Heat pumps make steam

If waste heat is continuously generated from an industrial process and steam is required at the same time to complete the process, the conditions are favorable for the use of a steam-generating heat pump. A team of researchers from the University of Applied Sciences of Eastern Switzerland has investigated the conditions for the success of this energy-efficient and climate-friendly form of heat supply.

Read the specialised article: „Heat pumps make steam„.

Dr. Benedikt Vogel, science journalist, for the Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE).
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