Heat used to manufacture goods accounts for half of all onsite industrial energy use in the United States, making it the single largest source of industrial energy consumption and a major driver of greenhouse gas emissions. A growing suite of renewable thermal technologies offer a path to decarbonizing industrial heat while strengthening U.S. energy security, modernizing the nation’s industrial sectors, and protecting manufacturers from volatile fuel prices.
This brief provides an accessible introduction to renewable thermal energy and its role in industrial decarbonization. It explains what process heat is and how to categorize it, surveys the key technologies available today and outlines the opportunities and barriers that policymakers can act on to accelerate their deployment across American manufacturing.
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