With energy concept

Local inventor causes a sensation abroad

Rudolf Weimann in front of the heat exchangers.(Bild: zVg)

Eco-pioneer Rudolf Weimann from St. Georgen an der Gusen has not (yet) ventured across the pond, but he has at least crossed the German border. And there he is causing quite a stir with his energy concept. His system will soon be presented in a specialist magazine.

The inventor is very successful in Germany with his energy concept. Together with German architect and partner Sebastian Metz, he is renovating a listed mill in Insheim (Rhineland-Palatinate).

"The renovation of the mill is progressing: the six ice storage tanks have already been installed and the 24 heat exchangers required have already been delivered. These will be installed in the ice storage tanks over the next few weeks," says Weimann, pleased with the construction progress.

The ice storage tanks have already been installed.(Bild: zVg)

There is also good news in terms of the PV system, after the monument protection authorities banned a conventional blue system. "PV modules with terracotta-colored modules from Austria are being used for the red tiled roof of the mill, a first in Germany for a listed building," explains the inventive duo.

Included in an elite circle
The tireless efforts of the two have paid off: Metz has been appointed to the illustrious circle of the Association of German Architects. "The Mühle project and my ice storage heating system will therefore be presented in a specialist magazine later this year. Then thousands of architects will get to know my ice heating system," says the Mühlviertel eco-pioneer happily.