Source: HPT Magazine / May 5, 2023
According to the IEA's World Energy Outlook special report. The Future of Heat Pumps, decarbonization of industrial heat through electrification is key to tackling the climate crisis, and there is considerable potential for electric heat pumps to provide process heat for industry. The comprehensive and interdisciplinary efforts needed from the various stakeholders to unlock the full potential of industrial heat pumps have been inferred in the foreword of this issue.
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