Acronym: VALENTHIN (VALorisation ENergétique des rejets THermiques INdustriels)
Time Period: From January 2013 to December 2016
Total Budget: €15-million
Financing: Axelera’s eco-designed process activitie (French Project)
Short description:
Valenthin aims to create a new industry in France to recover industrial waste heat in liquid or gaseous form and at temperatures between 25°C and 200°C. The project team will study new methods and technologies for transforming waste heat into thermal or electrical energy, and for storing this energy and directing it to other processes, plants, companies, or even local utilities.
The main technologies considered for the valorisation of waste heat are the following:
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The project comprises a total of 14 partners: 7 large companies, 4 small to mid-sized companies, 1 technology research centre, 1 state-owned entity, and 1 university laboratory. The project is also backed by the Lyon Institute for Ecotechnology and Carbon-free Energy (IDEEL).