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Five work streams, one goal: replacing fossil-fuel burners with electric heating in the aluminium, steel and cement industries.
01
Aluminium · Industrial demonstration
Electric melting and holding furnaces
Replacing gas burners in aluminium melting and holding furnaces with a high-temperature electric heating system, while keeping the furnace geometry and production rhythm of the plant.
- ProcessMelting / holding
- TargetFossil-free process heat
02
Cement · Industrial demonstration
Calcined-clay production for low-carbon cement
Electrifying the hot flue gases used to calcine clay, a key ingredient of low-clinker cements, to cut both process and combustion emissions.
- ProcessClay calcination
- TargetLow-clinker cement
03
Steel · Industrial demonstration
Reheating and heat treatments of steel
Demonstrating electric heating on steel reheating and heat-treatment lines, where temperature uniformity and reliability are critical for product quality.
- ProcessReheating / heat treatment
- TargetQuality at zero emission
04
Technology · Development
A novel industrial electric heating system
Designing, modelling and validating the electric heater that produces hot gases at the temperatures energy-intensive processes require, from lab scale to industrial pilot.
- ScopeDesign, modelling, pilot
- TargetScalable and efficient
05
Impact · Replication
Replication and transferability
Assessing how the demonstrated solutions can be replicated at large scale and transferred to adjacent high-temperature processes across Europe’s energy-intensive industries.
- ScopeBusiness cases, roadmaps
- TargetEurope-wide uptake