The Institute for Energy Systems (IES) at the OST organized the 2025 Webinar on Steam-Generating Heat Pumps (SGHP).
Date: 21 October 2025, 13:30 – 17:00 (GMT+2)
Goals:
The webinar provided a forum for professional exchange and the collection of information on requirements, obstacles, and success factors for the implementation of steam-generating heat pumps.
- Showed how steam-generating heat pumps work in practice and the benefits they offer
- Shared experiences on integrating steam-generating heat pumps
- Understanding technical, economic, and organizational challenges involved in implementation
Program:
- 13:30 Introduction (Frédéric Bless, OST)
- 13:45 Research results of water used as refrigerant in heat pumps (Ruzhu Wang, Shanghai Jiao Tong University)
- 14:05 Steam-generating heat pumps in the food industry (Guido Sutter, Nestlé)
- 14:25 Steam compressors and steam-generating heat pumps (Abdelmalek Bahri, Peter Kaden, Mayekawa)
- 14:45 Boosting efficiency with turbo MVR technology (Davide Rizzi, Turboden)
- 10 min break
- 15:15 Increasing the spread of steam-generating heat pumps (Stefan Bertsch, OST)
- 15:35 Steam-generating heat pumps in the MW-scale for industrial applications (André Bechem, Heaten)
- 15:55 The reverse Stirling cycle applied to steam-generating heat pumps (Tor-Martin Tveit, Olvondo)
- 16:15 R&D activities of steam-generating heat pumps (José Luis Corrales Ciganda, Tecnalia)
- 16:35 Wrap-up & Conclusions (Cordin Arpagaus, OST)
- 17:00 End
Target audience:
- Engineers
- Facility managers
- Sustainability experts
- Consultants working in the field of industrial heating applications
- Researchers
Contacts:
- Dr. Cordin Arpagaus, OST, Institute for Energy Systems (IES), cordin.arpagaus@ost.ch
- Dr. Frédéric Bless, OST, Institute for Energy Systems (IES), frederic.bless@ost.ch
