Today, green energy studies of many countries and companies have started to gain momentum when it comes to production. Among these names, the German chemical company Basf and the multinational German energy company Man Energy are preparing to break new ground in the world with a 120 MW renewable source heat pump for steam production.
Research work continues
Basf, which now has a large production facility in the Rhineland-Palatinate region of Germany, uses its steam system on site for tasks such as drying products, heating reactors and purification. In addition, the company meets its annual steam needs of 20 million metric tons from different production facilities, gas and steam power plants on site.
The new project, which is the world’s largest heat pump, will enable steam generation with renewable energy, while processing waste heat from the cooling water system at BASF using compression and using it as a thermal energy source to generate steam.
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According to Basf’s statements, the heat pump, which will be integrated into the infrastructure of the production site, will be able to produce up to 150 metric tons of steam “equivalent to 120 megawatts of thermal energy” per hour. At the same time, it will make the cooling water system more efficient and, in addition, reduce the dependence on changing climate and weather conditions. Compliance research work for the project is expected to be completed by the end of this year.
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