About this episode
The episode discusses the challenges and engineering behind electrifying industrial steam processes using heat pumps.
This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.volts.wtf/subscribe Boiling water to make steam for industrial processes consumes an enormous amount energy around the globe, yet it has proven remarkably resistant to electrification. In this episode, I talk with Addison Stark of AtmosZero about why replacing the standard fossil-gas boiler requires an entirely new approach to industrial heat pumps. We discuss the engineering behind his high-temperature system, the challenges of scaling up, and the growing imperative to get free of global LNG markets.
People in this episode
Host: David Roberts
Guest: Addison Stark
Topics covered
- industrial heat pumps
- electrification
- energy consumption
- fossil-gas boilers
- LNG markets
Keywords
- industrial processes
- energy efficiency
- high-temperature system
- scaling up
- global LNG markets
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: AtmosZero
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