Some Like It (Very) Hot: Prof Jan Rosenow on Decarbonising 'Hard to Abate' Industries

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Some Like It (Very) Hot: Prof Jan Rosenow on Decarbonising 'Hard to Abate' Industries

The Net Zero Business Podcast

43 minutes 56 seconds

3 months ago

Some Like It (Very) Hot: Prof Jan Rosenow on Decarbonising 'Hard to Abate' Industries

If we broadly know how to decarbonise surface transport and domestic heating, what about the 'hard to abate' sectors such as steel making and chemicals? Today I'm joined by the (freshly be-chaired) Professor Jan Rosenow of Oxford University to talk through the decarbonisation of these sectors and, in particular, their scope for electrification. Here's what we discuss:

The scope for electrification of low, medium and high temperature processes
Novel technologies including high temperature heat pumps and electro-thermal storage
Energy efficiency and the rebound effect (aka Jevons Paradox)
How electrification can be 4-5x more efficient than gas but how the 'spark gap' is hindering progress
Jan's top 4 policy asks to decarbonise heavy industry

The excellent Some Like It Hot report that Jan co-wrote (and I used as a cheat sheet during our discussion) is available here.

This episode is brought to you by Terra Infirma Ltd - Bringing Sustainability to Life

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