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Reduction measure

Electrification of heat

Electric boilers, resistance and induction heating swap the fuel for the grid. The carbon case = grid intensity vs fuel; the cost case = power vs gas spread plus carbon.

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The numbers

Cost, effect, payback

MetricValueNote
Abatement cost≈€40–80/t CO2
Addressesup to 100% of fuel CO2 (grid-dependent)of relevant emissions
Typical payback5–10 yr
Carbon value at full price€77.4/t avoidedEUA 11 Jun 2026
How it works

Mechanism & sizing

Decision inputs: grid factor (kg/kWh), power price structure (e-boilers love cheap hours), temperature level. Hybrid boiler setups arbitrage gas vs power hourly. Electrify the duty AFTER shrinking it — insulation and recovery first cuts the capex of everything electric.

Inzonex removable modular insulation on industrial equipment
Cut the tonnes at the source

Hot industrial equipment? Cut the heat loss.

Boilers, kilns, heat exchangers, valves and steam lines lose energy continuously. Inzonex makes patented (UK GB2508992.1) removable modular insulation — snap-fastened covers engineered per temperature tier, not generic off-the-shelf jackets:

  • Up to 90% less heat loss from insulated surfaces
  • Surface temperature ≤45 °C — touch-safe for workers (EN ISO 13732-1)
  • 6× faster maintenance access than fixed cut-and-weld lagging — unclips and refits in minutes, no destruction
  • Inspectable — comes off to check for corrosion under insulation, then refits like-new (generic jackets often don't survive removal)
  • Typical payback under 2 years (some 9–11 months)
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Where it applies

Industries where electrification of heat earns first

Food processing
≈0.1–0.5 t CO2/t product
Dairy processing
≈0.1–0.2 t CO2/t milk processed
Textiles & dyeing
≈0.3–0.5 t CO2/t fabric
Pharmaceuticals
site-level; cleanroom HVAC + steam dominate
Petrochemicals
≈1 t CO2/t high-value chemicals
Brewing
≈8–12 kg CO2/hl beer
FAQ

Electrification of heat, answered

Is electric heat lower-carbon?
Only as clean as the grid: at <150 g/kWh it beats gas boilers outright; on coal-heavy grids it doesn't — yet PPAs change the math.
What's a hybrid boiler?
Gas + electric in parallel, dispatched on hourly prices/carbon — the pragmatic first electrification step.
Why shrink demand first?
Every kW of standing loss you eliminate is a kW of electric capacity, connection and energy you never buy. Efficiency sizes the transition.
How this page is built: heat-loss figures follow ASTM C680 / ISO 12241 (the method behind our public calculators); facility emissions from Climate TRACE & EU ETS verified data across 30,000+ industrial sites; the 2026–2034 schedule is Regulation (EU) 2023/956, not a forecast. Published by Inzonex — manufacturer of modular removable insulation (UK Patent GB2508992.1). Spotted an error? Tell us — we correct on evidence.
Source: Inzonex Carbon Hub — inzonex.co.uk/carbon · prices dated as shown on each figure · schedule per Regulation (EU) 2023/956 · indicative analytics, not compliance advice.