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Heat pumps for industrial sites: what the payback really looks like
Real numbers from six retrofits: capital cost, energy savings and the emissions cut you can count on.
Dr. Lena Hart
Chief Scientist, Verdan
Heating is often the single biggest source of Scope 1 emissions for food and manufacturing sites. Heat pumps can cut it sharply, but the business case depends on the details.
What drives payback
Process temperature, gas and electricity prices, and how much waste heat you can recover. Low-temperature processes pay back fastest.
Typical results
Across six customer retrofits, payback ranged from 2.8 to 5.1 years, with Scope 1 heating emissions down by 60–80%.
Heat pumps, Retrofit
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