Corporate Climate Change Series. What gets measured gets managed – taking the initiative on climate adaptation, P5
- Shidonna Raven
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January 13, 2024
Source: World Economic Forum
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Industry the biggest user of heat
But the biggest user is industry, which uses 50% of all heat, where it is an essential component of manufacturing, including refining raw materials, smelting metals and producing chemicals.
Heat is also used in the production of everything from paper to rubber, to the huge variety of food and beverage products, such as baking bread, brewing beer and pasteurizing milk. Indeed, the four materials on which of human civilization thrives – ammonia, cement, steel, plastics – all heavily use heat in their production.
To really highlight the challenges of decarbonizing commercial and industrial heat, let’s look at how green products are manufactured.
A completed solar panel has heat just about everywhere in its production lifecycle before it arrives on your roof. The core component is the silicon wafer, the formation and purification of which takes place at 1,400-1,700°C to create the silicon ingot. This silicon then needs to be doped to increase conductivity, typically above 800-1,000°C in a diffusion furnace.
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