SUSHEATis a multi-actor project focused on cutting factory CO2 emissions and boosting energy efficiency by recycling industrial waste heat and integrating renewable energy sources. With partners spanning 11 European Union countries, the project’s goal is to develop and validate a heat upgrade system capable of delivering reliable and flexible industrial heat within a temperature range of 150ºC - 250ºC.
SUSHEATwill enhance ENERIN’s industrial High-Temperature Heat Pump (HT-HP) technology to capture waste heat and convert it into temperatures suitable for intensive manufacturing processes. Novel Thermal Energy Storage (TES) will be integrated into the innovative HT-HP system, alongside a Fresnel Solar Thermal Collector to harness and store solar energy. This innovative approach will be optimised using AI-driven energy management.
Website: https://susheat.eu/
Linkedin page: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/susheat
The SPIRIT project, funded by the EU under Horizon Europe (GA n. 101069672), aims to make industrial heat pumps the leading climate-neutral solution for process heat up to 160°C by 2030. Running for 42 months from September 2022, it will demonstrate three full-scale heat pump systems at Tiense Suiker (sugar production), Stella Polaris (prawn processing), and Smurfit Kappa (paper manufacturing). Designed by Spilling Technologies, Mayekawa, and GEA Refrigeration Germany, these systems will use waste heat to prove seamless integration into industrial processes. SPIRIT will enhance technical and economic performance, develop business models, and create a web tool to assess benefits. It will also address deployment barriers, engage stakeholders, and promote knowledge transfer through policy briefs and a summer school.
Website: https://spirit-heat.eu/
Linkedin page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/spiritproject