Energy Recovery, a U.S. manufacturer of pressure exchangers, has announced the appointment of Robert DelVentura as a special advisor to CEO David Moon and the company’s CO2 (R744) business unit.
DelVentura has more than 35 years of experience in refrigeration technology and most recently worked with Heatcraft Refrigeration Products, a division of Lennox International, as Vice President of Global Innovations. At Heatcraft, DelVentura oversaw teams developing, testing and releasing new CO2 refrigeration technologies for commercial and industrial systems.
“I have worked with Robert for 20 years and can attest that he is one of the most insightful HVAC&R experts I know,” said Moon. “I am confident that his guidance will lead to further adoption of our game-changing PX G1300 energy efficiency technology within commercial and industrial refrigeration.”
Moon, with more than 25 years of leadership experience in commercial and industrial technology, was appointed Energy Recovery’s President and CEO last January.
“The board conducted a comprehensive search and has unanimously agreed David has the experience and skills the company needs as we focus on commercializing new applications of our PX technology platform,” said Pamela Tondreau, Chair of Energy Recovery’s Board of Directors.
“I am confident that his guidance will lead to further adoption of our game-changing PX G1300 energy efficiency technology.”
David Moon, President and CEO of Energy Recovery
Moving to refrigeration
The company’s pressure exchanger, originally designed for use in the desalination industry, was brought to the CO2 refrigeration market roughly three years ago. The device transfers pressure energy from the high-pressure CO₂ side in a refrigeration system to the low side.
“The PX G1300 is an interesting solution that increases the efficiency of an environmentally friendly refrigerant, CO2,” said DelVentura. “With the regulatory landscape quickly moving from traditional HFCs to lower global warming potential alternatives, Energy Recovery’s technology could have a significant positive impact.”
The company claims its PX G1300 device can increase energy efficiency in CO2-based commercial refrigeration systems by up to 25% at ambient temperature conditions around 37°C (98.6°F) compared to standard CO2 boosters.
When operating in CO2 heat pump systems, Energy Recovery has found that the device could improve system COP by up to 35%, as shown in a modeled analysis of a 10MW (2,843TR) CO2-based district heating system.
Energy Recovery’s PX G1300 won the Innovation of the Year award at the ATMOsphere America Summit 2023. ATMOsphere, publisher of Naturalrefrigerants.com, organized the event.
