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Wienerberger has integrated the DryF closed loop high temperature heat pump demonstrator in a brick drying system at their production site in Uttendorf, Upper Austria.

The heating capacity of the heat pump demonstrator is 400 kW, with a heat supply temperatures range from 110 to 160°C. The heat pump on site will replace a natural gas burner and shall lead to end energy savings of up to 84% and reductions in CO2 emissions of about 80%. 

From Q3 2019 the DryFiciency consortium will be sporting a new member in its midst: The Norwegian waste and waste water management pioneer Scanship will be responsible to conduct dryer test runs of the MVR system in a land-based waste management system in Drammen (Norway) for bio-sludge drying.

On October 17^th, Veronika has participated in Session 3B "Decarbonizing Industry (Industrial processes — manufacturing, chemicals, plastics, agriculture — represent major challenges and opportunities. What technology breakthroughs are needed in this critical sector?)". She has given a presentation on “Industrial heat pumps” highlighting DryFiciency as an innovative H2020 research project in this field.

From October 22nd to 23th 2019 the European heat pump world met in Nuremberg at the European Heat Pump Summit to discuss the heat pump market, its latest technology and application trends. In addition, product presentation at the Foyer-Expo supplemented the variety of information provided by the speakers.

The ICR conference is the world’s leading event for research and industry in the HVACR sector taking place every four years. 850 participants from 45 countries participated in the 25^th IIR Congress on Refrigeration held in Montreal from 24^th to 30^th August 2019. In total, 534 oral presentations based on manuscripts were given in 9 workshops which covered all topics relevant for refrigeration including also (high temperature) heat pumps and energy recovery. Additionally, 72 posters were presented.