Eurotech Heating

nomdeboardie

I came across the following ‘article’ (unfortunately, from the Sindo ):
http://www.independent.ie/business/irish/innovative-new-heating-system-may-yet-save-us-all-millions-29950123.html

(see also https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xX8GVhJQ9Bg )

First, I want to say that think great if someone from Ireland has done solid development on this type of tech.

Second, a disclaimer: I can remember little physics and have just hazily familiarised myself with the Wikipedia “heat pump” page.

But the following thoughts come to my mind on readng the article:
-- Is it a thinly-veiled infomercial?
-- Does it make it sound like he invented the concept of the air-source heat pump?

Any engineering/physics-proficient folks here have an opinion on these questions or the significance, or otherwise, of this company’s product?

Just curious…

Ging Ging

Is it an air to water heat pump or am I missing something? Whats all this about mixing with inert gas?

nomdeboardie

Ging Ging wrote: »

Is it an air to water heat pump or am I missing something? Whats all this about mixing with inert gas?

To be honest, I can't tell. Here's their product list http://www.eurotechgroup.ie/products.php - not even sure whether the device discussed in the article(s) is among these(?)

CatFromHue

I read this last week too and thought the case study cost savings they mentioned to be amazing.

Not fully sure how it works though:

"Its origins are fairly everyday: while pumping up a bicycle tyre one day, Gerry Duffy observed that the pump got very hot when too much air was pumped in. Curious about the phenomenon, it led him to develop an amazing heating system using compressed air; the by-product being vast quantities of heat – produced in the most energy efficient manner possible;.

The revolutionary system works on the principal that the outside air – irrespective of how cold it is – contains some degree of heat in the form of solar energy from the sun which is trapped in the moisture.

This heat is extracted and added to an inert gas which is compressed; this in turn creates a higher temperature. The concentrated heat is then passed on to the building in the normal manner for heating purposes."

mawk

That sounds very like the explanation of how a fridge works..

This thing seems to just be a heat pump

nomdeboardie

Yes, I'm assuming it's a heat pump (as I implied in the OP, after looking through http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat_pump)

LeGrandeRecif

Perhaps if you have a look at this link: http://bit.ly/LSFy0M and then check out this link to another Tom Prenderville article from March 2013 an answer may suggest itself to you. And this too: http://www.independent.ie/business/irish/the-punt-duo-put-their-mouths-where-the-money-is-29739333.html

nomdeboardie

LeGrandeRecif wrote: »

Perhaps if you have a look at this link: http://bit.ly/LSFy0M and then check out this link to another Tom Prenderville article from March 2013 an answer may suggest itself to you. And this too: http://www.independent.ie/business/irish/the-punt-duo-put-their-mouths-where-the-money-is-29739333.html

Ha ha, yes this strongly suggests that the answer to my first question is “Yes, it’s an infomercial" (“press release”) :pac: And perhaps the PR guru’s advice to simplify the message has indeed been pushed to suggest he invented more than he did?

(I’m still curious about whether the company has actually contributed to the field or just offers similarly efficient version of products that were already available elsewhere.)

Blech – my brain is pretty discombobulated after looking at those gurus’ website :eek::P

LeGrandeRecif

It's a deeply shoddy article suggesting, as it does, that Gerry invented a technology that's been around for decades after an observation gleaned while "pumping up a bicycle tyre one day". But as the guys at the Forever Method say in their video "You can magnetize the best the world has to offer to you". Not web designers judging by the website who must be able to, er, reverse their own polarity and escape the Forever Method's embrace. As far as I know Eurotech are Irish re-sellers for various international brands. But, hey, perhaps they have something else under wraps.

jarvis_c82

I'm pretty certain that they are linked / suppliers of Ochsner heat pumps.

I remember seeing them at a building expo when I was looking into a heat pump for my own self build.

I'm pretty certain that while pumping a bicycle wheel in his back garden is anywhere close to Germany since Ochsner are a leading brand since the start of the 90's.

Infomercial journalism, and to be honest it appear in the Sindo so what would you expect.