Heat Pump Decision Support Tools
Closing the knowledge and capacity gaps preventing heat pump deployment
Many analyses, including the Renewable Thermal Vision Report, identify electric heat pumps as a critical technology solution to decarbonize low-temperature industrial heat generation, which accounts for 29% of total U.S. industrial thermal emissions.
Industrial heat pumps transfer ambient or waste heat from a lower-temperature source to a higher-temperature application, enabling users to efficiently heat processes and eliminate pollution from fossil fuel combustion across a range of geographies and industrial applications. While many stakeholders understand heat pumps’ use for space heating and acknowledge its potential for industrial processes, they often lack the time and resources to undertake the preliminary studies necessary for implementation.
Decision Support Tools
To help close the knowledge and capacity gaps preventing heat pump deployment, the Renewable Thermal Collaborative (RTC), along with energy specialists Verco, has developed a suite of three Heat Pump Decision Support Tools. These tools aim to improve communication and collaboration between sustainability professionals developing portfolio thermal decarbonization plans and technical engineering teams implementing solutions at the facility.
- An Initial Screening Tool to find applicable heat pump technologies and case studies.
- A High-level Feasibility Tool to perform initial technical and commercial viability assessments.
- A Supplier Database to identify heat pump suppliers by geography and service offerings.
The concept driving the tools arose from a working group of industrial energy buyers convened by the RTC to address the barriers to thermal decarbonization. To participate in future collaborations accelerating renewable thermal technology deployment, join the RTC. To learn more about our work on electrification, click here.
Download the RTC Heat Pump Decision Support Tools
Contributions & Feedback
- Use this form to add case studies to the Initial Screening Tool based on your organization's use of industrial heat pumps.
- Use this form to add or update information about your company and heat pump offerings for the Supplier Database.
- Use this form to provide feedback about the Tools, or email Oren Lieber-Kotz (oren@dgardiner.com).
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