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Oilon’s industrial heat pumps turn data center excess heat to Tampere district heating
From the beginning of 2022, the excess heat produced from cooling the data centers at Hatanpään Valtatie 30 will be directed into the district heating network. Heat pumps are a necessary tool in turning excess heat into renewable energy in order to achieve common…
Setting the megatrend
Oilon’s intense 15-year R&D with industrial heat pumps is now bearing fruit. Take any international scenario for reducing carbon emissions, and you will see heat pumps in a key role. According to the International Energy Agency IEA, for example, heat pumps will…
Oilon celebrates the inauguration of a new factory in Kokkola, Finland
Oilon celebrates the inauguration of a new production facility for industrial heat pumps today in Kokkola, Finland. The new factory will quadruple Oilon’s production capacity of industrial heat pumps. “Large industrial-scale heat pumps are a very cost-efficient means…
Meet our new Board member, Sari Pohjonen
On June 1, 2021, Sari Pohjonen,MSc (Econ), was appointed as a member of the Board of Oilon Group. Pohjonen is an experienced manager and financial expert, who currently serves as a Member of the Board for both VR Group and Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation. Her latest…
Heat pump enables communications between district heating and power systems
Oilon Oy will provide Lempäälän Lämpö Oy a with new kind of CHC heat pump solution that will improving the efficiency of the company’s energy production and, if employed at a large scale, help combat climate change and promote the energy revolution. The heat pump will…
From a garage to a global pioneer
Treat a customer as if they were a friend or a family member, says father figure of Oilon, Ossi Leiwo. As the emotional relationship deepens, it is difficult for a competitor to break through. A good business story should always start in a garage in the suburbs. Oilon…
Warmth comes from the heart
The idea of a family business is personified in Oilon’s Board: Chairman of the Board, Kjell Forsén, and Vice Chairman of the Board, Päivi Leiwo, are a married couple. In turn, Board members Celia and Mikael Svensk, are Päivi’s children. Oilon, a pioneer in clean…
Oilon to supply heat pumps for China’s largest battery farm
The Dalian battery farm will help integrate more wind power in Liaoning province. The battery farm will go online in 2021. Pictured are Technical Expert Yuan Hanling, Oilon China, CEO Ville Pekkola, Oilon China, and General Manager, Gong Jiyu, Dalian Hengliu Energy…
Oilon’s air-to-water heat pump system will replace coal energy in Espoo, producing hot water for district heating of almost 100 degrees Celsius out of freezing air
Oilon will deliver a 1.3-megawatt heat pump system to Fortum in Espoo, Finland. The air-water heat pump will be the largest of its kind in Finland, and it will replace coal as a primary energy source. The system will produce both district heating and district cooling….
Oilon ChillHeat at Chillventa eSpecial 2020
Experts from the international refrigeration, AC & ventilation and heat pump community meet online for Chillventa this year! We will be exhibiting at Chillventa eSpecial on 13-15 October 2020. Join us to discuss your heating and cooling needs and meet our experts….
Kjell Forsén has been elected as chairman of the board for Oilon
Photo: Kjell Forsén, © Vaisala Oyj Effective October 1, 2020, Kjell Forsén (Lic.Sc., Technology) has been elected as chairman of the board for Oilon Group Oy. For the past 14 years, Kjell has served as the President & CEO for Vaisala Group, a position from which…
Oilon ChillHeat high-temperature heat pumps produce district heating from a medium-deep geothermal well
Drilling a two-kilometre-deep geothermal well is basically done with similar equipment as drilling conventional geothermal wells – the equipment is only slightly more robust. The picture is from QHeat’s earlier site at the end of last year. Quantitative Heat Oy, or…
New Oilon CHC technology for Kuopion Energia in Finland
The transferable CHC plant gives Kuopion Energia a flexible, environmentally-friendly opportunity to meet customer’s cooling needs. Oilon has delivered a transferable CHC plant – built within a container – to Kuopion Energia, a major energy company in Eastern Finland….
Information on how Oilon Group Oy has prepared for the Covid-19 pandemia
Despite the ongoing Covid-19 pandemia, Oilon aims to serve its customers the best possible way, taking into account the local official rules and legislation as well as the safety of our customers and personnel. Our goal is to deliver normally the already…
The Oilon high-temperature heat pump makes good use of the waste heat and reduces carbon footprint at Jackon’s expanded plastic foam factory
Waste heat is often generated in industry. The temperatures required by the process at Jackon’s Muurla plant are very high, but the high-temperature technology of Oilon’s industrial heat pumps can match these demands. Jackon Group is the leading insulation…
Efficiency and reliability at the heart of individual series production
Oilon Oy has developed a family of heat pumps which can be set up for a client’s specific environment through a set of options. The firm is really now offering the mass customisation of heat pumps. Industry and energy provision need heat pumps. However, temperature…
Sweco looks for speed and versatility in heat pump selection tool
Design is getting increasingly complicated, with numerous product options for every variety of building. Designers need to be able to obtain the most accurate information on products quickly and easily. Oilon manufactures industrial heat pumps and has developed the…
World Environment Day
World Environment Day has raised awareness on environmental issues and action for the protection of our environment since 1974. The WED has a new theme and host city each year. This year’s annual theme is “Beat Air Pollution”, with Beijing hosting. Oilon has almost…