SPIRIT

Duration

September 2022 – February 2026

Aim & Objectives

SPIRIT aims to lower all technical and non-technical barriers to establish heat pump technology as the reference (climate neutral) technology for upgrading heat to supply temperatures up to 160°C by 2030. SPIRIT will demonstrate energy demand reduction of individual processes by at least 30%, electrify the industrial heat supply and, consequently, considerably reduce industrial greenhouse gas emissions.

Expected results

SPIRIT will demonstrate three full-scale (>0.7 MWth) industrial heat pump systems that upgrade industrial waste heat to valuable temperatures (135-160°C).

The project will proceed with developing modelling tools to perform intefration studies with solar heat as source.

SPIRIT will develop alternative innovative business models to foster industrial-urban symbiosis analysing solutions to re-use the upgraded heat also outside the industrial processes as for example district heating networks.

Partners

• TNO,
• Danish Technological Institute,
• German Center for Avion and Space,
• EHPA, NV Mayekawa Europe,
• SINLOC,
• European Academy of Bolzano,
• Euroheat & Power,
• Technical University of Denmark,
• Tiense Suiker, TLK Energy,
• GEA Refrigeration,
• Spilling Technologies,
• SMURFIT KAPPA Paper Services,
• SMURFIT KAPPA Czech,
• Stella Polaris AS,
• TVP Solar.

Funding

The project has received funding from EU’s Horizon Europe Programme under Grant Agreement No. 101069672.