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Aggarwal: 50% to 70% of industrial heat can be electrified today

Sonia Aggarwal · America’s green industrial strategy 2.0 · May 1, 2023 · at 35:29

Sonia Aggarwal (CEO of Energy Innovation) discusses industrial decarbonization potential at the Prelude Ventures Climate Summit.

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“About 50 to 70% of all the heat used in the industrial sector right now could be electrified with commercially available technologies.”

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The claim, plainly

Between 50% and 70% of all heat used in the industrial sector can be electrified using commercially available technologies.

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Assessment

Major technical reports and peer-reviewed analyses confirm the claim that between 50% and 70% of industrial heat demand can be electrified using commercially available technologies. Data from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE Industrial Decarbonization Roadmap, September 2022) and NREL indicate that low- and medium-temperature process heat (under 400C to 500C), which is fully serviceable by mature and commercial electric technologies such as heat pumps, electric boilers, and resistance heaters, accounts for approximately 50% to 70% of total industrial heat demand. Furthermore, peer-reviewed literature (Madeddu et al., 2020) and independent analyses from ACEEE, Global Efficiency Intelligence, McKinsey, and Energy Innovation corroborate that commercially available direct electrification solutions (TRL 8–9) address between 50% and 78% of industrial thermal requirements.

U.S. Department of Energy (September 2022, 'DOE Industrial Decarbonization Roadmap') documented that low- and medium-temperature process heat (<400C) accounts for 50% to 66% of all industrial heat demand, all serviceable with commercial electric heating equipment.
NREL data (2019–2022) confirmed that approximately 70% of total U.S. industrial process heat demand occurs below 500C, within the envelope of commercial electrification technologies.
Madeddu et al. (November 2020, Environmental Research Letters) determined that commercially available and mature technologies (TRL 8–9) can satisfy the majority of industrial heat demand, with up to 78% of industrial thermal energy demand directly electrifiable.

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[1] qualenergia.it [2] arxiv.org [3] asme.org [4] europa.eu [5] calix.global [6] t-cdn.net [7] ornl.gov [8] dpublication.com

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