How Heat Exchangers Will Support the Energy Transition

Some examples include renewable energy generation and storage, electric vehicles (EVs), energy efficiency, sustainable materials, carbon capture, decarbonized grids and alternative fuels such as hydrogen and nuclear power. Because moving-bed heat exchangers can efficiently transfer energy to and from solid granular materials with minimal energy needs and a low environmental footprint, this technology may have a role to play. When combined with a heat recovery steam generator and steam turbine operating with an overall efficiency of about 65 percent, approximately 13 MW of electrical energy can be produced. [...]in the production of active materials (e.g., cathode powders), indirect heat exchangers can cool materials from high temperatures (post-calcination) without contamination or emission of potentially toxic and highly valuable dusts.