Real industrial applications, challenges, and opportunities with industrial heat pumps
Industrial heat pumps are rapidly moving from niche technology to a practical solution for reducing energy costs, recovering waste heat, and decarbonising industrial processes.
But what does this mean in practice for the food and beverage industry?
This EXQUISHEAT webinar will bring together technical experts, industrial actors and policy representatives to explore how heat pumps can be integrated into real food and beverage applications and what challenges still need to be addressed.
Through concrete industrial examples from the food processing sectors, participants will gain insights into:
- where heat pumps can deliver value in industrial processes,
- how companies are approaching implementation,
- key barriers and opportunities identified across the sector,
- and the broader policy and market context supporting industrial electrification.
The webinar will also present first findings from EXQUISHEAT activities and provide an opportunity to engage directly with experts and industry representatives during the discussion session.
Why participate?
- Understand current trends, challenges, and opportunities in industrial electrification and why industrial heat pumps play a key role
- Explore how heat pumps can contribute to energy efficiency and decarbonisation goals
- Discover practical applications of industrial heat pumps in food processing
- Learn from real industrial experiences and implementation cases
Agenda of the event
16:00–16:05 | Welcome and introduction (Uli Jakob, dr. jakob energy research GmbH & Co.KG)
16:05–16:15 | Industrial heat pumps – from research and development to deployment in industrial sectors and processes (Eric Lecomte, DG Energy – European Commission)
16:15–16:30 | Introduction to heat pump technologies and their role in industrial applications (Sabrina Dusek, Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH)
16:30–16:40 | Presentation of first outcomes of data collection from end-users interviews (Sabine Höfel, Food Processing Initiative)
16:40–16:55 | Industrial use case presentation #1 – Seafood industry – cooked and peeled prawns (Jaran Rauø, Stella Polaris)
16:55–17:05 | Industrial use case presentation #2 – Meat industry – different application in Sweden (Sören Friis-Hansen, Enrad)
17:10–17:30 | Q&A and closing remarks