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How a Swedish Factory Uses Heat Pumps to Cut Steel Emissions
Steel production accounts for roughly 7 percent of global CO2 emissions. But a factory in Sweden is proving that heavy industry can decarbonise without sacrificing output. In this episode, Lucas and Luna visit Ovako's Hofors plant, where industrial heat pumps are capturing waste heat from the steel-making process and feeding it back into the factory's energy system. The result: a 50 percent reduction in natural gas use and a blueprint for electrifying other hard-to-abate sectors. We walk through the technology — how heat pumps work at 120 degrees Celsius, why the project needed a…
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