Heat pump applications in utility centres for large industrial areas in the Netherlands
conference paper
A grand design for industrial waste heat utilisation has been composed in Rijnmond Industrial Area, the largest (petrochemical) industrial area in The Netherlands. In combination with local CHP plants, an HP, MP and LP steam exchange system has been developed. The primary energy savings of this exchange system amount to 25 - 30 PJ.
To utilise LP steam surplus, mechanical vapour recompression heat pumps have been used to upgrade this LP steam to MP steam. The advantage of a relatively large exchange system is that the recompressed low-pressure steam is patently obvious in abundance; this heat source steam is under pinch heat for the whole area.
The TNO Institute of Environmental Sciences, Energy Research and Process Innovation (TNO-MEP) supports companies in the area to optimise their plant-wide and site-wide utilities. The implementation of large-scale industrial heat pumps is a very promising component of this optimisation.
To utilise LP steam surplus, mechanical vapour recompression heat pumps have been used to upgrade this LP steam to MP steam. The advantage of a relatively large exchange system is that the recompressed low-pressure steam is patently obvious in abundance; this heat source steam is under pinch heat for the whole area.
The TNO Institute of Environmental Sciences, Energy Research and Process Innovation (TNO-MEP) supports companies in the area to optimise their plant-wide and site-wide utilities. The implementation of large-scale industrial heat pumps is a very promising component of this optimisation.
TNO Identifier
776837
Publisher
IEA
Article nr.
73
Source title
6th IEA International Energy Agency Heat Pump Conference 1999 "Heat Pumps - a Benefit for the Environment", May 31 - June 2, 1999, Berlin
Place of publication
Berlin
Pages
1-7
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