Waste heat valorisation in the Port of Antwerp

MIP

Industrial partner

Subcontractor

Other

Project leader

Synopsis

A feasibility study on the concepts of recovery and valorization of waste heat. In addition, this project focalizes on impeding factors and the role of the government to counter them. And finally attention is paid to the business model for a collective approach to the utilization of industrial waste heat and the role the government can play to make this model profitable.

Objectives

This feasibility study tries to find an answer to the following questions:

According to what concepts low grade industrial waste heat can be recovered and valued in the best possible manner?
How much energy can potentially be saved with these concepts? Besides the potential savings in primary energy sources also the decrease of the emissions of CO2 (and other pollutants) are included.
What are currently the stumbling blocks that hamper to bring industrial waste heat on the market, and which initiative can the government take to remedy this? The construction of heating networks require significant investment which in turn require large amounts of heat to be marketed in order to achieve acceptable payback periods.
What is the most appropriate business model for a collective approach to the utilization of low temperature industrial waste heat?
Is it possible to make this business model profitable? Where are the financial risks situated and how can they be quantified?
What funding and support mechanisms are most appropriate to make a business model cost-effective as well as to manage possible risks? What actions can the (Flemish) government take?

The study will be conducted in several steps (work packages):

Work Package 1: Selection of a number of possible exchanges of heat: selection of a number of cases based on an inventory of heat sources in the port area and heat consumers in and around the port area. This inventory is currently under construction.

Work Package 2: Technical feasibility: Develop a technology concept for the different cases.

Work Package 3: Economic Feasibility: Determine the energy savings potential and economic efficiency Also the financial support will be examined for making heat exchange profitable, if such should be the case.

Work Package 4: Legal barriers - market structure: examination of the current and future legal framework that hinder or make potential heat exchange possible.

Work Package 5: Business case: develop a customized business case for selected
applications, calculation of profitability. Formulate recommendations for policymakers.

Workpackage 6: Coordination and dissemination

Start

1/10/2010

Duration

18 months

Budget

EUR 554316

Partners

Industrial partners

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