Imagine your factory is like a giant radiator that leaks heat into the air. This project builds high-tech 'heat traps' and super-powered pumps to catch that escaping warmth and put it back to work. It's like recycling the energy you've already paid for to heat your plant again.
Process industries lose massive amounts of energy as waste heat, which increases operational costs and carbon footprints. Current recovery systems often lack the flexibility or temperature range to be economically viable.
Five heat exchanger prototypes, high-temperature heat pumps (up to 215oC), and a digital twinning pipeline for energy optimization.
If you are a smelting plant dealing with extreme heat waste up to 1400oC — this project developed five innovative heat exchanger prototypes that recover 50% to over 90% of waste heat. This allows you to reuse energy and lower your fuel bills.
If you are a ceramics manufacturer dealing with high-temperature exhaust — this project developed heat upgrade technology using high temperature heat pumps reaching 215oC. This reduces the need for primary energy sources during the firing process.
If you are a plastics producer dealing with inefficient thermal management — this project developed a digital twinning pipeline to optimize energy balance. This ensures a payback period of below 3 years for the installed recovery systems.
Based on available project data, the systems are designed to boast a payback period of below 3 years.
The project is deploying five innovative heat exchanger prototypes and demonstrating them across five different industrial sectors.
Based on available project data, the project includes resources to de-risk investment and accelerate commercialisation, though specific licensing terms are not listed.
Yes, the project addresses waste heat across all temperature grades, ranging from 135oC to over 1400oC.
The project period runs from 2024-10-01 to 2028-09-30, suggesting deployment and validation through 2028.
The consortium is heavily weighted toward commercial application, with 18 industry partners (56% of the group) and 11 SMEs. This strong industrial presence, combined with 8 research centers and 6 universities across 9 countries, indicates a high priority on practical deployment and market viability rather than pure academic research.
Contact SINTEF AS in Norway for technical specifications on the heat exchanger prototypes.
Contact us to identify which of the 5 prototype technologies fits your specific industrial heat profile.
