http://news.thermaflex.comThermaflex News - Rich Site Summary - http://news.thermaflex.comhttp://news.thermaflex.com/home/Dutch_state_ordered_to_reduce_emissionsA court in the Hague has declared the Dutch government s climate policy illegal and ordered it to cut its emissions by at least 25% within five years, in a landmark ruling.2015-06-25 00:00:00Homehttp://news.thermaflex.com/home/carbon-negative-data-centreA team of Swedish entrepreneurs have partnered with a local energy company to build a revolutionary data centre that runs entirely on a mix of solar, wind, and hydro power, plus wood chip and sawdust waste2015-04-09 08:30:00Homehttp://news.thermaflex.com/district-heating-and-cooling/37-euroheat-power-congressOn 27 & 28 of April the 37th Euroheat & Power congress will take place in Tallinn, Estonia. Join us at the 37th Euroheat & Power Congress to see how our sector can contribute to and benefit from an ever-more connected world! 2015-04-02 10:00:00District Heating & Coolinghttp://news.thermaflex.com/district-heating-and-cooling/StonehengeFlexenergy has supplied the Flexalen technology for application at a new visitor centre at Stonehenge, designed to provide a flexible and sustainable pipe system with a hot temperature range. The Flexalen 600 pre-insulated polybutene range was specified due to its closed cell, water-tight polyolefine thermal insulation and ability to operate up to 95 C.2014-03-11 00:00:00District Heating & Coolinghttp://news.thermaflex.com/district-heating-and-cooling/Dalkia_Otopeni_ProjectOtopeni is a city located about 15 kilometers North of Bucarest. The successful renovation of the District Heating distribution network in this city with Flexalen was possible due to the flexibility of the material, the ease and speed of its execution in terms of welding and smart use of existing infrastructure.2014-02-03 00:00:00District Heating & Coolinghttp://news.thermaflex.com/home/Euroheat_Power20142014 Annual Conference of Euroheat & Power on April 28 - 29 in Brussels. Euroheat & Power will celebrate its 60th year in the District Heating and Cooling (DHC) and Combined Heat & Power (CHP) world and anniversary will be combined within the annual conference.2013-12-02 00:00:00Homehttp://news.thermaflex.com/home/woodbrooke_hotelOne of the oldest conference centres in Holland was provided with a biomass installation. For the distribution of the warm water the pre-insulated Flexalen pipe system is installed.2013-11-20 00:00:00Homehttp://news.thermaflex.com/home/conference_madridOn October 16th the first Conference on urban heating networks was held in Madrid and was co-organized by the Thermaflex representative in Spain.2013-10-17 00:00:00Homehttp://news.thermaflex.com/home/thermaflex_colombia_officeIn February this year, the Thermaflex Group established its own subsidiary in Colombia. This followed up from a number of successful project implementations over the last two years and the expectation of demand increasing significantly in the future.2013-08-20 00:00:00Homehttp://news.thermaflex.com/district-heating-and-cooling/2000th_home_purmerendIn a long term renovation project, Stadsverwarming Purmerend (SVP) provides 4000 homes with the innovative SlimNet piping system.SlimNet is a cutting-edge model, which attains high energy performances through a sustainable distribution network with fewer conduits and smaller diameters.2013-06-26 00:00:00District Heating & Coolinghttp://news.thermaflex.com/district-heating-and-cooling/kloster_haydauThe Hessian heritage convent Haydau has recently been converted into an international conference complex with modern hotel facilities. The power source is almost completely undertaken by the biogas plant situated nearby, which delivers not only electricity and heating but also provides cooling water for the hotel s air conditioning. The heating and cooling water is transported by a roughly two kilometer long Flexalen pre-insulated plastic pipe system.2013-06-11 00:00:00District Heating & Coolinghttp://news.thermaflex.com/home/Thermaflex_ItaliaThe international active Thermaflex Group has established a new company in Italy. Thermaflex Italia Srl is taking over some of the tasks that were previously performed by Tecnoterm Srl. The establishment of the new office was made in consultation and good agreement with RACI, the parent company of Tecnoterm.2013-05-28 00:00:00Homehttp://news.thermaflex.com/home/seawater_cooling_cavalaireIn 2012 a special project has been realized by Thermaflex in Cavalaire-sur-Mer. Seawater is transported through Flexalen tubes to the post office building in the city. In summer the seawater is used for cooling and in winter to benefit from some degrees of temperature that the water can provide. 