Harnessing the power of excess heat: How Danfoss is decarbonizing industry

Expert deep dive: The potential of excess heat 

The potential of excess heat amounts to 2,860 terawatts per year — and that’s just in Europe. The global impact is even bigger. [1]

The great news is that heat recovery projects often come with a three-year payback. It’s not only good for the environment but also good for business.

Drew Turner, our Director of Sector Coupling at Danfoss Climate Solutions, says:

“You cannot decarbonize the industry without the use of excess heat.”

Drew’s appearance to discuss excess heat in Decarbonization Explained Episode 1 was just the beginning. Join him for a much more in-depth look at heat recovery technology, how it works, and the benefits we’ve seen by implementing it at several of Danfoss' locations around the world.

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How we decarbonize with our customers: Gulpener Brewery, Netherlands 

The Dutch brewery Gulpener reduced its total energy consumption by 75% by replacing its gas boiler system with high-temperature heat pumps.

Instead of wasting the excess heat generated by cooling down their fermentation tanks, Gulpener reuses it for heating processes, significantly reducing their need for fossil-fueled heating.

Ivan Rangelov, Industrial Heat Pump Manager at Danfoss, says:

“Food and beverage industries are ideal for heat pumps because they typically need both cooling and heating. Instead of rejecting the waste heat from refrigeration, you can reuse it in the heating processes.”

Read our case story to learn more about how we decarbonize with our customers.

Catch up on our latest Impact papers and cases:

• Competitive decarbonization: Powering the industries of tomorrow - Danfoss Impact Issue no. 6 
• Green hydrogen: A critical balancing act - Danfoss Impact Issue no. 5
• Energy efficiency 2.0: Engineering the future energy system - Danfoss Impact Issue no. 4
• Roadmap for decarbonizing cities - Danfoss Impact Issue no. 3
• The World's largest untapped energy source: Excess heat - Danfoss Impact Issue no. 2
• The neglected demand side of the green equation - Danfoss Impact Issue no. 1
• Building better supermarkets for the world - Case
• Leveraging excess heat From the Warsaw Metro - Case
• Towards low-emission construction sites - Case

References

[1] Connolly, D., et al. (2013). Heat Roadmap Europe 2: Second Pre-Study for the EU27. Department of Development and Planning, Aalborg University, p. 54. 

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