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Model-based quantification of the contribution of industrial heat pumps to the European climate change mitigation strategy

Panel: 4. Technology, products and systems

This is a peer-reviewed paper.

Authors:
Stefan Wolf, University of Stuttgart Institute of Energy Economics and the Rational Use of Energy (IER), Germany
Markus Blesl, Institute for energy economy and the rational use of energy (IER) - University of Stuttgart, Germany

Abstract

The European climate and energy strategy for 2030 establishes political targets and thus paves the way towards a decarbonisation of energy generation in order to mitigate climate change. Heat pump technology has proven in private housing sector that it can contribute to the formulated targets of abating CO2 emissions and raising energy efficiency. Recent technical developments have enabled heat pump technology to be applied in the industrial sector. Modern industrial heat pumps meet the criteria of large heating capacities up to several MWth and high deliverable temperatures of 100 °C and beyond.

Applying a detailed model using a combined top-down and bottom-up approach allows the quantification the final energy conservation as well as the CO2 abatement potential resulting from the application of heat pumps to the EU-28 industrial sector. In an industrial branch and country specific analysis both potentials are analysed with regard to technical and economic boundaries. The purpose of this work is to evaluate of the possible contribution of industrial heat pumps to the European climate and energy targets.

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