2013-05-06 15:32:00Homehttp://news.thermaflex.com/home/gulpenIn Gulpen (The Netherlands) 21 service apartments for elderly people are provided with sustainable warm water and heating with help of solar systems. Sustainability, quality and comfort are key elements for these apartments. For the connection between the collectors and the boilers the choice is made for Flexalen HT. 2013-04-12 16:00:00Homehttp://news.thermaflex.com/home/thermapipeSince the beginning of this year Thermaflex has joined forces with the Danish company Thermapipe ApS. The new branch will now operate under the name of Thermaflex Nordic ApS.2013-04-03 16:00:00Homehttp://news.thermaflex.com/home/otternhagen_biogasIn the Lower Saxon village Otternhagen a new biogas plant provides the local cattle farm and thirteen adjoining houses with heat from biogas production. The transport of heat goes via a 2.5 km long system of pre-insulated Flexalen pipes.2013-03-26 00:00:00Homehttp://news.thermaflex.com/district-heating-and-cooling/AmsterdamCSFor the building of the shops and the eating facilities in the middle tunnel of Amsterdam Central Station a new pipe system of about 1 km length is required. A firm job in a complex working area full with infrastructural and monumental limitations. De Groot Installatiegroep is responsible for all the mechanical engineering. The pre-insulated pipe system Flexalen forms the base for the heating and cooling system. Flexibility was decisive. 2012-11-16 00:00:00District Heating & Coolinghttp://news.thermaflex.com/exploring-new-business/finkenstein_solar_villageThe solar village in Finkenstein (AT) represents a milestone in ecological housing development: for the first time everything in the semi-detached houses in the solar village is built around utilizing solar energy to the full. 2012-10-31 00:00:00Exploring new businesshttp://news.thermaflex.com/home/innovation_award_2012Pipe systems of Thermaflex stimulate the use of rest heat. The Warmtenetwerk Foundation has granted the Innovation Award 2012 to Thermaflex. The use of rest heat is getting more and more important to save energy and to reduce the CO2 emissions. Flexalen is the linking pipe (pin) between other innovations and it has proved itself in practice. According to Warmtenetwerk Thermaflex functions as a catalyst in the application of district heating networks.2012-10-17 00:00:00Homehttp://news.thermaflex.com/home/kloster_lehnin-2012While many other municipalities and cities are having problems finding new uses for the sites of former barracks, in Kloster Lehnin in the German federal state of Brandenburg a remarkable project has taken place and was completed in April 2012: the Beelitz asparagus farm has had the former National People s Army barracks converted into comfortable accommodation for around 2,000 seasonal workers who will work on the asparagus harvest.2012-06-12 10:35:00Homehttp://news.thermaflex.com/district-heating-and-cooling/stellshagen_2012A virtually self-sufficient regenerative energy supply was what the residents of Stellshagen wanted for their village. With this in mind, they set up the HWS Holzw rme Stellshagen eG cooperative. This was the start of a truly remarkable project. By now, 14 homes and an outbuilding of the Gutshaus Stellshagen hotel are supplied with heating energy and hot water from a central wood-chip heating system. More than a kilometre of pre-insulated, flexible pipes were laid for the local heating system, to ensure energy-efficient heat transfer. 