Taking the C out of Steam

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Table of Contents

• Executive Summary
• The Need for Carbon-Neutral Steam
  Steam is the energy carrier that triggered the industrial revolution, and today, it still constitutes one-third of industrial energy use and a quarter of CO2 emissions. Drop-in solutions for medium-temperature steam are attractive for reducing CO2 emissions because the manufacturing processes that use them can then remain unaltered. This report investigates the possible technology options from micro- and macroeconomic perspectives.
• Predicting Future Performance of New Technology
  Lux has much data on individual technology developments. To model the future performance of a technology, we looked at all this data, picked representative high-performing developers, and assessed the potential performance of their technology.
• Electrolysis and Gasification are Promising Options
  Out of 18 identified technology options, we analyzed five in detail. The analysis shows that all of them are viable options to develop. Based on the merits of the technology, electrolysis and gasification are promising options; heat pumps are potentially the most attractive option but will require a high degree of process integration. However, a full analysis, including the effects of policy, must be performed to make the final selection. This chapter provides the input needed for the policy analysis.
• Conclusion
• Bibliography
• Appendix: The Sensitivity of the Scaling Rules
  We look at the sensitivity of the extrapolation of the technology for the scaling rules to see how our assumptions affect the results.

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