Decarbonising Europe’s industry with high-temperature heat pump technologies
Industrial process heating is one of the largest contributors to energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions across Europe. EEETHOS is transforming how energy-intensive industries operate by developing and demonstrating cutting-edge electrification technologies that replace fossil fuels and drive energy efficiency.
EEETHOS in numbers
Heat supply temperatures:
Up to 300 °C
Energy savings:
43% to 86%
Duration
4 years
Industrial demonstrators:
5 demos
19 european partners
from 9 countries
EU funding
15 M. €
The Challenge
Our mission is clear: to decarbonize industrial process heating, reduce reliance on fossil fuels, and strengthen Europe’s industrial competitiveness through innovation, demonstration and strategic collaboration.
of industrial energy use in Europe is for process heating
mostly powered by fossil fuels
of EU greenhouse gas emissions
come from industrial heating processes
of potential energy savings per industry
With the EEETHOS solutions
Our Focus
EEETHOS targets five energy-intensive sectors
Asphalt
Electrified drying using integrated belt dryers and HTHPs
Steel
Radiative waste heat recovery for improved efficiency in casting
Bricks
Steam drying with flexible operation for faster, energy-efficient production
Ceramics
Reverse Brayton HTHP for high-temp kiln air pre-heating
Pulp & Paper
HTHPs with steam compressors replacing fossil-fuel steam systems

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