Expert Information Seminar and Technology Tour

Renewable energy with a special focus on solar cooling for Colombia and Peru
20th - 26th of October 2019

Booklet on participating companies and institutions

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FAHRENHEIT GmbH
FAHRENHEIT was founded in 2002 as a spin-off from Siegfriedstr. 19
Fraunhofer Institute for Solare Energy Systems (ISE). 80803 Munich
From the very beginning, research and technological Germany
excellence have been the pillars of our company.
T +49 89 340 762-20
E info@fahrenheit.cool
FAHRENHEIT has quickly evolved to be the market and I fahrenheit.cool/en/
innovation leader for adsorption cooling. The technology,
initially intended as a solution for solar cooling, has since
been established in numerous applications.

FAHRENHEIT chillers do not require electrical power for

cooling. They function on the principle of adsorption.
Adsorption occurs when molecules of a liquid (in our case
water) adhere to the surface of a solid (in our case zeolite
crystals). This causes the liquid to evaporate, generating
cold. Once the solid material is saturated, heating it will
cause it to release the adsorbed liquid, allowing the
process to start anew.

As long as any form of residual heat is available, the

machines of FAHRENHEIT can generate cold much more
efficiently and therefore much more environmentally
friendly than any current technology.

ZAE Bayern
The Bavarian Center for Applied Energy Research e.V. Garching ZAE
(ZAE Bayern) is a non-university research institute with Walther-Meißner-Straße 6
approximately 180 employees which receives institutional 85748 Garching, Munich
funding from the Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs,
T+49 89 329442-0
Regional Development and Energy. The ZAE offers E es@zae-bayern.de
complete innovation packages in the field of efficient and I www.en.zae-bayern.de
sustainable energy systems and are present nationwide
with our three main locations in Erlangen, Garching (near
Munich), and Würzburg.

In its core competence areas of renewable energies,

energy storage and energy efficiency, ZAE Bayern
combines materials research, component development
and system optimization into a seamless value-added
chain in an interdisciplinary research approach. The
researchers at ZAE Bayern work at the interface between
basic research and applied industrial research and deal,
among other things, with nanomaterials, thermal and
electrochemical energy storage, energy-efficient
processes, photovoltaics, energy-optimized buildings and
urban areas as well as smart grids and cross-sectoral
energy systems (electricity and heat/cooling).

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Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt
Institute of new Energy Systems (InES)
The eco-friendly supply of energy as heat, electricity and Esplanade 10
fuel and their efficient use in buildings, industrial and 85049 Ingolstadt
commercial applications and for mobility is associated
with numerous technological issues. Against this T: +49 841 9348-2820
E: Tobias.Schrag@thi.de
background, the Institute of new Energy Systems (InES) I: www.thi.de/en/research/institute-of-new-
engaged with cutting-edge technologies in the field of energy-systems-ines/
renewable energy.

In addition to the practical training for students, applied

research is in in the focus of activities. Research projects
are carried out in the following working areas.
 Industrial Energy Systems
 Energy Systems Technology
 Domestic Energy Systems
 Geo-Energy
 Technology Transfer & International Projects

The majority of research projects are carried out in co-

operation with renewable energy technology companies
as well as further research institutions and international
partner universities. Research activities are mainly
financed by public authorities/institutions like Federal
Ministry of Environment, Federal Ministry of Research
and Technology or German Environment Foundation.

L-DCS Technology GmbH

L-DCS is a German company with headquarters in Kirchenstr. 1
Grasbrunn near Munich. Since the company’s 85630 Grasbrunn
establishment in 2003, it is providing solutions for efficient
air dehumidification and conditioning. L-DCS is helping E: matthias.peltzer@l-dcs.com
I: www.l-dcs.de/en/
the customers to save energy, to create a more favorable
indoor climate and to harvest economical savings. The
privately held company is specialized in providing custom
made solutions adapted to the different local conditions

A Liquid Desiccant Cooling System (L-DCS) is used to

dehumidify air and / or cool air of a building. The core idea
of this technology is the attempt to separate the air
conditioning in their individual process steps
(dehumidification and cooling), and to process them
independently. In this way, the possibility of one or both
sub-steps allow using innovative technologies that use
instead of electricity other sources of power as such as
heat. This offers the possibility of utilizing waste heat,
which usually is released unused into the atmosphere,
e.g. by cogeneration (CHP), district heating, or heat from
various industrial processes (steel production, etc.).

