Danfoss is keeping World Cup cool
08/07/2014 Danfoss Drives
The global company Danfoss has supplied products for several of the FIFA World Cup facilities in Brazil. Common to all installations is that Danfoss is helping to keep players and guests cool and comfortable; while saving energy.In the World Cup sports arenas, Danfoss technology - such as variable speed drives and scroll compressors - are saving up to 30% energy in the air-conditioning systems and ensuring comfortable temperatures. Danfoss products are also optimizing the air-conditioning systems in the new buses that transport players and guests between the various locations and in the FIFA broadcast headquarters in Rio de Janeiro, where journalists from around the world report on the games.
Julio Molinari, President of Danfoss Latin America, says: "We think it has been fantastic to be able to contribute to the World Cup, providing the best possible comfort for the players and audience. The energy savings achieved through our products are crucial in Brazil as resources are limited and electricity costs high."
Over the past five years, Danfoss has experienced high growth in Brazil driven by increased demand for energy savings, improved infrastructure and better cooling of food; which is one of the country's top export areas. Today, Brazil is Danfoss' 8th largest market with approx. 400 employees.
Facts about World Cup contributions:
Danfoss has supplied products for:
Sports arenas in Sao Paulo (Corinthians/Itaquera), Manaus (Amazonia), Cuiabá (Pantanal), Rio de Janeiro (Maracanã) and Natal (Dunas): variable speed drives, scroll compressors, liquid line solutions and control valves for air-conditioning systems
World Cup buses: special filter driers for air-conditioning used in transportation
FIFA broadcast headquarters in Rio de Janeiro: balancing valves for air-conditioning systems
For more information, please contact:
Danfoss VLT Drives
Capswood
Oxford Road
Denham
Buckinghamshire
UB9 4LH
UK
Tel: +44 1270 757 584
Email: sara.bernard@danfoss.com
Web: www.danfoss.co.uk/vlt
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