Industrial facilities are some of the largest energy consumers in the U.S., with a significant portion of that energy used to produce steam or hot water for manufacturing.
In this recorded roundtable hosted by New Buildings Institute in partnership with the California Energy Design Assistance (CEDA) program, experts examine how industrial heat pumps can help reduce carbon emissions through highly efficient heating solutions.
Today, industrial heat production relies on over 20 quadrillion BTUs of fossil fuels each year—comparable to 400 million gas-powered cars driving 13,000 miles annually. As the push for industrial decarbonization accelerates, heat pumps offer a powerful solution.
The session highlights heat pump technologies that can reach 100°C and even 200°C for process heating, making them suitable for energy-intensive sub-sectors like Food & Beverage and Pulp & Paper. These systems can recycle waste heat and dramatically improve efficiency in industrial settings.
Watch the recording to learn how industrial heat pumps are transforming the future of sustainable manufacturing.
View the presentation slides here: Industrial-Heat-Pumps-Full-Presentation-Deck
Moderator
Noah Gabriel, Senior Project Analyst, New Buildings Institute
Noah Gabriel is a Senior Project Analyst at New Buildings Institute working within the Building Innovation team. Before joining NBI, Noah worked at Atlas Public Policy where he wrote about green building technology and maintained a database of decarbonization-related legislation and public funding. Noah double majored in Economics and History at Oberlin College.
Panelists
Rajkumar Gnanaraj, North America Technology Manager – Circular Thermal
Rajkumar specializes in Utility and Energy Engineering, driving innovation through the implementation of cutting-edge Heat Recovery and Energy Savings solutions powered by state-of-the-art Heat Pump technology. He has been with Amstrong International for 13 years. While working in India he led the design, engineering and heat pump product development as part of a joint venture between Armstrong and Combitherm. He then spearheaded the heat pump initiative for North America for Armstrong. This initiative, strategically aligned with our Circular ThermalSM methodology, has been a significant step towards identifying and optimizing waste heat opportunities.
German Robledo, Industrial Heat Pump Sales Manager for North America, GEA HRT
Starting his career as a design engineer for General Moters in Bogota, Columbia, German Robledo worked as a Latin America Sales Manager for Alfa Laval and Johnson Controls. He served as Latin America Sales Manager for Refrigeration, Gas Compression and then Sustainability Sales Executive, Heat Pump and CO2 for Vilter by Copeland. Currently German works for GEA Heating and Refrigeration Technologies as Industrial Heat Pump Sales Manager for North America.
This webinar was put on in partnership with New Buildings Institute.
