On June 20, 2024, the RTC held a webinar exploring two case studies focused on decarbonizing process heat in the food and beverage sector with thermal energy storage and industrial heat pumps.
In the first case study, speakers from Herkkumaa Oy and Elstor Oy discussed how installing a thermal energy storage system at Herkkumaa’s food manufacturing facility in Finland reduced its annual energy costs by $140,000 and eliminated its process steam emissions.
In the second case study, Piller Blowers & Compressors GmbH described how its mechanical vapor recompression (MVR) heat pump technology enabled Chivas Brothers, the Scotch whisky business of Pernod Ricard, to recover waste heat and electrify distillation at Glentauchers, reducing its carbon emissions by 53%.