Imagine your factory is leaking heat like a giant radiator that no one is using. This project builds high-tech 'heat boosters' that grab that wasted warmth and pump it up to much higher temperatures. It turns useless lukewarm exhaust into powerful steam that can actually run your machinery again.
Industrial plants waste massive amounts of heat that is too cool to be reused. Current technology lacks the scale and proven business models to upgrade this heat to the 90-160ºC range needed for process steam.
Four different heat upgrade technologies, including electrically and thermally driven heat pumps, installed as full-scale demonstrations in paper and chemical plants.
If you are a paper mill operator dealing with excessive waste heat in your production line — this project developed heat upgrade technologies that deliver process steam in the range of 90-160ºC. This allows you to reuse energy that would otherwise be lost.
If you are a chemical plant manager dealing with high energy costs for process heating — this project developed electrically and thermally driven heat pumps that recover waste heat. This helps switch from fossil-based supply units to cleaner energy.
If you are an industrial food processor dealing with inefficient thermal management — this project developed heat upgrade systems that can potentially deliver up to 37% of the process heat in industry. This significantly lowers your primary energy demand.
Based on available project data, specific pricing is not provided, but the project focuses on developing business models to overcome economic barriers to deployment.
Yes, the project involves full-scale demonstrations of heat upgrade systems integrated into actual industrial plants in the paper and chemical sectors.
Based on available project data, the project aims to create exploitation roadmaps to increase market penetration, though specific licensing terms are not listed.
The systems are designed for supply temperatures in the range of 90-160ºC.
The project identifies that country-specific regulatory barriers currently hinder the uptake of heat upgrade technologies and aims to tackle these through demonstrated business models.
The consortium is heavily industry-driven, with 11 industrial partners (55% of the group) and 5 SMEs, ensuring the technology is developed for real-world commercial use. With 20 partners across 6 European countries, the project balances academic research (4 universities, 4 research centers) with practical engineering and business expertise.
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