Cooper, SJG, Hammond, GP, Hewitt, N et al. (3 more authors) (2019) Energy saving potential of high temperature heat pumps in the UK Food and Drink sector. In: Energy Procedia. 2nd International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Resource Use in Food Chains, ICSEF 2018, 17-19 Oct 2018, Paphos, Cyprus. Elsevier , pp. 142-149.
Abstract
Addressing GHG emissions from industry is vital to achieving decarbonisation targets. However, finding alternatives to many industrial energy requirements remains a challenge. Many processes in the food sector require heat at relatively low temperatures (i.e. 80°C to 200°C). High temperature heat pumps under development present a heat source that is efficient (especially if coupled with waste heat sources) and low carbon (especially if powered by decarbonised electricity). This study analysed their potential in the UK Dairy sub-sector and extrapolates this to the wider Food and Drink sector. There is potential to save approximately 164 kt-CO2/yr in the modelled processes. Applied to similar processes across the Food and Drink sector, there is scope to save 2.6 Mt-CO2/yr with projected 2030 grid electricity emissions factors. High temperature heat pumps have the potential to save energy and reduce GHG emissions. These GHG savings will increase further as the electrical grid continues to be decarbonised. While fuel cost savings are possible, these depend upon the processes and become more significant with projected fuel prices.
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Item Type: | Proceedings Paper |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2019 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
Keywords: | high temperature; heat pump; dairy; food industry; energy; efficiency |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Environment (Leeds) > School of Earth and Environment (Leeds) > Sustainability Research Institute (SRI) (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 10 Jul 2019 08:23 |
Last Modified: | 10 Jul 2019 08:23 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.egypro.2019.02.073 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:148055 |