The Danish Foreign Minister visited the Shanghai Tower

The Danish Foreign Minister visited the Shanghai Tower and learned about the application results of Danfoss energy efficiency products

On August 16, Lars Løkke Rasmussen, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Denmark, and Kim Fausing, President and CEO of Danfoss Group, visited Shanghai, China, and communicated with Danfoss China President Xu Yang visited the Shanghai Tower, the tallest building in China.

Accompanied by Jiang Xiaoping, general manager of Shanghai Tower Construction and Development Co., Ltd., and Zheng Shengli, deputy general manager, the foreign minister and Danfoss visited the building, and learned more about Shanghai Tower's leading practices in the field of green buildings, especially Danish green solutions and How expertise helped the building achieve energy savings and emissions reductions. Danfoss AB-QM valves (dynamic differential pressure balanced electric control valves) and frequency converters have been used in the HVAC system of Shanghai Tower, optimizing the energy efficiency of the system and greatly improving the comfort of the indoor environment of the building .

Shanghai Tower is located at the core of Lujiazui Finance and Trade Zone in Pudong, with a total building height of 632 meters, 127 floors above ground and 5 floors underground. It is currently the tallest building in China. The building is a landmark building in Shanghai and even the whole country, and is also famous in the industry for its double certification status in the field of green building: Shanghai Tower has been awarded the LEED-CS Platinum certification, known as the "Oscar" of green buildings, and awarded by The "Three-Star Green Building Design Label Certificate" and the Green Operation Certification awarded by the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development of China, the latter being the highest level of certification in the field of green buildings in China.

Lars Luck Rasmussen, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Denmark, said: "It is great to see the Danish solution applied in such a magnificent building as the Shanghai Center. We hope that the two countries will continue to deepen bilateral green cooperation, and more Chinese cities have landed. The business and development of Danfoss in Shanghai is a good example of Danish companies helping China achieve green transformation in energy conservation and emission reduction."

Zheng Shengli, deputy general manager of Shanghai Tower Construction and Development Co., Ltd. and chairman of Shanghai Tower CB Richard Ellis Property Management Co., Ltd., commented: "Shanghai Tower has high requirements on the quality of facilities and equipment. Danfoss inverters and hydraulic balance valves for air conditioning systems are used During the process, the products are relatively stable and the failure rate is low. We look forward to further strengthening cooperation with Danfoss."

Danfoss AB-QM valves can precisely balance and control the chilled water flow of thousands of fan coil units at the end of the building's central air-conditioning system. Users on different floors can obtain comfortable temperatures according to their own needs without being affected by users on other floors. The effect of thermoregulation. By adopting Danfoss AB-QM valves, it helps to balance the central air-conditioning water system and reduce energy consumption.

The Danfoss inverters used in the Shanghai Center can avoid overloading of various pumps, compressors and fans on the basis of ensuring a suitable temperature, which helps to reduce energy consumption. At the same time, the pressure sensor and dry filter provided by Danfoss can also improve the energy efficiency of the air conditioning chiller.

Fang Xingjian, President and CEO of Danfoss Group, said: "Now there are many cost-effective technologies in the industry to help us reduce carbon efficiently to achieve climate goals. And these technologies have been widely used, such as in Shanghai Center and many other Landmarks. What we have to do now is advance the broader implementation of these technologies."

Urban energy consumption accounts for two-thirds of the world's total energy consumption, and carbon emissions account for more than 70% of the global annual carbon emissions [1]. In the global energy-related carbon emissions, 28% comes from the daily consumption of buildings [2], while the energy consumption of HVAC systems accounts for 40% of the total energy consumption of buildings [3]. As UN Secretary-General Guterres said, the era of "global boiling" has arrived. We must act now to implement energy efficiency and electrification solutions on a large scale to combat climate change.

This is Fang Xingjian's second visit to China within three months. He is very optimistic about Danfoss' business prospects in the Chinese market: "China's ongoing green transformation process has provided Danfoss with a large number of business opportunities, and we will continue to invest in China to seize the huge market released by the 'Double Carbon Target' need."

In May of this year, Danfoss opened the Global Refrigeration R&D and Testing Center in Tianjin, which is the largest scroll compressor R&D and testing center of the group. It is the sixth and largest capital increase since Danfoss settled in Tianjin. In the same month, Danfoss announced the official launch of the construction of the second park in Haiyan to further strengthen the company's R&D and manufacturing capabilities in China.

[1] International Energy Agency (2021): Empowering Cities for a Net Zero Future, p. 3

[2] World Green Buildings (2019): "Bringing embodied carbon upfront", p. 16

[3] https://www.energy.gov/eere/why-energy-efficiency-upgrades