2012-06-12 10:00:00District Heating & Coolinghttp://news.thermaflex.com/district-heating-and-cooling/renovation_kassel_2012The Fuldablick Property Owners Association in Kassel took on a formidable project. The underground steel pipe network on their 1970s-built residential estate with its 15 buildings and 105 apartments was in need of an overhaul due to the high heat losses occurring. Replacing the district heating and drinking water network with a system of flexible plastic pipes enabled them to reduce heat losses by as much as 26%.2012-06-12 09:15:00District Heating & Coolinghttp://news.thermaflex.com/district-heating-and-cooling/tornbjerg_gymnasiumThe extension of the Tornbjerg Gymnasium with new teaching facility and cafetaria with heating was done easily with Flexalen600 pipes.2012-05-16 00:00:00District Heating & Coolinghttp://news.thermaflex.com/district-heating-and-cooling/flexalen_in_craneFlexalen pipes provide cooling for 3.2 million kilos of load weight. An extraordinairy project in which where Flexalen can also be applied.2012-03-22 00:00:00District Heating & Coolinghttp://news.thermaflex.com/district-heating-and-cooling/connect_street_in_one-dayIn one day opening an entire street, trenching, laying pipes, make house connections to the district heating network and close the street? With a good preparation and the Flexalen pre-insulated pipes from Thermaflex installer SOP proved that it is possible. They set this record in the construction of the district heating network Warmtenet Hengelo. 2012-03-21 00:00:00District Heating & Coolinghttp://news.thermaflex.com/district-heating-and-cooling/climate_alliance_companyThermaflex specialises in extruding environmentally-friendly polyolefin plastics into pipes and insulating materials. The development of CFC-free insulation marked a milestone in its production back in 1990 long before European legislation banned these propellants. 2012-03-19 00:00:00District Heating & Coolinghttp://news.thermaflex.com/exploring-new-business/biogas_argentinaThe first bio gas project in Argentina made with Flexalen. The bio-digesters processes the decomposition of the mixture to produce the Biogas, the gas is the fuel of the internal combustion motor which produces 2.4 Mw. Only 25% of the energy is used in the farm and the rest is sold to a local electricity company.2012-03-19 00:00:00Exploring new businesshttp://news.thermaflex.com/home/CEFEP_01_2012Leading European manufac turers of technical insulation materials made of foamed plastics have now joined forces to form the European FEF and PEF Interest Group (CEFEP). The manufac turers had already approved quality requirements for elastomeric and polyethylene insulation materials and introduced the RAL quality mark FEF/PEF last year. The interest group represents the industry on impor tant European and national committees and would like to provide users with reliable guidance when selecting and installing products. 2012-02-24 00:00:00Homehttp://news.thermaflex.com/home/vsk2012Thermaflex was present at the VSK exhibition in the Netherlands (6 - 10 of February 2012). VSK is a well known and innovative exhibition, informing the installer in all disciplines of applications in heating, ventilation, sanitary and cooling. During the VSK exhibition the Thermaflex new assortment Flexalen HRV was nominated for the pretentious VSK Award2012-02-16 00:00:00Homehttp://news.thermaflex.com/district-heating-and-cooling/dc_summit_doha2011Thermaflex has participated with a presentation on prefabricated flexible network solutions at the 3rd Annual Middle East District Cooling Summit from 28-30 Nov 2011 in Doha, Qatar.2011-12-20 00:00:00District Heating & Coolinghttp://news.thermaflex.com/home/agritechnica2011The Agritechnica fair in Hannover was with 415.000 vistors very succesful. An increase of 18% compared to 2009.2011-12-05 00:00:00Homehttp://news.thermaflex.com/home/lata2011Thermaflex has been nominated for the Latin American Trade Award. This award is given to the company who distinguises itself the most.2011-11-16 00:00:00Homehttp://news.thermaflex.com/district-heating-and-cooling/siemens_hengeloThe connection of the new Siemens office to the district heating network of Hengelo was made with Flexalen2011-11-02 00:00:00District Heating & Coolinghttp://news.thermaflex.com/home/convectorenAt the Verbeke Foundation in Kemzeke (B) Henk Zoeteman from Rizoom has built with used materials and sponsors the ConvecToren. Goal of the experiment is to show how warm water can be produced from buildings with glass facades in a simple, energy efficient and environmental friendly way. The ConvecToren is an experiment and it will be used in the coming period to promote new, energy efficient innovations. Thermaflex, specialist in energy efficient solutions , has supplied PB-pipes and expertise to lead the water through the tower. 2011-06-23 00:00:00Homehttp://news.thermaflex.com/exploring-new-business/intersolar_munichIntersolar 2011 closes after welcoming 77.000 trade visitors. 