Electrification of industry viable now - Transpower

Electrification of industry viable now - Transpower
Gavin Evans
By Gavin Evans July 30 (BusinessDesk) - Much of the country’s industrial process heat could be electrified with technology available now, national grid operator Transpower says. Industrial heat pump technology can provide process heat up to 165 degrees Celsius and is expected to become increasingly commercially available, while technologies like radio-frequency heating, induction heating and electric furnaces are available for higher heat applications. Government-owned Transpower says industrial heat pumps could cover a “major componen...

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