According to the IEA’s World Energy Outlook special report – The Future of Heat Pumps, decarbonization of industrial heat through electrification is key to tackling the climate crisis, and there is considerable potential for electric heat pumps to provide process heat for industry. The comprehensive and interdisciplinary efforts needed from the various stakeholders to unlock the full potential of industrial heat pumps have been inferred in the foreword of this issue.
Under the title “High-temperature heat pumps are on the rise – Why is their market uptake slow?” the column addresses how to create the framework conditions for implementing industrial heat pumps, including (i) creating guidelines and training qualified personnel, and (ii) support fast implementation to avoid investments into less optimal energy solutions that block industrial heat pump adoption in future years.
In the HPT news in focus section, you can read a summary of the IEA report on Energy Technology Perspectives 2023 report, an excerpt of an IEA commentary about global heat pumps sales, which continues to show strong growth and about important Policy Acts in Europe and US which supports deployments of heat pumps.
The topical articles of this issue provide a strategic focus on the challenges and opportunities of industrial Heat Pumps, and the topics covered include (i) Opportunities for high-temperature heat pumps as grid flexibility providers, (ii) Conceptualization of wet and dry steam compression with liquid water injection for high-temperature heat pumps (iii) Developing a high-temperature heat pump technology concept using natural refrigerants and (iv) Storing Electricity with Industrial Heat Pumps.
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