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Industrial heat pumps in the food & beverage industry: solutions, challenges and opportunities

19 March 2026
/ 19 March 2026
16:00 - 17:30
ONLINE

This webinar is part of the Heat BIG series – implementing industrial and district heat pump solutions!

This 90-minute online session, organised under the framework of EXQUISHEAT project, is designed for food & beverage (F&B) industry companies interested in reducing energy costs and decarbonising their production processes through the use of heat pump technologies.

Building on real industry use cases, the workshop will showcase how heat pumps can be integrated into industrial food & beverage processes, the challenges encountered in practice, and the technical solutions available today to address them. The session will combine perspectives from a food industry representative, a technology provider, and project partners supporting companies throughout the transition.

Through concrete examples, technology insights, and open discussion, the workshop aims to move beyond theory and support food companies in understanding when, where, and how heat pumps can be deployed in their operations, as well as how they can benefit from dedicated technical and project support.

Programme of the online session:

Welcome
Sabine Höfel, Food-Processing Initiative e.V.

Industrial Heat Pumps in the Food & Beverage Industry: Opportunities with EXQUISHEAT
Overview of the EXQUISHEAT project, its objectives and how food and beverage companies can benefit from participation. Introduction to the opportunities offered by the project, including support for identifying suitable heat pump applications and addressing implementation barriers.
Elsie Haertjens & Audrey Meurisse, VEOLIA

Unlocking Decarbonization Potential in the Food and Beverage Industry with Industrial Heat Pumps
Showcasing successful industrial heat pump deployments in dairy spray drying and brewery operations
Dr.-Ing. Isabel Osterroth, GEA GmbH

Moderated Discussion

EXQUISHEAT 1st Workshop Wrap up & Next steps
Key takeaways of opportunities, use-cases and heat supply solutions for the food and beverage industry
Dr. Uli Jakob & Michael Strobel, Dr. Jakob Energy Research GmbH & Co. KG

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