Development and distribution of patented mobile heat storage units for the use of waste heat.
LaTherm Energie AG
DortmundNew on Amplifa
About LaTherm Energie AG
LaTherm Energie AG, headquartered in Dortmund, develops and distributes patented mobile heat storage units for the use of waste heat. Waste heat from combined heat and power plants, biogas and waste incineration plants as well as industrial processes is fed into the transportable storage containers at the point where it is generated, transported by truck to the consumer and delivered there on demand - a so-called mobile district heating network. The salt sodium acetate is used as the storage medium, which has a high storage capacity and is considered particularly environmentally friendly. After discharge, the containers are transported back to the waste heat source for reloading; the fill level of the storage units can be retrieved at any time via remote access. Customers are heat consumers with large heating requirements such as swimming pools, school centers and logistics halls; connection to source and consumer is simple via a universal hose connection. The technology reduces primary energy consumption and CO2 emissions by up to 90 percent. The company became part of the KTG Group in 2013 through full acquisition by KTG Energie AG (Hamburg) and has been operating as LaTherm Energie AG since then.
- Site
- Dortmund
- Processes
- Development and distribution of patented mobile heat storage units (mobile waste heat utilization,, Development and distribution of patented mobile heat storage units, Transport of heat by truck to the consumer ('mobile district heating network'), Loading/unloading of the storage units at waste heat sources, Remote monitoring of the storage fill level, Connection via universal LaTherm hoses
- Materials
- Sodium acetate
- Industries
- Waste heat utilization / energy technology, Biogas plants, Waste incineration plants, Industrial process heat, Swimming pools, Schools/school centers
- 01
Loading of the mobile storage units at the waste heat source
- 02
Road transport by truck to the consumer
- 03
On-demand heat delivery via LaTherm hoses
- 04
Remote monitoring of the storage fill level
- 05
Return transport to the waste heat source for reloading
Storage Medium and Process
Sodium acetate
Salt with high storage capacity used as the storage medium in the mobile heat storage units, classified as a food-grade substance and particularly environmentally friendly.
Locations
Dortmund
DECompany headquarters, development and distribution of mobile heat storage units
- Materials
- Sodium acetate
- Mobile heat storage units (transportable storage containers)
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Development and distribution of patented mobile heat storage units (mobile waste heat utilization,Engineering | – | – | – | – | Sodium acetate (storage salt) |
1 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mobile heat storage unit (transportable heat storage container) | LaTherm | 3 | – | – | Dortmund |
Additional services
Reference customers
History
- 2013
KTG Energie AG (Hamburg, ISIN DE000A0HNG53) completed the full strategic acquisition of LaTherm GmbH in December 2013 and acquired key patents for mobile heat utilization; the purchase price was not disclosed. LaTherm will operate as LaTherm Energie AG within the KTG Group.
- 2014
LaTherm Energie AG launched the distribution of a new product generation of patented mobile heat storage units in early 2014; the company is aiming for significant sales and earnings volumes in the medium term.