#Electrification of thermal processes digitizes heat and accelerates Industry 4.0. #ItsElectric #copper #DecarbEurope #Industry40 pic.twitter.com/PtGvLkMlkN
— Leonardo ENERGY (@LeonardoENERGY) April 3, 2018
Sometimes, we have opportunities in the energy system to make step changes rather than incremental changes. E.g. for electric vehicles and heat pumps, we can save a factor three to five in final energy when switching to electricity. Provided this electricity comes from renewables, the combination of renewables with energy efficiency through electrification provides one of the most powerful decarbonisation routes for our energy systems, and market design should reflect this.
A similar gain can be achieved through the electrification of thermal processes in industry. Again we observe end-use efficiency gains of a factor two to three. Hence industry could consider electrification as a promising decarbonisation route.