AdO Arena
AdO Arena is Norway's national swimming arena in Bergen, a 12,000 m² facility named after Olympic swimmer Aleksander Dale Oen and opened in 2014. Straume Rør installed a Tequs Aqua4 CO₂ heat pump that replaced an originally specified propane system, delivering roughly 1,100 MWh a year and cutting the building's district-heating consumption by 30 to 40%.
- Location
- Bergen, Norway
- Installed capacity (Aqua4)
- 140 kW
- Field COP
- 2.7
- CO₂ avoided
- ~35 t/yr
Bergen Municipality
Our ambition was to maximize local energy production through solar power. By combining hybrid solar panels with Tequs’ heat pump technology, we now produce 1.4 GWh annually, exceeding our original target by 35%.
Technical solution & results
- Heat pump model
- Aqua4
- Refrigerant
- CO₂ (R744), replacing an originally specified propane system
- System temperatures
- 70 / 45 °C
- Application
- Pool heating and space heating for a public swimming arena
Results & impact
2.82 Lab-verified COP (Rivacold, EN 14511)
2.7 Field COP, within 5% of lab result
91.2% Days at full capacity through Bergen's coldest winter in 20 years
1,100 MWh/yr Delivered vs. 575 MWh planned
30 to 40% Cut in district-heating consumption
1.4 GWh/yr Produced via hybrid solar and heat pump, 35% above target
References.
HealthcareOslo University Hospital
Three units, field COP 3.2, around 105 tonnes of CO₂ avoided per year.
IndustryStatkraft, Meråker
Three units in a greenhouse, COP 5.4, around 750 tonnes of CO₂ avoided per year.
HospitalityHolmen Fjordhotell
One unit supplying space heating and hot water for 170 rooms, saving around 191,000 kWh a year.
AquacultureNekton Aquaculture
One unit delivering 85°C heat from seawater, COP 3.25, around 35 tonnes of CO₂ avoided per year.
