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Energy Efficiency and Electrification Technologies for Heat Flow Optimization in Process Industries

Project description

Increasing sustainability of industrial heating processes

Industrial process heating accounts for 16 % of total final energy demand and 13 % of greenhouse gas emissions in the EU, making it a target for novel solutions and technologies aimed at transitioning to a more sustainable state. Energy efficiency and electrification are considered promising solutions for decarbonising industrial heating processes. However, while there are a variety of solutions for heating at temperatures below 150 ºC, options for heating above 150 °C are limited. With this in mind, the EU-funded EEETHOS project will develop and demonstrate several key solutions that enable flexible, energy-efficient, and decarbonised heating processes at these higher temperatures.

Objective

Industrial process heating accounts for 16 % of total final energy demand and 13 % of the greenhouse gas emissions in the EU. Decarbonizing industrial process heating through electrification and increased energy efficiency is a key measure for reaching the climate targets in 2030, reducing the dependency on fossil fuels, strengthening the exploitation of local renewable energy sources and increasing the competitiveness of the European industry. While there are highly efficient technologies, such as industrial heat pumps, available for temperatures below 150 °C, there is a clear demand for novel technologies for processes with heat demands at higher temperatures.
EEETHOS will fill this technology gap by developing key-enabling technologies for energy efficient, flexible and decarbonized process heating, and demonstrating them in five installations at industrial end-users at a TRL of 7. The technologies comprise among others, two high-temperature heat pump solutions for steam supply at up to 200 °C, a reversed Brayton heat pump with supply temperatures up to 300 °C, an innovative technology for heat pump-based drying and heating of minerals, a highly integrated steam compression-based solution for superheated steam drying and a heat capturing device for radiative waste heat recovery. These key-enabling technologies will be demonstrated in 5 demonstrators at industrial end-users representing EUs energy intensive process industries: asphalt, ceramics, pulp & paper, bricks and steel. These technologies are scalable for plant-wide implementation, allow a complete decarbonization at energy savings between 43 % to 86 %, based on local renewable energy sources. The development, implementation, operation and scaling of these technologies is optimized by use of digital twin-based solutions. The project will be a cornerstone for enabling a decarbonized, efficient and competitive European industry, by developing and demonstrating key-enabling technologies at large scale.

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Coordinator

TEKNOLOGISK INSTITUT
Net EU contribution
€ 2 523 281,25
Address
GREGERSENSVEJ 1
2630 Taastrup
Denmark

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Region
Danmark Hovedstaden Københavns omegn
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Total cost
€ 2 523 281,25

Participants (19)