Electric heat pumps for industry, commerce, and logistics
Electric heat pumps – cooling and heating with one system: using renewable energy, minimising CO₂ emissions.
Electric heat pumps are a professional solution for heating and cooling large buildings such as industrial halls, logistics centres, sports facilities, schools, nurseries, and office buildings. These dual-purpose systems help future-proof your operations by combining powerful performance with environmentally responsible technology.
With the UK’s legally binding climate targets and regulations such as the Building Energy Act (akin to Germany’s GEG), businesses are increasingly required to transition to renewable energy sources. Electric heat pumps are among the most practical and forward-thinking solutions for meeting these demands – helping to reduce CO₂ emissions, comply with legislation, and deliver long-term energy savings.
Ultimately, cost is a key driver. With energy prices on the rise, heat pumps offer a reliable alternative to traditional heating systems. They source around 75% of their heating energy from the environment – typically from ambient air – which is available freely and indefinitely. This significantly lowers both consumption and emissions. Plus, the electricity required to power the pump can be supplied through green energy or on-site generation.
Schwank Products and Solutions
Electric heat pumps for heating and cooling
Air-air heat pumps
Uniform temperature distribution due to single/multi-split systems
Air-to-air heat pumps are a flexible solution to heat industrial halls and buildings cost effectively and efficiently. Air-to-air heat pumps can also work as an air conditioning system. By reversing the thermodynamic process in the heat pump, it can extract heat from the building and thus cool it. Inverter-controlled heat pump systems can be mounted de centrally on the building envelope or on the roof. Connected by means of refrigerant pipes, an indoor unit takes over the distribution of the warm or cold air. Thus, the installation distances remain short, the heat/cold loss is low and the hot/cold air can be introduced in a targeted manner.
Air-water heat pumps
Flexible and economical in new construction and refurbishment
In new construction projects, air-to-water heat pumps are an ideal heating solution due to their good price-performance ratio. Air-to-water heat pumps use free environmental heat to efficiently generate hot or cold water. With an unbeatable advantage: the heat can be taken from the environment anywhere and in infinite quantities. Modern, well-insulated buildings only require low flow temperatures of between 35 and 40 °C to meet their heating needs. Heat pumps operate particularly efficiently in this range. And even for heating renovations of poorly insulated buildings that require higher flow temperatures (up to 55 °C is possible), there are now suitable heat pump-based solutions. With heat pumps, the so-called cascade (modular) connection is possible, so that the heating output can be flexibly adapted to the respective heat demand (outputs from 6 – 400 kW).
VRF-Systems
Flexible heating and cooling of several rooms
VRF (Variable Refrigerant Flow) systems are used to distribute generated heat and cold to different rooms as needed, even simultaneously. VRF systems are so-called direct evaporators, which do not require another heat transport medium for energy transfer. Since the otherwise usual heat transfer via a heat exchanger is associated with heat losses, the resulting heat losses can be saved by using direct evaporators.
The refrigerant therefore flows directly from the outdoor unit to the indoor units. Less energy is lost in the process than in water-bearing systems. This saves energy costs when heating or cooling.
Advantages of Schwank Electric Heat Pumps
The electric heat pump has unparalleled energy efficiency in high performance operation
Advantages of Schwank Electric Heat Pumps:
Schwank heat pumps combine technical excellence with real-world practicality. Designed for industrial and commercial scale, they offer:
- Dual-function climate control: Heating and cooling from one integrated system
- Inverter-controlled compressors: Ensures top energy performance and adaptability
- Modular power output: Ranges from 6–400 kW to suit any building size
- Extended line lengths: Supports installations up to 1,000 metres
- Hot/cold water compatibility: Can integrate with water-based systems for total climate control
- Multiple indoor unit options: Customisable to match your internal layout
Function and efficiency of electric heat pumps
Electric heat pumps – regenerative energy from the environment.
In all heat pump systems, the basic function is the same: the refrigerator principle only in reverse. In contrast to the refrigerator, which extracts heat from the interior, the heat pump obtains the heat from outside, i.e. from the air or the ground, and releases it back into the hall air as heating energy. By reversing this principle, the hall can be cooled.
The amazing thing is that even at temperatures well below freezing, the heat pump can extract heat from its surroundings. The prerequisite is that the temperature of the heat source (air) is higher than the boiling point of the refrigerant. For conventional refrigerants, this is -57 °C to -12 °C. Thus, even cold outside air in winter still has enough thermal energy to heat big buildings economically.
The suitability for warehouses and production buildings depends on factors such as the building envelope, the usage profile, but also the investment volume. With the experience of more than 90 years of hall heating, we will work out a suitable solution together with you.
Let’s Design Your Ideal System
At Schwank, we deliver industrial climate solutions that combine German engineering with real-world efficiency. With decades of expertise in energy-efficient heating and cooling, we support UK facilities with tailored heat pump systems that reduce emissions and lower costs.
Call: +44(0)20-86413900 or email: sales@schwank.co.uk to start planning your transition.
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