Danfoss announces the winners of the EnVisioneer of the Year 2024 competition

Danfoss has announced the winners of the 2024 Visionary of the Year Award. ThermalWorks, Cloward H2O and Jetson by Modine took top honors in the annual competition, which recognizes companies that use Danfoss products or solutions to achieve significant energy or environmental savings.

ThermalWorks, a manufacturer of modular cooling systems based in Bloomingburg, New York, was the winner in the System Integrator category. The company used a Danfoss Turbocor TGS 230 compressor, along with Danfoss valves, economizers, actuators, sight glasses and filter driers, to create the mission-critical C250 cooling unit, an advanced rooftop air conditioner optimized for data center applications. Instead of using a traditional direct expansion evaporator, the unit uses a fluid-pumped flooded evaporator to simplify refrigerant distribution piping requirements and provide free cooling (the compressor stops) at lower ambient temperatures without requiring outside air for winter cooling. . This results in a 10 to 20 percent reduction in energy consumption compared to traditional designs.

Cloward H2O, a water engineering company based in Lyndon, Utah, was the winner in the Consultant category. The company designed a state-of-the-art river recirculation system for the Montgomery Whitewater Center using Danfoss VACON 800 HP medium voltage drives to manage water recirculation, minimize water use and improve energy efficiency, aligning with the project’s sustainability goals. helping to reduce the environmental impact compared to traditional water treatment plants.

Jetson by Modine, a heating and cooling system manufacturer based in Longview, Texas, was the winner in the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) category. The company used Danfoss DSH scroll compressors to create a modular water-cooled heat recovery chiller (FWCD) that can simultaneously generate chilled and hot water. The FWCD chiller array has an IPLV of 0.527 kW/ton in cooling mode and a COP of 2.57 in heat recovery mode, as well as a heat rejection capacity of over 2,200 MBH. Each chiller is estimated to save $40,000 per year in natural gas costs and reduce annual carbon dioxide emissions by 26 metric tons.

Launched in 2010, the annual EnVisioneer of the Year competition recognizes North American original equipment manufacturers, system integrators, consultants, contractors and end users who have introduced a new product, opened a new facility or invested in a building or system upgrade within the last 18 years. months of using Danfoss products or solutions to achieve significant energy and environmental savings.

“We are thrilled to recognize our Innovators of the Year for their innovation and commitment to reducing energy consumption and carbon emissions,” said Rick Sporrer, president of Danfoss North America. “As the drive towards decarbonization continues, Danfoss is pleased to work with our customers to develop and implement solutions to build a more sustainable future.”