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HP4INDUSTRY- QUESTIONNAIRE ON INDUSTRIAL HEAT NEEDS

Brief Description HP4Industry 
The HP4INDUSTRY project aims at decarbonising industrial heating and cooling by promoting heat pump and other renewable heating solutions such as solar thermal and geothermal, for low- and medium-temperature industrial processes. It focuses validating solutions in key sectors, and replicating them across industries, while maintaining industrial competitiveness through heat decarbonisation, which can lead to significant energy and costs savings. The project targets 3 key sectors: food and drink, pulp and paper and chemical industries.
Scope of the questionnaire
Gather insights from industrial stakeholders on the current state and future potential of decarbonising process heat demand, particularly through heat pumps and other renewable technologies (solar thermal, geothermal).
Disclaimer:The data shared in this questionnaire is collected in an anonymised way. The information gatehered will be used exclusively for the purposes of HP4industry project. It will not be shared further.

Introductory questions

1. For which priority industry sector do you respond to this questionnaire?

1. For which priority industry sector do you respond to this questionnaire?
Other:

1.1 If you marked "Food and Beverage" please specify your Sub-sector

1.1 If you marked "Food and Beverage" please specify your Sub-sector

1.2 If you marked "Pulp and paper" please specify your Sub-sector

1.2 If you marked "Pulp and paper" please specify your Sub-sector

1.3 If you marked "Chemical Industry Sub-Sectors" please specify your Sub-sector

Raw materials

Raw materials
Other:

Downstream chemicals users:

Downstream chemicals users:
Other:

2. Where are your production sites located in Europe?

3. How would you rate the following statements with regard to energy in your company?

Disagree
Not sure
Somewhat agree
Fully agree
My sector is actively looking for solutions to decarbonise its energy processes and achieve cliamte neutrality
Access to affordable energy is a core component of my sector competitiveness
Investing in decarbonisation technologies is perceived as burdensome and too expensive
Reducing dependence from fossil fuels and related taxed is a priority for my sector

Part 1 — Process heat demand and current energy use

4. Which industrial processes in your sector require low- to medium-temperature heat (up to ~400 °C)? (select one or more from the sector that applies to your organisation )

a) Food Industry

<75°C
75-120°C
120-180°C
180-250°C
250-400°C
Pasteurization
Sterilisation
Blanching
Drying (fruit, pasta, etc)
Evaporation
Cleaning In Place
Container washing
Bottling water
Refrigeration (0-5°C)
Freezing (Below O°C)
Other
Other:

b) Paper industry

<75°C
75-120°C
120-180°C
180-250°C
250-400°C
Paper machine drying (multi‑cylinder dryers)
Evaporation in pulp processing
Tissue/TAD drying
Process-water preheating
HP-based steam generation
Warm-water washing and showers
Heating incoming drying hood air
Heating incoming process water
Cooling
Other
Other:

c) Chemical Industry

<75°C
75-120°C
120-180°C
180-250°C
250-400°C
Steam generation
Distillation reboilers
Evaporation/ solvent removal
Drying operations
Polymerization heating
Reactor jacket heating
Solvent-based extraction
Batch heating
Cooling
Other
Other:

6. What heating demand do you need in your industrial processes selected? (MWth)

6. What heating demand do you need in your industrial processes selected? (MWth)
You can add here the industrial demand using other units of measure (e.g. tons of steam):

7. What are the energy sources used in your operations (Current energy mix)? Please select one or more

7. What are the energy sources used in your operations (Current energy mix)? Please select one or more
Other:

8. What type of utility system are used?

8. What type of utility system are used?
Other:

9. What is the typical operating profile of your industrial process?

9. What is the typical operating profile of your industrial process?
Other:

10. What trends in process heat demand and temperature requirements do you currently consider most relevant for your company? (choose 2 or more)

10. What trends in process heat demand and temperature requirements do you currently consider most relevant for your company? (choose 2 or more)
Other:

Part 2 — Heat pumps, renewables and other decarbonisation technologies

11. What is your level of awareness for each of the heat decarbonisation technologies?

Aware
Interested to explore
Not aware
Don't know
Industrial Heat pumps
Solar Thermal
Underground Storage
Geothermal
Thermal Energy Storage

11.1 What is your interest to explore the potential integration of these technologies in your processes?

High
Medium
Low
Don't know
Industrial Heat pumps
Solar Thermal
Underground Storage
Geothermal
Thermal Energy Storage

11.2 What is your estimated growth potential of each of these technologies in your specific sector?

High
Medium
Low
Don't know
Heat pumps
Solar Thermal
Underground storage
Geothermal
Thermal Energy Storage

12. Which two of your processes from question 4 are most technically suitable for decarbonisation using industrial heat pumps, solar thermal, or geothermal? (specify 2 processes)

13. Did you already implement any heat integration/ heat optimisation measures in your operations?

13. Did you already implement any heat integration/ heat optimisation measures in your operations?

Now let's Focus on Heat Pumps technologies

14. To what extent are heat pumps already being deployed in your sector across Europe?

14. To what extent are heat pumps already being deployed in your sector across Europe?

15. In which applications are they most commonly used?

16. Which of the existing processes in your operations can provide a heat supply to the heat pump? And at what temperatures?

Below 20 °C
20-50 °C
50-80 °C
50-80 °C
Oven/flue air
Dryer exhaust air
Cooling heat recovery
Sterilization cooldown
Condensate return upgrade
Waste gas heat recovery
Other
Other:

Part 3 — Barriers, enablers, and policy context

17. What are the main barriers limiting wider adoption of heat pumps and other renewable heating and cooling technologies in your sector? (technical, financial, market related barriers)

a) Heat Pumps:

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Other:

b) Solar Thermal

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Other:

c) Geothermal

Other:

18. Which EU and national policy measures would most effectively accelerate the uptake of heat pumps and other renewable heat sources in your sector?

18. Which EU and national policy measures would most effectively accelerate the uptake of heat pumps and other renewable heat sources in your sector?
Other (Please specify):

19. To what extent do limitations in grid connection capacity, uncertainties on future grid reinforcement, or constraints in existing district heating networks affect your ability to electrify process heat using large heat pumps?

19. To what extent do limitations in grid connection capacity, uncertainties on future grid reinforcement, or constraints in existing district heating networks affect your ability to electrify process heat using large heat pumps?

Final questions

20. Do you have any comments or advice you would like to share? (e.g.  any relevant study or literature on your sector's heat decarbonisation)

21. Would you be interested to be informed about the HP4Industry project results, milestones, and related Working Groups activities? Leave your contact information here

Name and surname

Email address

If you would like to know more about the HP4Industry project,

please contact


lucia.torlai@solarheateurope.eu