| Coordinator | SINTEF AS |
| Beneficiaries in Agder | ELKEM SILICON PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT AS, Future Materials AS |
| Start- and end year | 2024-2028 |
StreamSTEP aims to enhance heating energy management in industrial processes.
The main goal is waste heat recovery across a wide temperature range, using innovative heat exchanger prototypes and high‑temperature heat pumps.
StreamSTEP will implement a holistic process digital twinning pipeline, which will provide the infrastructure for optimisation agents to manage energy balance and storage, monitor GHG emissions avoidance and integrate data‑driven LCA processes. This process will lead to the recovery and reuse of 50% to 90% of heat waste, with a payback period of less than 3 years, boosting productivity and energy flexibility.
These innovations will be enabled by advanced manufacturing techniques and novel material alloys demonstrated across five sectors: Copper, Ceramics, Silicon, Plastics and Oil & Gas.
StreamSTEP is the vision of 31 organisations across EU, Switzerland, Norway and UK, aspiring to trigger significant improvements of how heating energy is managed within industrial processes.
Background:
European process industries face significant challenges in a changing geopolitical landscape, under the threat of climate change and against fierce international competition. In this context, boosting the resilience and competitiveness of process industries, while taking surefooted steps towards climate neutrality is of existential importance.