2011-06-23 00:00:00Exploring new businesshttp://news.thermaflex.com/exploring-new-business/trade_mission_ukraineUkraine: Market full of opportunities. As the installations, infrastructure and facilities are often very old (>25 years) and energy prices have gone up considerably there are a lot of opportunities. 2011-06-14 00:00:00Exploring new businesshttp://news.thermaflex.com/district-heating-and-cooling/Euro_heat_powerconference_paris_2011Reduce, recycle and replace: double DHC now this was the headline of the 35th District Heating and Cooling (DHC) conference May, 9-11th 2011 in Paris with more than 300 experts attending. 2011-05-25 00:00:00District Heating & Coolinghttp://news.thermaflex.com/exploring-new-business/agreement_hakmetalflexOn May 10th Thermaflex T rkiye & Hak Metal Flex have signed an agreement to supply Hakmetalflex with Flexalen HT Solar Light foam. 2011-05-23 00:00:00Exploring new businesshttp://news.thermaflex.com/home/Momu-pananmaToday the Technical University of Panama (UTP) and Thermaflex Panama SA have signed a memo of understanding. This MoU describes the partnership between the University and Thermaflex which will be focused to share knowledge, that Thermaflex has build up its 36 years of existence, with the UTP. Furthermore the University will conduct several scientific and engineering projects with the products of Thermaflex, for example a renovation of the chilled water line will be engineered, installed by the UPT with support from Thermaflex.2011-04-15 00:00:00Homehttp://news.thermaflex.com/exploring-new-business/ish_2011_succesThermaflex was one of the exhibitors on the ISH in Frankfurt. The brand new ThermaSmart ENEV, Flexalen HRV and Flexalen HT were presented to the public.2011-04-15 00:00:00Exploring new businesshttp://news.thermaflex.com/home/visit-minister-thermaflexOn Monday, February 28th, the Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs, Uri Rosenthal, has visited Thermaflex. The reason for his visit, were the successful efforts of Thermaflex abroad.2011-03-03 00:00:00Homehttp://news.thermaflex.com/exploring-new-business/ISH_2011Pre-fabricated house connections Solar piping solutions ENEV Insulation system Silent air ducting are the highlights of Thermaflex during ISH 2011. 2011-01-21 00:00:00Exploring new businesshttp://news.thermaflex.com/district-heating-and-cooling/cooling-summit-2010-dohaInnovating Energy Efficiency in a dynamic region was the key topic of the 2nd Annual Middle East District Cooling Summit from 28-30 Nov 2010 in Doha, Qatar. Christian Engel, Commercial Director of Thermaflex, has demonstrated in his speech how Dutch Energy Provider realise energy efficient network solutions.2010-12-10 11:17:00District Heating & Coolinghttp://news.thermaflex.com/district-heating-and-cooling/district-cooling-summit-qatarThermaflex will participate at the 2nd Annual Middle East District Cooling Summit from 28-30 Nov 2010 in Doha, Qatar. Christian Engel, Corporate Commercial Director, has been invited to give a presentation on energy efficient network solutions. 2010-11-25 08:51:00District Heating & Coolinghttp://news.thermaflex.com/exploring-new-business/contract_owens_corningThermaflex Insulation Mexico and Owens Corning Mexico & Brazil have signed November 19th a distribution agreement during the Dutch trade mission in Brazil that will enable Owens Corning to distribute Thermaflex Insulation in Mexico and Brazil. 2010-11-23 08:31:00Exploring new businesshttp://news.thermaflex.com/home/solar-pipesThermaflex has developed a new, innovative polyolefin insulation for solar pipes. The insulation material is resistant to high(er) temperatures, has a better thermal conductivity and is equipped with a UV-protective foil. 2010-11-09 00:00:00Homehttp://news.thermaflex.com/exploring-new-business/result-trade-mission-romaniaThermaflex Romania presented its environmentally-friendly and innovative product solutions during the Dutch Trade Mission on renewable energy and energy efficiency. 2010-10-18 13:16:00Exploring new businesshttp://news.thermaflex.com/exploring-new-business/trade-mission-brasilIn November 2010 the Dutch Government is organizing a trade mission to Brazil to focus on the opportunities for Dutch companies related to the Soccer World Championship in 2014 and the Olympic Games in 2016. 