Save up to 50 % of energy
in commercial kitchen
See how our customer saves 130 MWh of energy and 17 tons of CO2 – per year
Read the Areim Ab Aallonharja (Espoo, Finland) case study or download the latest case studies.
Why is the ventilation running at full power if no one is cooking?
Professional kitchens consume 5–7x more energy than other commercial spaces. Most of the energy is used for ventilation and heating.*
If the kitchen utilisation rate varies, traditional timer-controlled ventilation blows out expensive treated air – up to thousands of litres per second!
* Motiva: Energy-efficient professional kitchen
Solution:
Demand Control Kitchen Ventilation – Safera FlowHeroThe new intelligent Demand Control Kitchen Ventilation system (DCKV), Safera FlowHero, ensures that ventilation operates at optimum efficiency at all times.
FlowHero controls the ventilation in real time according to the use of the kitchen, which reduces the energy consumption of the HVAC system by up to 50% without compromising indoor air quality.
Meet your sustainability goals and save money
FlowHero’s demand control ventilation saves energy and promotes sustainability and its reporting.
Meet the requirements for sustainability certifications: verify energy savings and report progress automatically. Read more »
Safera is a member of Green Building Council Finland
Four easy steps to start saving energy
FlowHero is suitable for both new and existing professional kitchens, and it is available either as a system integrated into the hood or as a separately installed accessory. Here’s how to easily upgrade your existing commercial kitchen with FlowHero demand control kitchen ventilation.
Get a free energy savings estimate in one week
Make an informed investment decision
We install the system in 3 to 4 hours
Verify the benefits of FlowHero in 30 days
Get a free energy savings estimate in one week
- Savings in heating and electricity (MWh)
- Savings in carbon footprint (tCO2)
- Savings in euros (€)
- Payback period of the investment
- Kitchen supply and exhaust air volumes
- Timer control settings
- Power consumption of the exhaust and supply air fans (or we use estimates)
- Electricity and heating energy prices (or we use estimates)
- HVAC diagrams
Make an informed investment decision
Based on the estimate, we provide a budgetary offer, enabling you to make an informed investment decision.
The offer includes:
- FlowHero system equipment and installation costs
- Estimated costs for necessary electrical work and automation design (performed by either our partner or a provider chosen by the customer)
- Estimates of payback period and annual savings in energy and carbon emissions
The investment is typically around €10,000 with a payback period of 2-4 years. See actual savings and paypack periods from our customers.
We install the system in 3 to 4 hours
The installation happens in two phases:
- The FlowHero system installation is completed without interrupting restaurant operations in 3-4 hours. FlowHero begins monitoring air quality and kitchen usage, storing the data in our cloud service.
- About 2-3 weeks after the installation, FlowHero is connected to the automation system. FlowHero starts controlling the ventilation based on demand, and the savings begin.
FlowHero is connected to the Variable Frequence Drivers or automation system with a wire (control signal 0-10 V), and it is compatible with all BAS systems. See examples of the functional description.
FlowHero is fully automatic, so it does not require any training for the restaurant staff.
Verify the benefits of FlowHero in 30 days
We provide a report on the performance of FlowHero and the realized savings 30 days after the control signal connection. We compare the data recorded by FlowHero before and after the connection, ensuring that savings are achieved without compromising air quality.
During the commissioning we monitor the system’s operational status remotely and can adjust settings as needed to ensure smooth implementation.
We also offer additional services for you:
- Maintenance contract with remote monitoring
- Sustainability reporting, including realized savings in energy and carbon emissions
- Analysis of kitchen utilization, air quality, and working conditions
Contact us and get a free estimation of energy savings!
How does FlowHero save energy?
More than two-thirds of a professional kitchen’s energy consumption is used for ventilation and heating. FlowHero can save up to 50% of this energy.
Energy savings depend on the utilisation rate of the kitchen, the ventilation equipment and the average temperature of the outside air, for example. Contact us and we will assess your potential for energy savings.
Savings start as soon as FlowHero is deployed.
The most significant savings are created in two ways:
1. Less heated or cooled supply air is needed
The heating energy of the supply air covers approximately 65% of the total energy consumption of professional kitchens. Blowing out the treated supply air unnecessarily wastes a tremendous amount of energy.
When less air is removed from the kitchen, there is also less need for expensively treated supply air.
2. Fans can be used at the lowest possible power
The powerful fans in professional kitchens are designed to move thousands of litres of air per second.
By controlling the exhaust and supply fans as needed, significant savings can be made on the energy consumed by the fans’ motors. In addition, the noise level in the kitchen will be reduced.
Download the latest case studies
Download the latest case studies and see how we help our customers to reach their sustainability goals.
Our customers save annually:
Campus restaurant, Espoo
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Lunch Buffet, Espoo
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Hotel Restaurant, Helsinki
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Ghost Kitchen, Espoo
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Contact us
We can evaluate the savings potential of your restaurant and present the actual results from our customer cases.
This is how FlowHero works
FlowHero is suitable for both new and existing professional kitchens, and it is available either as a system integrated into the hood or as a separately installed accessory.
This is how FlowHero works
FlowHero is suitable for both new and existing professional kitchens, and it is available either as a system integrated into the hood or as a separately installed accessory.
The FlowHero multi-sensor system monitors how the workstations are used and controls the ventilation as necessary.
At the same time, FlowHero monitors the indoor air quality in the kitchen to ensure good working conditions. FlowHero can control the ventilation individually or as a whole, and it is compatible with most ventilation systems.
FlowHero is available as a pre-integrated solution in Climecon’s ventilation systems or as a retrofit to existing professional kitchens.
Key features
Identifying different usage situations reliably
The FlowHero sensor unit is installed at the edge of the hood, where it monitors the use of the workstation in real time with several sensors, such as IR, temperature, humidity and presence sensors.
By combining sensor data, FlowHero can immediately determine what is being done at the workstation and how it affects the need for ventilation – even proactively.
Active monitoring of air quality
FlowHero monitors the air quality in the kitchen in real time so that energy is not saved at the expense of air quality. FlowHero is also able to determine if it is advisable to temporarily improve the ventilation before the air quality exceeds the limit values.
FlowHero monitors temperature, humidity, organic gases (TVOC), carbon dioxide (eCO2) and fine particulate matter (PM2.5).
Energy savings monitoring and reporting
FlowHero stores sensor and ventilation control data in Safera’s cloud service, where energy savings and air quality can be monitored almost in real time.
The cloud service makes it easy to verify and report on progress towards energy savings and responsibility goals.
Technical documentation
Green building certificates and FlowHero
LEED
Energy and Atmosphere
Optimize Energy Performance
BREEAM
Ene 08 Energy efficient equipment
Solutions deemed to comply with the criteria for the reduction of equipment energy load from significantly contributing systems: Ref. F Commercial kitchen and catering facilities
Green Key
Restaurants, hotels and hostels
7. Energy
7.2 Heating, ventilation, and air- conditioning control systems must be in place.
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