If you produce something by machine or another process that uses energy, by the laws of thermodynamics you will produce heat. This rejected/escaped heat after serving its primary purpose, is mostly discharged with no benefit. The waste heat has lower utility than the original heat source and can often be tricky to capture.
There are multiple technologies that can capture this waste heat, some of these newer technologies have high efficiency even with low temperature heat sources which were previously unusable. This significantly widens the opportunity for companies to benefit.
The heat can be in almost any form (i.e. flue gases, hot refrigerant gases, hot air, water, oil or other liquids), and the recovered energy can be used for heating, hot water production, cooling or power generation.
Some of the potential industries are:
Food & Beverage manufacturers
Pet food manufacturers
Metal galvanisers and coating companies (including, screw, nail and bolt manufacturers)
Powder manufacturers (i.e. talc, lime, cement, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, custard, etc.)
Brick & tile manufacture
Pottery & ceramics
Office and hotel complexes
Chemical and refining processes (i.e. cooking oils, cleaning products, paints, etc.)
Hospitals
Water and waste water treatment plants
We have seen a reduced cost of ownership, mostly due to the low maintenance requirement of these waste heat capture/conversion technologies. Alongside this there has been an increase in the reliability and a quick installation time.
Heat to electricity technology will play a big part in the energy transition, enabling its users to produce decarbonised electricity and renewable energy.
We partner with the leaders in these technologies and will be able to work with you to ensure the most appropriate technology is used for each scenario.
This is subject to an initial scoping and survey and minimum amounts of heat and flow would be required to make a project viable.
Get in touch with us and one the team can talk you through your options.
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