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Industrial heat pumps

Heat pumps lift waste or ambient heat to process temperature (today commercially to ~160 °C) at COP 2.5–5 — the structural decarbonization tool for food, dairy, paper and chemicals below 200 °C.

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The numbers

Cost, effect, payback

MetricValueNote
Abatement cost≈€20–80/t CO2
Addresses30–60% of low-temp heatof relevant emissions
Typical payback3–6 yr
Carbon value at full price€80.01/t avoidedEUA July 13, 2026
How it works

Mechanism & sizing

The match that matters: a SOURCE (refrigeration reject, effluent, dryer exhaust) coincident with a SINK (pasteurisation, hot water, low-pressure steam). COP falls as lift rises — insulation that lowers demand and lowers required temperature directly improves every heat pump's business case.

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 Inzonex Modular Insulation — snap-fastened modules engineered per temperature tier, not generic off-the-shelf jackets:

  • Up to 96% less heat loss from insulated surfaces
  • Surface temperature ≤45 °C — touch-safe for workers (EN ISO 13732-1)
  • 6× faster maintenance access vs standard insulation jackets and metal cladding/boxes — unclips and refits in minutes, no destruction
  • Inspectable — opens for corrosion-under-insulation checks, then refits like-new (generic jackets often don't survive removal)
  • Typical payback under 2 years — some sites 9–11 months
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Every tonne you stop emitting is a tonne you don't have to report: cutting heat loss is a measurable, auditable Scope 1 reduction that flows straight into EU ETS, CBAM and your ESG / CSRD disclosures — not an offset, an actual emission cut.

Where it applies

Industries where industrial heat pumps earns first

Dairy processing
≈0.1–0.2 t CO2/t milk processed
Food processing
≈0.1–0.5 t CO2/t product
Brewing
≈8–12 kg CO2/hl beer
Pulp & paper
≈0.3–0.6 t fossil CO2/t
Textiles & dyeing
≈0.3–0.5 t CO2/t fabric
Pharmaceuticals
site-level; cleanroom HVAC + steam dominate
District heating
≈0.2–0.3 t CO2/MWh heat
FAQ

Industrial heat pumps, answered

What temperatures can industrial heat pumps reach?
Commercial units: 90–120 °C routinely, 140–165 °C leading edge; steam-generating heat pumps are entering the market.
What COP should I expect?
2.5–5 depending on lift (source vs sink temperature). Below COP ~2.5 against cheap gas, the case usually needs a carbon price — which is exactly what's arriving.
What makes a good first project?
Refrigeration heat → hot water (dairies, breweries): stable source, year-round sink, measured baseline.
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 Research. 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.