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Siemens technology supports Alpentherme Gastein on path to “net zero spa”
Alpentherme boosts energy efficiency and climate neutrality
In cooperation with Siemens Smart Infrastructure, Alpentherme Gastein is undertaking various modernisation efforts to make one of Austria’s largest spas emissionsfree. Alpentherme Gastein, which has six themed “worlds” covering 36,000 square meters, and Siemens have been long-term partners working to advance technological development and improve building solutions installed at the wellness establishment. They recently completed a joint project with an investment of approximately ¤1.7m, transforming Alpentherme Gastein into a facility with higher levels of energy efficiency and climate neutrality. Among other things, the upgrades consisted of adapting the entire hydronic heating system and swimming pool ventilation, including enlarging the heating registers. Adapting the system hydronics allows a large share of the required thermal energy to be generated by means of low-temperature heat pumps. This makes it possible to use recovered thermal energy sources and reduce energy generation costs. As a result, Alpentherme has cut its annual costs by approximately ¤82,000 while reducing carbon emissions by almost 370 tonnes per year.
“Environmental protection and sustainability are buzzwords that capture the spirit of the times, but they’ve been firmly anchored in our corporate philosophy for decades. As a sustainable company, we also want to be a pioneer in terms of energy efficiency. Our major goal is becoming a ‘zero-emissions spa’,” said Klaus Lemmerer, managing director of Alpentherme Gastein in Bad Hofgastein.
“Alpentherme Gastein is a model in terms of energy efficiency, resource conservation and climate neutrality. As a total provider of sustainability projects and energy efficiency solutions, we are particularly proud to count Alpentherme Gastein among our long-standing customers and partners,” said Henning Sandfort, CEO of Building Products at Siemens Smart Infrastructure. The next goal is to operate Alpentherme Gastein as a “zero-emissions spa.” This means making the entire heat supply carbon-free.