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Solar Cooling at radio station of Bayerischer
Rundfunk
During the renovation of House 2 on the grounds of the BR, München Freimann
Bayerischer Rundfunk in Freimann, special emphasis Haus 2 München
was placed on the use of renewable energies. Floriansmühlstr. 60
80939 München
In order to reduce the conventional air conditioning, the E: guenther.fischer@br.de
building is cooled by cooling ceilings, which are operated
with well water, and a ventilation unit based on "solar
cooling".

"Solar cooling" is based on the principle of evaporative

cooling, whereby the water of an aqueous salt solution
evaporates via a heat exchanger and thus cold is
obtained. The resulting concentrated salt solution is
regenerated by heat from a solar system and the humidity
of the outside air back to an aqueous solution, to be used
again for the system.

Phaesun GmbH
Phaesun follows the vision that off-grid solar systems are Brühlweg 9
a contribution to the individual independence of everyone. 87700 Memmingen

Phaesun focuses from the very start on off-grid T: +49 (0) 8331 990420
E: info@phaesun.com
photovoltaic and wind energy systems, a field in which it I: www.phaesum.com
is an internationally operating expert with extensive
project experience in all sub-sectors. Phaesun is mainly
targeting the following application areas:
 Rural Electrification
 Water Systems
 Industrial Systems

Phaesun operates in business locations in Europe, South

America, Africa and the Middle East. Furthermore, the
company maintains a global network of associated
companies. This international backdrop enables Phaesun
to know and understand the geological-geographical and
cultural conditions that guarantee a projects local
success.
 International company structure
 Knowledge of local climate and energy data
 Excellent communication and processing skills
thanks to our own regional sites

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Airport Munich - Flughafen München GmbH
By 2030 Munich Airport will become one of Germany's Flughafen München GmbH
first CO2-neutral airports. That means: the airport is going Postfach 23 17 55
to reduce the attributable CO2 emission by 60% and 85326 München-Flughafen
compensate the remaining 40%. To achieve that, Munich
T: +49 89 975 41333
Airport plans investments of about 150 million euros E: besucherservice@munich-airport.de
between now and 2030 – even if these expenditures can’t I: www.munich-airport.de
always be funded through savings.

Munich Airport assumes responsibility for climate

protection in many different projects and measures.

Munich Airport uses alternative fuels from renewable

energy sources within its vehicle pool. In addition to fuels
from renewable raw materials such as bioethanol, 23 cars
now also run on biogas. It continuously spends switching
more and more lighting systems to energy-saving LED
technology. With its block heat and power plant, the
airport generates over half of its energy requirements
using environmentally friendly natural gas.

For its commitment to climate protection, Munich Airport

has been awarded several times.

Efficient-Energy GmbH
A compression refrigeration unit makes history. The Hans-Riedl-Str. 5
founder of efficient energy, Holger Sedlak, inspired Oliver 85622 Feldkirchen
Kniffler with his idea of an environmentally friendly
refrigeration unit. Together, they then set out to turn the T: +49 (89) 693369-500
E: info@efficient-energy.de
dream of replacing refrigerants with water into reality. I: www.efficient-energy.de

After founding the company in 2006 it would take 8 years

before the eChiller refrigeration unit could be presented
to the public at the leading trade fair of the refrigeration
and air-conditioning industry in October 2014.

The eChiller models are the only chillers worldwide that

use the natural safety refrigerant water (R718) as the
refrigerant, offer outstanding energy efficiency, and are
manufactured in mass production. The eChillers already
comply with the F-Gas Directive and any refrigerant-
related safety requirements. The eChillers’ cooling
capacities range from 20 to 45 kW depending on model,
and the individual units can be scaled modularly to up to
300 kW. The refrigeration machines are ideally suited to
cooling data centers and server rooms, buildings,
switching cabinets and industrial processes.

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