Kraftblock’s Waste Heat Recovery System

Improve energy efficiency in heavy industries.

Model of a heat exchanger linked to a Kraftblock thermal energy battery container for heating processes.

Kraftblock's Waste Heat Recovery System utilizes excess heat like off-gas from industrial processes ranging from 350°C to 1,300°C. This waste heat is recovered and stored for reused. This increases energy efficiency and reduces fossil fuel demand.

How it works

01

Waste Heat Recovery

The chimney or exhaust system is tapped, and the flue gas from 350 °C upwards is recovered - usually before cleaning or cooling it down.

02

Heat Storage

The flue gas is guided through the thermal battery and the special Kraftblock material absorbs the heat.

03

Discharge Thermal Storage

The recovered heat is used at a later point as process heat like air, steam, thermal oil, or water in the same or in another process to reduce or replace fossil fuels.

Learn how you can deploy Kraftblock’s Waste Heat Recycling System.

High-temperature thermal energy storage Kraftblock module.

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Bar chart displaying the excess heat potential of industrial sites across four different sectors (iron and steel, non-metallic minerals, paper and printing, and refineries) in petajoules (PJ) and priced in USD/MWh for 2022.Source

Waste heat can be recovered and used with Kraftblock. The heat storage not only allows for matching energy supply but also creates a stable stream from the recovered heat. This optimizes the overall energy efficiency of an industrial process and reduces operating costs by lowering fuel consumption. In a kiln, between 40% and 60% of the energy is wasted. Reusing it in the same or another process saves fuel. By reducing the amount of fossil fuel needed, you also avoid emissions and therefore the cost of emissions such as EUAs or other carbon taxes.

Tata Steel Sinter Plant 3

 
Jamshedpur

Tata Steel

Start a project

Learn how you can deploy Kraftblock’s Waste Heat Recycling System.

01

Concept Draft

We analyze data, draft a project idea with size and operation mode and indicate a price.

02

Feasibility Study

We set up a detailed concept, define the interface and engineer the plant.

03

Project Execution

We procure, manufacture, erect, integrate and start up the storage system.