In this episode of Energy in Your Ears, hosted by Anousheh Parsaei, Communications Expert at IEECP, we delve into how Europe can turn industrial excess heat — energy that is often wasted — into a valuable resource for decarbonisation.
Our guests, Pia Manz (Researcher at Fraunhofer ISI, contributor to the ODYSSEE-MURE project) and Andrea Frazzica (Senior Researcher and Project Leader at CNR, Project Coordinator of RE-WITCH), share insights into the technological innovations and policy frameworks that can unlock this potential.
The discussion brings together two EU-funded projects addressing industrial waste heat from different perspectives:
● RE-WITCH: advancing waste-heat and solar-driven cooling technologies, providing policy recommendations for market uptake of its technologies.
● ODYSSEE-MURE: analysing the scale, use potential, and policy frameworks for industrial excess heat across Europe, providing data, policy briefs, and country comparisons.
Together, these perspectives bridge technology and policy, highlighting how waste heat recovery can advance Europe’s energy efficiency and climate neutrality goals, while also shedding light on the barriers that must be overcome to make large-scale implementation possible.
✨ What you’ll discover in this episode:
– How industrial waste heat can be harnessed as a tool for decarbonisation.
– Innovative technologies from RE-WITCH turning low-grade heat into cooling solutions.
– Insights from ODYSSEE-MURE on data, policy briefs, and Europe-wide potential for excess heat use.
– The barriers that must be overcome to scale waste heat recovery across Europe.
And many other insightful points!
🖥️ Watch the episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edlhYlwP9WQ
🎧 And listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2FdhUfW5QqaQDxakbWhG4m?si=mGzEqPbHTheKkn8DrHZ6AQ&nd=1&dlsi=2a5aae7335f14dc8
🔗 Learn more about the projects:
- ODYSSEE-MURE: https://www.odyssee-mure.eu
- RE-WITCH: https://ieecp.org/projects/re-witch
Disclaimer: ODYSSEE-MURE is funded by the European Union under LIFE project ID 101215674, and RE-WITCH is funded by the European Union Horizon Europe programme, under Grant agreement n°101138697. The sole responsibility for the content of this publication lies with the authors. It does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the European Union. Neither CINEA nor the European Commission are responsible for any use that may be made of the information contained therein.
