Industrial waste heat valorisation
Industrial waste heat valorisation
Don't let the residual heat from your
industrial process go to waste
Industrial production processes frequently generate significant amounts of waste heat. Unfortunately, this valuable energy resource is still largely untapped today.
How to effectively valorise your waste heat?
Instead of letting residual heat go to waste, why not recover it for judicious future use. This approach not only improves your company's overall energy efficiency but also reduces its carbon footprint by decreasing dependence on fossil fuels. The result: optimised energy consumption and more environmentally responsible industrial activity.
- Heat recovered from refrigeration systems can be converted using a heat pump to preheat or heat drying air, products, or provide heating for industrial spaces.
- This thermal energy can also be used to produce low-pressure steam, which can then be used in a wide variety of industrial processes.
For the system to be economically viable, the available residual heat should reach a capacity of at least 1 MW, ideally with a continuous energy supply.
Apply the following three-step methodology
If you are looking to valorise your waste heat, ideally you should implement a structured, three-step methodology:
1. Optimise your processes to reduce or prevent excessive energy consumption
1. Optimise your processes to reduce or prevent excessive energy consumption
2. Recover lost heat and organise its reuse within your own facilities
2. Recover lost heat and organise its reuse within your own facilities
3. If it is not possible to use energy or heat internally, consider injecting it into an external heat network
3. If it is not possible to use energy or heat internally, consider injecting it into an external heat network
What expertise does Equans have to offer?
- Equans develops a comprehensive, integrated approach to your energy management that includes production, consumption, recovery, and energy storage.
- If you want to optimise the balance between your energy supply (at controlled cost) and your demand, you can also use intelligent energy management systems (EMS).
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Tomas Geeraert
Business Development
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