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Rethinking Industrial Process Heating
Industrial process heating is a cornerstone of manufacturing, yet it remains heavily dependent on fossil fuels. To meet Europe’s climate goals, the electrification of these high-energy processes is crucial. While technologies such as industrial heat pumps are effective at delivering low-temperature heat, there is a significant gap in viable solutions for industries requiring temperatures above 150°C.
EEETHOS addresses this gap by developing and demonstrating innovative, high-efficiency technologies that enable the electrification of high-temperature industrial heating up to 300°C both.
Why This Matters
Process heating takes up to 60% of total energy use in process industries, making it a major source of CO2 emissions. Electrifying these systems offers a path to a cleaner, more flexible, and cost-efficient industrial future — one that aligns with climate goals while enhancing operational resilience.
The EEETHOS Approach
EEETHOS integrates technological innovation with real-world industrial demonstrations:
Develop
Develop heat upgrade technologies (high-temperature heat pumps (HTHPs), steam compressors), heat exchange technologies, and optimized process equipment
Deploy
Deploy digital twins for system control and optimization
Demonstrate
Demonstrate solutions in five diverse industrial settings
Our Focus
EEETHOS targets five energy-intensive sectors
Asphalt
Electrified drying and heating using integrated drum dryers, HTHPs and steam compression
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
Objectives
Develop and validate five electrification technologies
(HTHPs, steam compressors, radiative heat recovery, drying equipment, and digital twins) suitable for high-temperature industrial heating processes
Demonstrate and evaluate these technologies at TRL7
in five distinct energy-intensive industrial sectors (asphalt, ceramics, pulp & paper, bricks, steel), ensuring broad applicability and performance under real operating conditions.
Achieve energy savings between 43% and 86%
while replacing fossil fuel-based heat with renewable electricity and reducing associated CO₂ emissions.
Establish integrated digital solutions
for process monitoring, optimization, and predictive maintenance, improving system flexibility and reliability.
Support commercialisation through industry-led demonstrations
and by developing business models for replication, standardisation, and market uptake across Europe’s process industries.
Contribute to EU climate targets
by enabling the electrification of >150°C heat processes and closing the current technological gap in industrial decarbonisation.- Enable digital monitoring, predictive maintenance, and control
The EEETHOS Consortium
EEETHOS brings together leading research institutions, technology providers, and industrial users from across Europe. Our partners combine deep technical expertise with real-world implementation capacity.
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Collaboration
Clustering activities
2cool2waste is a cluster of EU-funded projects working on heating and cooling solutions — a dynamic collaboration pushing the boundaries of thermal energy management, heat reuse, and industrial decarbonisation across Europe.
The heating and cooling sector holds huge untapped potential for reducing emissions and boosting energy efficiency, but it requires collective innovation, smart solutions, and real-world deployment.
The cluster fosters synergies in knowledge sharing through joint events, publications, and outreach, waste heat recovery and reuse, electrification of thermal systems, and high-efficiency solutions for buildings and industry. For further details, please click here and follow us on LinkedIn.
Related projects
JOULIA is an EU-funded project (Grant ID: 101192555) running from December 2024 to November 2028 and coordinated by Fundación CIRCE (Spain). The project focuses on electrifying industrial heating by developing two innovative technologies — induction and microwave — for processes in the rubber and plastics sectors. These solutions aim to reduce reliance on fossil fuels, improve energy efficiency, integrate renewable energy, and lower operational costs.
The technologies will be validated at industrial scale (TRL7) and optimised through digital models and simulations to enhance adaptability, control, and cost-effectiveness. JOULIA also explores replicability in other sectors, such as food and ceramics, while promoting awareness, training, and new business models to support Europe’s clean energy transition, industrial competitiveness, and sustainability goals. Follow the project on LinkedIn or Facebook.