One quarter of total final energy consumption in the European Union is consumed by industry. Within that quarter, over 80% is consumed by heating and cooling processes. The continued, wide-scale use of gas, oil, coal, and other fossil fuels for industrial thermal processes leads to an estimated greenhouse gas (GHG) emission of 513 Mt CO2 equivalent per year, 12% of total GHG emissions.
Thermal energy storage (TES) can assist in the decarbonisation of industrial heating and cooling, and increase energy system flexibility and security. The full roll-out of industrial TES could enable a potential 1,793 TWh of fossil fuel replacement by renewable energy and/or surplus heat. So why aren’t more organisations implementing TES?
This webinar launch will present the key findings from the EERA JP EEIP White Paper “Industrial Thermal Energy Storage – Supporting the transition to decarbonise industry” which has assessed the potential of TES to support decarbonisation goals across the European Union. The Paper provides insights from industry experts on
- The role TES can play in decarbonising process industries
- Case studies featuring TES in use
- Challenges and Barriers to the use of TES
- TES in action, new technical solutions
- Proposed actions to roll out adoption across the industry
Presenters include:
- Professor Tony Roskilly, Chair of Energy Systems, Durham University
- Dr Zhiwei Ma, Assistant Professor, Durham University,
- Dr Hanne Kauko, Senior Research Scientist, Sintef, Norway
- Dr Alexis Sevault, Senior Research Scientist, Sintef, Norway,
- Dr Salvatore Vasta, Research Engineer, CNR-ITAE, Italy and Coordinator of EERA JP on Thermal Energy Storage
- Professor Herbert Zondag, Senior Scientist at TNO, Netherlands and University of Eindhoven
- Dr Yvonne Van Delft, TNO and Coordinator of EERA JP EEIP
