In the United States, the technology is seen as progressive and has not completely been universally applied. Be Blue is NIMBUS’ conservation call to action.
A natural extension of the Go Green lexicon, Be Blue represents the NIMBUS philosophy of providing alternative, practical, and economical cooling solutions that reduce energy consumption and only employ water in the cooling process when necessary. NIMBUS Advanced Process Cooling was established as the cooling system and solutions research, development, and manufacturing division of EMSCO, Inc., An
Inductotherm Group Company with a 40-year history of providing service to the induction melting industry. While researching and testing various types of heat rejection systems in metal melting environments, hybrid adiabatic technology emerged as a viable, but under utilized approach to cooling domestically. Adiabatic cooling towers are widely utilized in Europe as a result of regulation, and are one of the few instances in which regulation gave way to a more economical and efficient technology. Hybrid adiabatic technology provides several of the benefits typically associated with dry air and fluid cooling systems, while eliminating the maintenance, legionella risks, voluminous water consumption, and seasonal freezing typical of fluid cooling towers. Since the systems fans cycle on and off in stages, energy consumption is reduced
when compared to dry air coolers. Additionally, during the hottest months of the year, this technology applies a fine mist of water to the air as it enters the cooling tower to provide additional cooling capacity and reduce the risk of seasonal overheating. The NIMBUS team extended its engineering problem solving skills to EMSCO so they could begin offering HyprCool cooling systems—the adiabatic cooling systems manufactured by NIMBUS for EMSCO—beyond EMSCO’s induction melting customers to all businesses that use an induction heating supply in its process. After manufacturing exclusively for EMSCO and its induction melting customers, NIMBUS launched its own hybrid adiabatic cooling system — the VIRGA III. While the HyprCool is manufactured exclusively for induction-based operations, the VIRGA III is sold to all other markets including industrial and public facility applications. NIMBUS also designs complete cooling systems, and manufactures proprietary PLC system controls, as well as ancillary components such as pump modules and filtration systems. In 2016, NIMBUS added BOREAS Dry Cooling systems to its product line. Each cooling system produced by NIMBUS is developed and manufactured at a facility in Alabama for the specific customer and application. Additionally, NIMBUS oversees every installation and provides service and support for the life of every system they produce. NIMBUS also provides service and support for cooling systems from any manufacturer. In addition to providing custom and effective cooling solutions for any industry, NIMBUS addresses environmental sustainability issues with its products and services. Be Blue is used promotionally, but also serves as a rallying cry for industries to conserve and preserve a resource we all agree is precious.
