EnVisioneering Exchange

Host Vic Marinich is joined by Phil Adkins, superintendent of the Morehead Water Treatment Plant in Morehead, Ky., to discuss the challenges rural water facilities face in improving energy efficiency and managing water usage.

Host Vic Marinich is joined by Joe Halliday, vice president of North America water and wastewater sales at Danfoss Drives, to discuss current challenges in water and wastewater pumping and the technologies that municipalities are using to address these challenges.

Host Vic Marinich is joined by Beau Berthelot is vice president of business development and director of government affairs at Maritime Partners, to discuss his company's Hydrogen One tugboat project and its use of methanol-to-hydrogen fuel generation technology.

Hydronic balancing is the secret ingredient to achieving year-round efficiency in your heat pump system. In this RETHINK Live session, Andrew Simpson, Danfoss' National OEM Sales Manager for Chillers & Heat Pumps, will share how hydronic balancing helps you get the "highest possible seasonal coefficient of performance" (SCOP) from your heat pump—boosting the stability of flow and temperature, increasing system lifetime, and maintaining consistent seasonal performance. RETHINK Live is an online global series of events aiming to spark a larger conversation on uncovering new, sustainable ways to operate in the world of HVACR. Watch all 2023 RETHINK Live sessions on YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdF2vStbN5wPH9xRMWBiMtGednC9AWZsg&si=G7cRtBw7jKJWRZi1

Did you know data centers account for about 2-3% of global electricity consumption? The more pressing question is: What can be done about this alarming statistic? Listen in as Danfoss Data Center experts Rami Dalbah, Evangeline Klingbeil, Ken Koehler and Michael Strouboulis highlight the key areas where Danfoss can help data centers stakeholders achieve their ESG and sustainability goals through decarbonization during Danfoss North America's 2nd annual RETHINK Live. RETHINK Live is an online global series of events aiming to spark a larger conversation on uncovering new, sustainable ways to operate in the world of HVACR. Watch all 2023 RETHINK Live sessions on YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdF2vStbN5wPH9xRMWBiMtGednC9AWZsg&si=G7cRtBw7jKJWRZi1

Dean Groff, Danfoss' Food Retail Services Contractor Manager, discusses Danfoss' Smart Store Supermarket in Nordborg, Denmark, which is leveraging smart technologies to reduce carbon emissions and improve energy efficiency, thus leading the green transition through foundations already in place for Net Zero buildings. With exciting new smart solutions already helping to achieve Net Zero—and even Net Positive—buildings, learn how Danfoss can support your transition to greener solutions through our real-life Food Retail model in Denmark's newly opened Danfoss Smart Store. Earlier this month, Danfoss held the 2nd annual RETHINK Live, an online global series of events aiming to spark a larger conversation on uncovering new, sustainable ways to operate in the world of HVACR. Watch all 2023 RETHINK Live sessions on YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdF2vStbN5wPH9xRMWBiMtGednC9AWZsg&si=G7cRtBw7jKJWRZi1

Earlier this month, Danfoss held the second annual RETHINK Live, an online global series of events aiming to spark a larger conversation on uncovering new, sustainable ways to operate in the world of HVACR. Here is our live, virtual panel discussion about the importance of accelerating the journey to net zero buildings featuring Vikas Anand, Danfoss Climate Solutions Sales Vice President, North America, Jenna Cramer, President & CEO, Green Building Alliance, and Victor O Marinich, Danfoss Global Strategy Director, Commercial Buildings. This discussion, moderated by Michael Kellerman, Director of Business Development at Danfoss, will uncover the opportunities to develop greener, healthier, and more resilient buildings. Watch all 2023 RETHINK Live sessions on YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdF2vStbN5wPH9xRMWBiMtGednC9AWZsg&si=G7cRtBw7jKJWRZi1

Host Vic Marinich, global marketing director for air conditioning at Danfoss, is joined by Jakob Carnemark, founder of Endeavour, to discuss waterless data center cooling solutions.

Host Vic Marinich, global marketing director for air conditioning at Danfoss, is joined by Michael Strouboulis, Danfoss' director of business development for data centers, to discuss the latest data center cooling technologies.

Host Vic Marinich, global marketing director for air conditioning at Danfoss, is joined by Cliff Stokes, director of business development at Danfoss, focusing on electrification solutions, to discuss the potential of hydrogen as a carbon-neutral power source.

Host Vic Marinich, global marketing director for air conditioning at Danfoss, is joined by Ron Domitrovic of EPRI to discuss the common myths and misconceptions about heat pumps.

Host Vic Marinich, global marketing director for air conditioning at Danfoss, is joined by Bethany Seubert of Greenheck to discuss Dedicated Outdoor Air Systems (DOAS), rooftop units (RTUs) and the role they play in improving energy efficiency and indoor air quality.

