Steam Generating Heat Pump at Industrial Laundry in Patterson
Project Update
Project commenced January 14, 2025
Laundry baseline data collection completed March 31 2025. Reports issued.
The Issue
The Project Site relies on 2 x 100HP gas boilers to provide all steam and hot water. To decarbonize these boilers, electrically powered alternatives are sought. However heat pumps are not normally suitable for the replacement of medium temperature (350F) saturated steam. The project issue therefore lies in the challenge of decarbonization of light commercial/industrial sites whilst still providing the higher temperature steam needed for process.
Project Innovation
The Project is innovative in that the methodology used for decarbonization concentrates both on provision of electrically produced thermal energy and also focusses upon the reduction of process heat needed to operate the facility. In this way, normal operations can continue using electrically powered alternatives to natural gas boilers plant without negative impacts to grid connection or resilience.
Project Goals
Project Benefits
This Agreement will lead to technological advancement and breakthroughs to overcome barriers to the achievement of the State of California’s statutory energy goals by aiding the transition of annual process heat production to electric alternatives. SGHP technology provides a major advancement in the ability of California to decarbonize the industrial sector and offers scope for a dramatic reduction in mandated Sulfur Oxides, Nitrogen Oxides and CO2 emissions. And in sensitive urban areas, this technology will cause the improvement of Californian workplace occupational health and safety by hastening the removal of polluting and potentially harmful/explosive gas boiler plants.
Key Project Members
Peter Le Lievre
Steven Ames
Subrecipients
Match Partners
