Heat pump production in Germany
- The indoor unit of the new heat pump generation, which uses the refrigerant R290, whose extremely low GWP value of 0.02 means that it has a lower impact on the climate, is produced in Central Hesse.
- 60 new jobs will be created by the end of this year.
- Heat pump storage tanks installed on site.
The plant in Eibelshausen and its 400 or so associates have started the production of indoor units for the latest generation of heat pumps. 25 new jobs have already been created in 2022 for this purpose, with another 60 to follow this year. In the new heat pump production line, the storage tanks are inserted into the indoor unit of the heat pump directly on site. This greatly reduces the time needed for installation at the end user and also makes the system more robust.
Bosch expands existing heat pump production network
Until now, the Eibelshausen site had exclusively produced hot water storage tanks for combination with various Bosch Home Comfort Group products. “With the start of production in Eibelshausen, we have expanded our existing heat pump production network in Tranås, Sweden, and Aveiro, Portugal. By 2025, Bosch Home Comfort Group invested a total of 700 million euros in its heat pump business. We also want to grow faster than the market in the future and drive forward the transformation of the heating supply,” says Birte Lübbert, member of the Bosch Home Comfort Group Executive Management in charge of Technology, Development, Production, Logistics and Quality Management.
New heat pump generation
The indoor unit produced in Eibelshausen since this year features an integrated 180-liter hot water storage tank and a 16-liter buffer storage tank. It enables rapid installation on a footprint of just 0.36 square meters and is characterized by good system robustness. The new heat pump generation is operated with the refrigerant R290 (propane). R290 (propane) is a refrigerant used in the new heat pump generation. Propane also has thermodynamic properties that can be used to operate the heat pump and provide higher flow temperatures. This allows the heat pump with the R290 refrigerant to be integrated into different heating supply systems. In combination with conventional heating systems, the conversion of the heating supply in existing buildings can also be implemented without renovation. Thanks to an integrated sound diffuser and psychoacoustic optimization, the new heat pump generation also features measures for reducing noise.
Oldest Bosch Group site expands its portfolio
Established more than 400 years ago, the Eibelshausen site is one of the oldest industrial plants in Germany and the oldest location of the Bosch Group. The site dates back to 1613, when a blast furnace plant fired with charcoal was taken into operation in Eibelshausen with the permission of the Count of Nassau-Dillenburg. Since then, metal has been processed at the plant into a wide variety of products, hot water tanks have been produced for Bosch Thermotechnik since 2007.