BVES at EEW stake­hol­der con­sul­ta­tion: Taking elec­­tri­­city-based pro­cess heat gene­ra­tion into account!

BVES views the EEW Direc­tive as a key fun­ding instru­ment for the decar­bo­niza­tion of the indus­try and unders­cores the importance of this instru­ment in enab­ling rele­vant solu­ti­ons.

A key step in decar­bo­ni­s­ing the indus­try

The energy tran­si­tion requi­res a rapid switch to elec­tri­city-based pro­cess heat in indus­try as well as indus­try as a new user mar­ket. If the demand from indus­try does not mate­ria­lize, rene­wa­ble energy pro­jects that are alre­ady affec­ted by nega­tive pri­ces on the elec­tri­city mar­kets will face serious chal­lenges. The poten­tial for decar­bo­ni­s­ing indus­trial pro­ces­ses is enorm­ous, par­ti­cu­larly with power-to-heat tech­no­lo­gies, which can sup­ply pro­cess heat above 400 degrees, as well as mobile heat sto­rage sys­tems. The elec­tri­city-based gene­ra­tion of pro­cess heat is only pos­si­ble through ther­mal sto­rage. Here, the EEW pro­gramme can serve as a gui­de­line for indus­try in the imple­men­ta­tion of its decar­bo­niza­tion plans so that the expan­sion of rene­wa­ble ener­gies can be sus­tained in a cost-effec­tive man­ner.

When it comes to mobile heat sto­rage sys­tems, it is also important to carry what has alre­ady been achie­ved for­ward. Now, detailed adjus­t­ments are neces­sary so that the efforts to inte­grate the tech­no­logy into the fun­ding pro­gram yield results.

The BVES thanks the BMWK for a pro­duc­tive exch­ange and the atten­tion to this important topic, and hopes that these cru­cial adjus­t­ments will be made to ensure that the decar­bo­niza­tion of the indus­try pro­gres­ses fas­ter.