ONLY PAYING FOR THE HEAT YOU USE

That is Brunata’s concept for energy metering. The Danish company manufacturers radiator mounted meters which measure heat supplied from district heating, gas or oil. The meters register heat consumption in buildings where multiple residents share the costs. Brunata’s meters show with 100% accuracy how much heat each resident uses, so that bills can be fairly apportioned.

Saving energy
“Accurate measurement is essential for fair apportioning of bills,” says technical director Klavs Fischer Hansen, Brunata. “Metering of consumption has also been shown to provide energy savings of 20-35%. When heating costs are incorporated in for example fixed rents, users don’t pay attention to their energy consumption. But when they can see how much heat they are using, it focuses their minds and puts them in the mood for saving. And that is a good thing both for the environment and the consumer’s pocket.”

Providing total solutions
Brunata supplies total solutions including software, hardware and service, and its metering systems can be monitored via the internet. The company’s latest generation of meters, Brunata Futura, blend good looks with advanced technology.

“Brunata Futura measures both the radiator’s surface temperature and the room’s air temperature. Heat consumption is then calculated from the difference between the two,” says Klavs Fischer Hansen. “Brunata’s patented technology ensures that external heat sources such as the sun, stoves and cookers are not included in the reckoning. It is only the central heating which users pay for.”

Raising awareness
There are more than 20 million Brunata meters in operation worldwide. The latest focus area is China, where district heating is the most widespread method of heat supply in both old and new residential buildings.

“In addition to providing metered measurement solutions, we also focus equally on raising awareness of energy use, by convincing the authorities that it pays to do so – both in regard to saving money and reducing CO₂ emissions,” says Fischer Hansen.

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