Objective
European process industries face significant challenges in a changing geopolitical landscape, under the threat of climate change and against fierce international competition. In this context, boosting the resilience and competitiveness of process industries, while taking surefooted steps towards climate neutrality is of existential importance.
StreamSTEP is the vision of 31 organisations across EU, Switzerland, Norway and UK, aspiring to trigger significant improvements of how heating energy is managed within industrial processes. The project will address processes that generate waste heat across all temperature grades, from 135oC to over 1400oC, deploying five innovative heat exchanger prototypes for challenging applications and achieving flexible operation across multiple heat sinks. Heat upgrade will be managed through high temperature heat pumps, achieving outlet temperatures at 150oC and at 215oC, with improved performance through ejector technology and the capacity to operate dynamically across a range of required temperatures. Enablers of these innovations are advanced manufacturing techniques, achieving superior material performance through novel material alloys. The system will be demonstrated across five sectors: non-ferrous metals, ceramics, minerals, plastics and refining. The demonstrators will be supported by impact boosting resources, de-risking the investment and accelerating commercialisation.
A holistic process digital twinning pipeline will be integral to these advancements, as it will provide the infrastructure to deploy powerful optimisation agents, addressing energy balance, intermediary storage, GHG avoidance and data-driven LCA.
The effects of the StreamSTEP project will be significant, as the recovery and efficient reutilisation of the majority of waste heat (50%-over 90%) will be achieved, with systems boasting a payback below 3 years, with the added effects of increasing productivity in selected processes, as well as energy flexibility.
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7465 Trondheim
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341 00 HALKIDA
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36410 Porrino
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UB8 3PH Uxbridge
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50018 Zaragoza
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SW7 2AZ LONDON
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106 82 ATHINA
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50018 Zaragoza
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LT-44248 KAUNAS
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731 00 Chania
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33100 Tampere
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41004 Sevilla
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12006 Castellon
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41124 MODENA
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30100 Espinardo
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CF31 3YY Bridgend
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12071 LA VALL D UIXO
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06378 ANKARA
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174 55 ALIMOS
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46980 Paterna
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20123 MILANO
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10121 TORINO
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15125 Athens
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115 27 Athina
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12110 Alcora Castellon
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4621 Kristiansand
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35010 LIMENA
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28045 Madrid
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4879 Grimstad
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1007 Lausanne
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