Revolutionizing energy-intensive industries: The expected impact of HyInHeat

HyInHeat is a project aiming for the integration of hydrogen as fuel for high-temperature heating processes in energy-intensive industries. This ambitious project has set out some key objectives, which are expected to have a significant impact on reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, promoting technological advancements, and achieving global leadership in clean and climate-neutral industrial value chains, circular economy, and climate-neutral digital systems and infrastructures. In this blog, we will take a closer look at the expected impact of HyInHeat.

Implementation of hydrogen combustion

One of the key objectives of HyInHeat is the implementation of hydrogen combustion for high-temperature processes. This is expected to have several impacts. From a scientific perspective, there will be a great knowledge based on the quality impact of H₂ combustion. Economically and technologically, new markets will be created for optimized fossil-free retrofit and greenfield furnace concepts. Societally, the impact will be significant, with approximately 25% to 65% less emissions of heating processes in the process industry. The potential impact on reducing greenhouse gas emissions is massive.

Adjust equipment, control, and measurement technologies

Another objective of HyInHeat is to adjust equipment, control, and measurement technologies for hydrogen combustion processes. This is expected to have a scientific impact, with new concepts and technologies to find appropriate solutions for hydrogen combustion processes. Economically and technologically, the utilization of new technologies for fossil-free high temperature heating processes across all sectors is expected to be significant. Societally, this impact will be similar to the implementation of hydrogen combustion, with approximately 25% to 65% less emissions of heating processes.

Measures to adjust simulation and emission control to H₂ combustion

HyInHeat also aims to adjust simulations and emission control to H₂ combustion. This is expected to have a scientific impact, with breakthrough numerical methods to describe H₂/air, H₂-oxygen enriched combustion, and H₂/O₂ combustion in technical systems. Economically and technologically, there will be significant savings due to learning curves and technological improvement in development costs for equipment and furnace concepts. Societally, the overall decrease of GHG and hopefully also NO_x emissions will lead to even lower climate impacts of fossil-free heating processes.

In conclusion, the expected impact of HyInHeat is significant. From a scientific perspective, there will be a great knowledge base on the quality impact of H₂ combustion and new concepts and technologies to find appropriate solutions for hydrogen combustion processes. Economically and technologically, new markets will be created for optimized fossil-free retrofit and greenfield furnace concepts, and there will be significant savings due to learning curves and technological improvements in development costs for equipment and furnace concepts. Societally, the implementation of hydrogen combustion, adjusted equipment, control, and measurement technologies, and measures to adjust simulations and emission control to H₂ combustion are expected to have a massive impact on reducing greenhouse gas emissions and promoting a sustainable future.

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