Host Vic Marinich, global marketing director for air conditioning at Danfoss, is joined by Stanley de Vries of Danfoss to discuss heat pumps and the importance of hydronic balancing to ensure the building realizes full energy efficiency gains of a heat pump.

Host Vic Marinich, global marketing director for air conditioning at Danfoss, is joined by Paul Selking of Water Furnace to discuss the benefits of using geothermal heating systems in commercial buildings and the opportunities for increased adoption created by the Inflation Reduction Act.

Host Vic Marinich, global marketing director for air conditioning at Danfoss, is joined by Stephen Spletzer of Chemours to discuss state adoption of building codes to allow the use of low GWP (often flammable) refrigerants in residential, commercial, and light industrial applications.

Host Vic Marinich, global marketing director for air conditioning at Danfoss, is joined by Ron Domitrovic of EPRI to discuss advances in heat pump technology and what is needed to increase heat pump adoption.

Host Vic Marinich, global marketing director for air conditioning at Danfoss, is joined by Steve Nadel of ACEEE to discuss heat pumps and their role in decarbonization and climate policy.

Host Vic Marinich, global marketing director for air conditioning at Danfoss, is joined by Kent Peterson, vice president and COO of P2S, to discuss the importance of recognizing embodied carbon and its role in the decarbonization of buildings.

Host Vic Marinich, global marketing director for air conditioning at Danfoss, is joined by Scott Tew of Trane Technologies to discuss circularity, sustainability, and how companies can work together to reduce waste and lower carbon emissions.

Host Vic Marinich, Global Marketing Director for air conditioning at Danfoss, is joined by Ashley Watson, Global Head of Diversity and Inclusion at Danfoss, to discuss how companies can build an inclusive culture, how diversity, equity and inclusion contribute to long-term success and the role of employee resource groups.

Host Vic Marinich is joined by guest Flemming Lynge Nielson, interim head of Group Sustainability & ESG at Danfoss to discuss the importance of ESGs and how companies can get started with developing and introducing them to both internal and external stakeholders.

Our new host, Vic Marinich, global marketing director for air conditioning at Danfoss, is joined by guest Julia Panzer of the Energy Transition Fund to discuss how companies can make an impact on the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement and how the public and private sector can work together to move the world toward cleaner fuel sources.

EnVisioneering Exchange Podcast host John Sheff sits down with Michael Kellerman, Director of Business Development, Danfoss, for an EnVisioneering Connect! exclusive conversation about Alsense™, a secure cloud-based IoT portal, and has been optimized to provide new levels of efficiency.

Peter Dee, sales director of food retail at Danfoss, joins John Sheff, Danfoss' former director of public and industry affairs, to discuss the adoption of CO2 and other trends in food retail.

Jackson Tiedmann, regional sales engineer for Danfoss HVAC drives, joins John Sheff, Danfoss' former director of public and industry affairs, to discuss condition-based monitoring in HVAC applications.

Sankar Padhmanabhan, global applications expert in air conditioning at Danfoss, joins John Sheff, Danfoss' former director of public and industry affairs, to discuss how variable-speed solutions can improve indoor air quality.

John Sheff, Danfoss' former director of public and industry affairs, discusses heat pump technology and policies and the regulations driving the adoption of heat pumps.

Drew Turner, global head of sector integration at Danfoss, joins John Sheff, Danfoss' former director of public and industry affairs, to discuss the latest in heat pump and heat recovery technologies and their role in decarbonization.

Jesper Therbo, global director of HVAC and refrigeration at Danfoss, joins John Sheff, Danfoss' former director of public and industry affairs, to discuss how the new DCGuard can protect DC grids by minimizing power losses.

Frank Ford, director of product management at Danfoss Turbocor, joins John Sheff, Danfoss' former director of public and industry affairs, to discuss the newest Turbocor compressor, the VTCA 400.

Victor Marinich, global marketing director for A/C at Danfoss, joins John Sheff, Danfoss' former director of public and industry affairs, to discuss the 2023 rooftop regulations and the current innovations in product development.

Jeff Tucker, head of microchannel heat exchangers at Danfoss, joins John Sheff, Danfoss' former director of public and industry affairs, to discuss the latest innovations in heat exchanger technology.

Michael Strouboulis, director of business development for digital infrastructure at Danfoss, joins John Sheff to discuss the latest trends in data centers and data center cooling.

John Sheff provides an update on the status of the upcoming HFC phasedown and refrigerant transition. Issues addresses include building code updates and the potential for a shortfall in available HFCs.

Host John Sheff is joined by guests Ted Wilke and Andrew Williams, of SPOC Automation and SPOC Grid Inverter Technologies, respectively, to discuss the impact of ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) reporting on efficient industrial operations. The conversation covers the push toward energy efficiency in the oil and gas industry and the technologies that can help companies achieve their ESG objectives.

