Market Assessment of Innovative Finance for Low Grade Waste Heat Recovery

低品位工业废热广泛存在于工业过程中，被认为是创造收入和减少碳影响的机会。许多工业工厂和生产过程产生的热量在温度和数量上都可以转化为电能。这些电力可以使用或出售，以偿还对设备的投资。水公用事业和废物处理市场有许多可能与此应用相关的热源。能源回收技术在不断进步，特别是近年来有机朗肯循环系统的发展。然而，能源回收在英国和欧洲并没有被广泛采用。主要的障碍是投资回收期的长短。在3-5年的时间里，回报不值得工厂运营商直接投资，但可能是可行的（如果结构正确）外部投资。该项目旨在研究可用于转换低品位废热的能源回收技术，以及正在开发的新技术，这些新技术可能使新的、更低温度和规模更小的能源可行。它旨在确定优先的工业应用，并与热能生产商合作。该项目旨在研究潜在投资者的需求。最后，它旨在为新投资者投资这些新技术建立一个商业案例。

Low grade industrial waste heat is widely found in industrial processes, and is recognised asan opportunity for revenue generation and reducing carbon impact. Many industrial plantsand processes produce heat at temperatures and quantities where conversion to electricity isviable. This electricity can be used or sold, paying back the investment in the equipment.The water utility and waste treatment market has a number of heat sources that couldpotentially be relevant for this application.Energy recovery technology is improving, with Organic Rankine Cycle systems in particulardeveloping in recent years. However, energy recovery is not widely adopted in the UK andEurope. The principal barrier to uptake is the length of payback. At 3-5 years, payback doesnot merit direct investment by plant operators – but may be viable (if structured correctly) forexternal investment.The project aims to research the energy recovery technologies available for converting lowgrade waste heat, and the new technologies in development that may make new, lowertemperature and smaller scale energy sources viable. It aims to identify priority industrialapplications and engage with heat producers. And the project aims to research potentialinvestors’ requirements. Finally, it aims to build a business case for investment in these newtechnologies by new investors.