To remain competitive, industrial companies must increase their energy efficiency. Although Swiss industry has made great efforts in this area in recent years, considerable amounts of waste heat are still being released into the environment. Thermal grids play an important role in the use of excess heat to enable effective business models for companies and other stakeholders involved. A key part of WP4 is Pinch Analysis which is essential to identify and characterize waste heat.
According to the “SFOE Guidelines for industrial waste heat usage”, energy efficiency measures always have top priority and are preferable to waste heat utilization. Waste heat usage should only be considered if the waste heat is unavoidable. “Selling waste heat instead of inefficiencies”.
HSLU-TEVT participated in the IEA TCP Industrial Energy-Related Technologies and Systems IETS, Annex 15, Task 3: “Combination of Methods and Operational Aspects for Industrial Excess Heat-Available Resources, Risk Minimization and Consequences of Future Changes in the Energy System”
More information can be found in:
L. Rast, M. Oester, P. Liem, M. Mayer, Y. Abdelouadoud, J. Ködel, D. Hangartner, T. Heim, B. Wellig: Leitfaden zur industriellen Abwärmenutzung, Schlussbericht BFE-Projekt, Vertrags-Nr. SI/501425-1, 2019,
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