cooperation might take place in the frame of a technical cooperation agreement, a commercial agreement with technical assistance, but other cooperation agreements like a license agreement could also be discussed later.
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