
PUSH2HEAT
The PUSH2HEAT project aims to advance heat upgrade technologies by addressing technical and non-technical barriers and developing business models for full-scale demonstrations in industrial sectors. Running from October 2022 to September 2026, it focuses on heat supply temperatures of 90-160ºC. The project will develop four key technologies: an upscaled high-temperature heat pump (HTHP) with a piston compressor, a large-scale HTHP with a centrifugal compressor, an upscaled absorption heat transformer, and a thermochemical heat transformer. These will be demonstrated (TRL 7-8) in three operational plants across key industries. PUSH2HEAT also seeks to create business models, assess industrial potential, evaluate environmental and economic impacts, and enhance awareness among stakeholders to drive widespread adoption.
Website: https://push2heat.eu/
Linkedin page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/push2heatproject

SPIRIT
The SPIRIT project, funded by the EU under Horizon Europe (GA n. 101069672), aims to make industrial heat pumps the leading climate-neutral solution for process heat up to 160°C by 2030. Running for 42 months from September 2022, it will demonstrate three full-scale heat pump systems at Tiense Suiker (sugar production), Stella Polaris (prawn processing), and Smurfit Kappa (paper manufacturing). Designed by Spilling Technologies, Mayekawa, and GEA Refrigeration Germany, these systems will use waste heat to prove seamless integration into industrial processes. SPIRIT will enhance technical and economic performance, develop business models, and create a web tool to assess benefits. It will also address deployment barriers, engage stakeholders, and promote knowledge transfer through policy briefs and a summer school.
Website: https://spirit-heat.eu/
Linkedin page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/spiritproject

Sustaining Success of Industrial Heat Pumps - A Call for Action!
The webinar took place on 14th of March 2024 and came a few months after the European Commission’s decision to postpone the Heat Pump Action Plan until after the EU elections, which are due to be held in June this year (2024).
Policy support is the vessel through which we can achieve the decarbonisation of European industry, and a call to action is needed to restate that high-temperature heat pumps are one of the most valid means leading to energy savings and CO2 emissions reduction of industry.












