In this modern age, most of us will be recycling something, perhaps glass paper or other materials but we are doing this not to save ourselves money but in order to hopefully create a cleaner atmosphere, one with fewer pollutants such as CO2 and other so called greenhouse gasses. We would all of course like to be saving ourselves money every time we recycled and now we can or at least we can if we recycle heat.
Recycling Heat
Although called heat recovery systems, what they actually are is systems which allow for the recycling of heat which would otherwise be wasted by passing through a ventilation system into the atmosphere. These systems are not stand-alone systems as usually they are systems which augment a current ventilation system in order to save energy and also reduce the amount of pollutants that would otherwise be exhausted into the atmosphere, adding to global warming.
Heat Transfer
A heat recovery system contains a heat transfer unit and so the system will divert heated air as it passes through the ventilation system and direct that wasted heat to the transfer unit where it can be used to heat boilers, cooler air or anything else that would otherwise have to be heated with additional new fuel supplies. It is estimated that on average, as much as 80% of heat we generate will pass through the ventilation system and therefore be wasted. By capturing this wasted heat and reusing it, a heat recovery system can reduce energy costs by as much as 20%. If there is a 20% saving in energy costs then that will also mean a 20% reduction in fossil fuel emissions. A 20% reduction in emissions will almost certainly mean that an industry which uses heat in its production process, will meet any new regulations concerning the amount of emissions of greenhouse gasses they are permitted to exhaust into the atmosphere.
Renewable Energy
Although the cry of the environmentalists is that all industries, and even households for that matter, should convert to using reusable energy such as solar energy for their heating needs. This is advice which would certainly help the atmosphere and the environment but in practice, for many industries it is not a viable financial option. Solar energy and most other renewable energies are still in their infancy and so they are still relatively expensive compared to fossil fuel and although that may one day change, the change will probably not occur for several years yet. Governments however are legislating that greenhouse emissions be reduced earlier than when renewable energy becomes cheap enough to be a realistic alternative.
Compatibility
Although when first introduced, heat recovery systems had only been designed for use with certain existing ventilation systems, today many heat recovery system providers, like Exodraft, perhaps the largest of these, can provide a system which will be compatible to almost any existing ventilation system. Installation of a heat recovery system is far less disruptive than changing a whole ventilation system and its cost can be recouped due to lower energy costs in less than 2 years in most instances.
Worldwide Problem
Global warming is of course a concern for all countries regardless of how advanced their technology is or how rich they may be and so the installing of heat recovery systems is happening all around the globe as can be seen by the fact that Exodraft alone, have provided these systems in over 40 countries. If every industrial complex and every home recycled their heat there could be a reduction of up to 20% in greenhouse emissions and that could be enough to at least pause global warming until renewable energies become cheap enough to be practical.
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