When a company thinks rental, they typically have in mind the need for a short-term fix – perhaps it’s to increase seasonal capacity or to cover downtime, maybe it’s for contingency planning or to boost flexibility. However, what’s clear is that rental is also a great way to drive forward your company’s efforts to improve sustainability and reduce carbon footprint.

Manufacturers are under increasing pressure to cut energy consumption. At the same time, soaring costs and increasing concerns about fuel shortages have put the need to reduce fossil fuel dependency at the forefront of everyone’s minds.

At Trane, we consider the electrification of heating – through the use of heat pumps in place of gas-powered boilers – a vital global contributor to mitigating climate change and reducing carbon footprint. Renting from Trane is a way to kick-start plans to reduce emissions.

Free heating

Whenever there is a process that produces cooling, there is always heat released to the atmosphere and this can be repurposed as “free heating”. Little wonder then that companies right across Europe are welcoming the sustainability and cost benefits of free heating.

For some customers, free heating comes as an added bonus rather than being the principal goal. One of Trane’s customers in France – a leading producer of pasta – simply wished to augment its existing chiller set-up to provide extra cooling power during the summer months. Increasing seasonal capacity is a common reason for choosing rental over purchase. However, by looking at the company’s overall energy needs – not just the cooling requirement – Trane was able to come up with a solution that would satisfy both cooling and heating demand while also producing “free heating”.

Heat pumps reduce emissions

A Trane heat pump uses electricity rather than fossil fuels to provide heating. The amount of heat produced by a heat pump corresponds to heat that is not produced by a boiler – with a direct and measurable impact on fuel consumption and carbon emissions.

Try before you buy

Trane Rental offers the highest flexibility at the lowest risk – a means to test-drive the benefits of a heat pump solution, with capital investment perhaps following at a later date. However, heat pump technology is in huge demand and, apart from Trane, very few European HVAC suppliers are in a position to meet large or complex rental requirements.  

Rapid response

Trane is always there for emergencies, with rapid 24/7 availability and a reliable fleet of rental chillers, rooftops and heat pumps when a fast recovery service is required.

But increasingly companies are thinking “outside the box” and turning to rental to harness the environmental benefits of heat pump technology and make optimal use of capital and cash flow. Rental is certainly the ideal solution when a project needs fast-tracking but, increasingly, it’s becoming an option for companies looking to improve sustainability and harness the power of heat pump technology without a huge initial investment. 

Rental for large and complex projects

Trane Rental Services range from simple equipment delivery to the complete management and implementation of complex cascade projects with multiple units and accessories.

For a recent project in Germany, the company – a manufacturer of high-end medical dental technology – was aiming to switch from gas heating to sustainable heat pumps. By leveraging its large network and substantial rental fleet, Trane was uniquely able to provide enough units to fulfil the company’s very high capacity requirements.

Trane expertise

Our engineers and rental experts can analyze your cooling and heating requirements to devise an optimal solution. It may be possible to produce 100% of your heating needs for free – helping to reduce or entirely eliminate a costly dependency on fossil fuels.

Whatever the climate or requirement, Trane can provide technology-driven HVAC solutions to satisfy any permanent or temporary cooling and heating needs.

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