A new innovation project, RAPIDH (Renewable and Affordable Process-Integrated District Heating), will help the Danish process industry reduce CO2 emissions by 15 percent by 2030. The project brings together companies, consultants and district heating companies to find the most profitable alternatives to natural gas and oil – both in Denmark and the rest of Europe.
This is stated by Energy Cluster Denmark in a press release.
-In the process industry, a 15 percent reduction is a big number. We are talking about large boilers and a lot of energy. If we can document that district heating can be part of a solution mix and take over part of the process heat that was otherwise produced using fossil energy sources, it will seriously change Denmark's total emissions. Companies often look exclusively towards electrification, but in many areas district heating can be an important part of an energy mix, says Ole Andreassen Kofoed, head of the Industry department at the consulting engineering company Artelia.
The project expands the capabilities of the energyPRO software solution, and develops a new decision support solution that will make it faster and more transparent for companies to analyze the effect of switching from fossil energy sources to, for example, district heating, heat pumps or solar energy.
- We build a digital twin of the company's current setup and add scenarios on top: What happens if we switch on district heating, reduce gas consumption or add solar cells and an electric boiler? This makes it easier to show where the savings can be found and which solutions are actually worth it. Also from an ESG perspective, says Linn Laurberg Jensen, Team Lead for Energy Systems at EMD.
The solution is being tested in both Denmark and Germany and will ultimately contribute to promoting the green transition throughout Europe. With increasing CO2 taxes on fossil fuels, the need for green alternatives is only expected to grow in the coming years.
RAPIDH is being implemented in a partnership between Artelia, EMD International, Energy Cluster Denmark, DBDH and NRW.Energy4Climate and is supported by the Energy Technology Development and Demonstration Programme (EUDP).
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