Study / Waste Heat Project Deployment Potential
The industrial sector accounts for approximately 20% of French energy consumption. Most of this energy consumed, i.e. 435 TWh according to INSEE in 2018, is transformed into heat, with massive losses in its use. As well as being at the heart of the decarbonisation challenge, the issue of waste heat is also proving to be a real lever for industrial competitiveness, against a backdrop of structurally rising energy prices.
To carry out this study, the method chosen was to rely on feedback from the field, to get as close as possible to the people who operate the facilities, design them and make the operational decisions about the relevance of the projects. Around fifteen interviews were conducted with manufacturers, design offices and trade unions.
This report is divided into 3 parts:
To carry out this study, the method chosen was to rely on feedback from the field, to get as close as possible to the people who operate the facilities, design them and make the operational decisions about the relevance of the projects. Around fifteen interviews were conducted with manufacturers, design offices and trade unions.
This report is divided into 3 parts:
- The first part of this report summarises the numerous publications on the subject of waste heat since 2017,
- The second part presents feedback from waste heat recovery projects identified during the study, some of which were the subject of a site visit.
- The final section sets out the recommendations arising from the interviews, site visits, the experience of the authors and the discussions and exchanges that took place during the course of the study