2010-10-08 10:10:00Exploring new businesshttp://news.thermaflex.com/exploring-new-business/trade-mission-columbiaIn November Thermaflex Panama will join the trade mission to Colombia to contribute to one of the main topics - efficient use of Energy.2010-10-08 10:09:00Exploring new businesshttp://news.thermaflex.com/district-heating-and-cooling/EC-supportAt the 12th District Heating and cooling symposium (5-7 Sept in Tallinn) a member of the EC parliament has confirmed the support for District Heating and Cooling from renewable energy and co-generation as a key to reduce Greenhouse gases. 2010-09-23 10:29:00District Heating & Coolinghttp://news.thermaflex.com/exploring-new-business/result-trademission-central-americaThermaflex contributed actively to the success of the Energy Mission to Panama and Costa Rica.2010-09-17 10:57:00Exploring new businesshttp://news.thermaflex.com/exploring-new-business/trade-mission-romaniaThermaflex Romania presents its environmentally-friendly and innovative product solutions at the Dutch Trade Mission on renewable energy and energy efficiency. 2010-09-15 15:27:00Exploring new businesshttp://news.thermaflex.com/district-heating-and-cooling/tallinn-summaryTallinn Symposium confirms importance of heat loss reduction in District Heating and Cooling Networks.2010-09-15 15:07:00District Heating & Coolinghttp://news.thermaflex.com/district-heating-and-cooling/superior-flexibel-piping-systemThermaflex initiated research on heat loss for different kinds of pre-insulated pipes. This research demonstrates that Flexalen 600 is the superior flexible pre-insulated piping system. It is even comparable with rigid steel-PUR systems for smaller dimensions.2010-09-09 12:40:00District Heating & Coolinghttp://news.thermaflex.com/district-heating-and-cooling/measurement-heatlossIn cooperation with Liandon, Thermaflex developed a test rig to measure the heat loss of Flexalen 600 according EN 15632. Contrary to currently available equipment, this test rig can produce reliable results within 30 minutes.2010-09-08 13:34:00District Heating & Coolinghttp://news.thermaflex.com/district-heating-and-cooling/monitoring-heat-lossSince November 2009 Thermaflex uses a newly developed test rig to guard the heat loss of Flexalen district heating and cooling piping systems. The heat loss is measured every production batch in-line according the new European Standard (EN 15632, August 2010). 2010-09-02 13:47:00District Heating & Coolinghttp://news.thermaflex.com/district-heating-and-cooling/prefab-networksThermaflex has created a turning point in pre-insulated networks by their new prefabricated house connection system, called FlexaLink. Two Dutch Energy suppliers have tested this successfully. 2010-09-02 13:00:00District Heating & Coolinghttp://news.thermaflex.com/district-heating-and-cooling/responsible-choiceThermaflex creates energy saving, safe and affordable solutions for decentralized energy efficient thermal networks. This enables access to renewables for everyone. With clever design and pre-fabrications we realize 20 to 30% cheaper house connections. 2010-09-02 11:08:00District Heating & Coolinghttp://news.thermaflex.com/exploring-new-business/trade-mission-latinThermaflex Mexico & Panama will play a leading role during the Dutch Trade Mission on renewable energy and energy efficiency. Purpose of the mission is to strengthen the economic ties between the Netherlands and Latin America. 2010-09-02 00:00:00Exploring new businesshttp://news.thermaflex.com/district-heating-and-cooling/conferenceThe 12th International Symposium on District Heating and Cooling will take place in Tallinn, Estonia from September 5th to September 7th, 2010. The general idea of the symposium is to bring together academic and industrial researchers from different countries to keep in touch with the latest research and development trends in the field of district heating and cooling. 2010-09-01 12:00:00District Heating & Coolinghttp://news.thermaflex.com/district-heating-and-cooling/tallinn-conferenceThermaflex will present significant results about heat losses at the 12th International Symposium on District Heating and Cooling in Tallinn. 2010-09-01 12:00:00District Heating & Coolinghttp://news.thermaflex.com/exploring-new-business/mexican-governmentThe President of Mexico invited Thermaflex Insulation Mexico to speak on possible synergies and how Thermaflex products could help to reduce the CO2 emissions in Mexico.2010-08-31 05:00:00Exploring new business