Energy Recovery & DHC

After three exciting years, RE4Industry project is coming to an end. We are looking forward to showcasing the results during our final conference. Join us to discuss the challenges and solutions for the decarbonisation of energy-intensive industrial processes.

District heating companies are serving both energy supplier and end-user. Rising energy prices and carbon targets mean it is no longer sustainable or affordable to run our district heating systems on gas.

EMB3Rs is an open-source, excess heat/cold re-use matching platform. It determines the costs and benefits of re-using industrial waste heat energy. The platform matches heat sources with sinks, to reduce carbon emissions.

Fossil fuel combustion to meet heating needs accounts for 35% of cements CO2 emissions. The remaining 65% are due to direct process emissions, which must also be addressed. By 2050, cement production in the EU is expected to remain below pre-2010 levels.

In my blog ‘How will energy look in 2030? I have made 10 predictions for the next 10 years! I predicted that by 2030 all city centres will have some form of fifth generation heat network - taking heat networks share of heating beyond the 18% currently forecast.

Treating wastewater in Australia produces three million tons of sludge which must be treated and disposed of. The process is responsible for 50% of the total operating costs of wastewater treatment plants. A new treatment technology would reduce the amount of waste by a third also recovering energy from the sludge itself.

The EMB3Rs platform is set to help companies cost-effectively convert waste heat to a valuable revenue stream. It maps the supply and demand of thermal energy from potential stakeholders and shows how excess heat and cold can be re-used.

In the U.S. alone, 140 million tons of waste find their way into landfills every year. Energy recovery as a waste treatment process sees Waste-to-Energy technologies convert chemicals in waste residues into practical forms of energy.

The Alliance for Energy Cooperation in European Industries (Alliance4ECEI) will hold the online session Digital tools as enablers of more efficient energy consumption in industrial waste heat/cold recovery as part of the activities of the Sustainable Energy Days in September 15 from 10:30 until 12:00 CEST.