Danish participation in IEA Annex – High-temperature heat pumps

This project aims at increasing the awareness for the potential of high-temperature heat pumps in general and providing attractive heat pump-based solutions for industrial heat supply at temperatures above 100 °C. In order to outline the technical potentials, a state-of-the-art review is conducted including both commercially available equipment and technologies at lower technology readiness levels. Based on this, best practice scenarios for heat pump-based process heat supply are developed with a focus on selected processes and industry sectors. These best practice solutions are supplemented with the development of conversion strategies, that support end-users in the conversion towards heat pump-based process heat supply. Finally, recommendations for the definition and testing of industrial heat pump specifications are derived, as this is expected to facilitate the project handling procedure. The activities are supplemented with a high degree of dissemination activities.
The project is associated with the Annex about high-temperature heat pumps as part of the Technology Collaboration Programme of the International Energy Agency on Heat Pump Technologies.