Host John Sheff is joined by guest Kevin Fay of Alcalde & Fay and the Alliance for Responsible Atmospheric Policy (“The Alliance”) to discuss refrigerant transition both in the U.S. and globally. The conversation covers current protocols and recent legislation to reduce the use of HFC compounds and the challenges and opportunities for the U.S. HVACR industry.

Host John Sheff is joined by guests Jenna Cramer and Chris Cieslak of the Green Building Alliance to discuss the Green Building movement. Their conversation covers the GBA's work to improve energy efficiency and lower carbon emissions in buildings in western Pennsylvania.

Host John Sheff is joined by guest Keith Dunnavant, VP of Data Center Sales at Munters, to discuss data center cooling technology on episode 24 of the EnVisioneering Exchange podcast. Their conversation covers the latest advancements in cooling technologies, why efficient cooling is so important to data center operations and cooling trends on the horizon.

Host John Sheff is joined by guest Ted Wilke, Vice President at SPOC Automation, to discuss manufacturing automation in the US. Their conversation covers how automation can enable innovation, facilitate better efficiency, benefit the workforce, and allow the US to compete with overseas factories.

Sasha Wedekind, Guildehouse Insight Building Efficiency and Decarbonization senior research analyst, joins host John Sheff to discuss energy as a service (EaaS). Their conversation centers on what EaaS is, some of the advantages it offers building owners and energy supply vendors, why it has been gaining in popularity in recent years, and how it may be expanded in the future.

Guest Marc Chupka, VP of Research and Programs at US Energy Storage Association, discusses energy storage with host John Sheff. They speak on the growth of this industry over the past few decades, the advantages and technologies associated with it, some current energy storage projects, and its future potential.

Host John Sheff speaks with Charlie Fletcher, the founder and Executive Vice President at Mesa Energy Systems about current and expected innovations in energy efficiency. Their conversation covers such topics as Danfoss Turbocor™ oil-free compressors, bipolar ionization air filtration, reducing office spaces, load-modifying resource technology, and more.

In the latest episode of the EnVisioneering Exchange podcast, Host John Sheff is joined by Markus Lempp, Danfoss Director of Public and Industry Affairs of Central Europe, for a conversation on hydrogen power. Since hydrogen is much more established in Europe than it is in the US, Lempp is able to provide real-world examples of how hydrogen is already being used. Lempp also describes hydrogen fuel cells and what some of the different hydrogen colors mean.

Our guest for episode 18 of the EnVisioneering Exchange podcast is Jake Elder, a member of the Bloomberg Associates Sustainability Practice. He gives us a peak into how he advises mayors and senior city officials on developing sustainability initiatives and policies, and the challenges they face implementing them. Later in the episode, Jake and host John Sheff discuss real-world examples of cities that have been able to execute their sustainability goals and how/why they were successful.

Scott Foster, Director of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe's (UNECE) Sustainable Energy Division, joins host John Sheff to discuss the future of sustainability. Some of the topics they cover include reducing the environmental footprint of existing systems, investing in sustainable resource management, and reforming current energy systems for future needs.

John Masters, Industry Affairs Advisor for Danfoss Drives and the former Vice President of Sales, Water Division at Danfoss, joins host John Sheff for episode 16 of the EnVisioneering Exchange podcast. The two Industry Affairs experts have a comprehensive conversation about water infrastructure and the outsized role you may not realize it plays in maintaining our daily lives―what it is, what challenges current infrastructures face, how it can be improved, and what the future of water infrastructure may look like.

Francis and EnVisioneering Exchange host John Sheff share a dialogue about the importance of indoor air quality, especially in a post-pandemic world. They touch on what indoor air quality is, how it impacts health and safety, and what AHRI is doing to educate businesses and schools about the costs, challenges, and innovations necessary to upgrade HVAC systems for improved indoor air quality.

Host John Sheff returns to the show, this time joined by Vince Canino, CEO of Smardt Chiller Group, Inc. John and Vince take a broad look at the future of the cooling industry, zeroing in on the vital role oil-free and variable-speed technologies—like Danfoss Turbocor ® oil-free centrifugal compressors—can play to improve energy efficiency and reduce carbon emissions.

Host, John Sheff is joined by John Mandyck to discuss New York Local Law 97. While this law only affects New York City and its residents, it is a good example of what cities throughout the US can do to reduce carbon emissions and combat climate change. Specifically, Local Law 97 requires building owners to take responsibility for their building's carbon emissions and penalizes them for exceeding a set limit. The Johns talk about the challenges building owners face and what the industry can do to help.

Clay also touches on the hidden and tangible efficiency and economic benefits of retrofitting your building and how you can best offset those costs through energy service agreements and/or regulatory programs.

Ian Stonington, Marketing Manager at Danfoss Editron, is our guest for Episode 11 of the EnVisioneering Exchange podcast. Ian and host John Sheff take a deep dive into the elements of electric drive systems and explains the role this technology plays into creating a more efficient future.