How they're accelerating the rate of change...
Energy Integration Inc. has developed a mechanical vapor compression/heat pump system to capture waste heat and reduce hydrocarbon input 50–75% for common distillation processes (e.g., biorefineries). The simple payback on a retrofit can be as short as one year. Cost effectively replacing hydrocarbons with electricity for renewable process heat is one of the hardest remaining challenges for full decarbonization.
