Industrial waste heat recovery
12 European H2020 organizations list this as part of their work — 7 as their primary capability.
Most active in this area
- REPSOL SA
Spanish energy major contributing refinery infrastructure and industrial validation to biofuel, geophysics simulation, and circular economy research projects.
“Participated in Indus3Es developing absorption heat transformer technology for industrial energy efficiency.”
ES12 projects - FERTINAGRO BIOTECH SL
Spanish fertilizer manufacturer developing bio-based fertilizers and biostimulants from agricultural, food, and fishery waste streams.
“Indus3Es focused on absorption heat transformers for industrial energy efficiency — their earliest and only energy-sector project.”
ES7 projects - TATA STEEL UK LIMITED
Major UK steel producer contributing industrial-scale testbeds for decarbonization, waste heat recovery, and circular economy research in EU consortia.
“I-ThERM (2015-2021) focused on flat heat pipes, condensing economiser heat pipes, and trilateral flush power systems for converting industrial thermal energy.”
PrimaryUK7 projects - ARCELORMITTAL ESPANA SA
Major steel producer providing industrial-scale validation for graphene composites and energy recovery technologies in heavy manufacturing.
“Contributed to I-ThERM (2015-2021), focused on flat heat pipes, condensing economiser heat pipes, and supercritical CO2 power conversion systems.”
ES5 projects - TURBODEN SPA
Italian ORC turbogenerator manufacturer specializing in industrial waste heat recovery and renewable heat-to-power conversion systems.
“Both TASIO and BAMBOO address waste heat recovery and valorisation in energy-intensive industrial sectors.”
PrimaryIT3 projects - SPIKE RENEWABLES SRL
Italian SME engineering heat exchangers, thermal storage, and ORC components for geothermal and industrial waste heat recovery applications.
“Smartrec targeted modular heat recovery integration for secondary aluminium production, showing capability in heavy industry applications.”
SMEIT3 projects - TELUR GEOTERMIA Y AGUA SA
Spanish geothermal and thermal storage company with EU project experience in industrial heat recovery and positive energy districts.
“SUSPIRE focused on sustainable recovery of industrial dissipated energy, with TELUR contributing expertise in heat exchangers and residual heat stream management for energy-intensive industries.”
PrimaryES2 projects - AVL QPUNKT GMBH
Austrian engineering firm specialising in industrial waste heat recovery, phase change thermal storage, and electric vehicle efficiency systems.
“SUSPIRE project (2015–2019) explicitly targeted recovery of residual heat streams from energy-intensive industries using PCM and underground thermal storage.”
PrimaryAT2 projects - INDUSTRIAL FURNACES INSERTEC S.L.
Spanish industrial furnace manufacturer with applied expertise in energy flow optimization and waste heat recovery in metal manufacturing.
“ETEKINA (2017-2022) applied heat pipe technology to recover thermal energy from industrial processes — a direct extension of furnace expertise.”
ES2 projects - COMPANIA ESPANOLA DE LAMINACION SL
Spanish steel rolling company offering an operating industrial plant as a live testbed for waste heat recovery and building energy efficiency projects.
“CO2OLHEAT (2021–2025) positions them as an industrial end-user demonstrating supercritical CO2 power cycles for valorising process heat from high-temperature industries including steel, cement, glass, and aluminium.”
PrimaryES2 projects - TECNODELTA SRL
Italian engineering SME integrating thermal energy storage and metal hydride hydrogen systems for industrial and renewable energy applications.
“SUSPIRE (2015–2019) placed them directly in energy-intensive industry heat recovery, working with residual heat streams, HTF circuits, and underground thermal storage.”
PrimarySMEIT2 projects - BAYERISCHES ZENTRUM FUR ANGEWANDTEENERGIEFORSCHUNG ZAE EV
Bavarian applied energy research institute specializing in thermal energy storage, industrial heat recovery, and molecular solar thermal systems.
“SUSPIRE targeted energy-intensive industries, focusing on heat exchangers, heat transfer fluids (HTF), and recovery of residual heat streams.”
PrimaryDE2 projects