Connect electricity decisions to the temperature, timing and reliability of a useful heat service. Compare direct electric heating, heat pumps and electrically charged thermal storage on one process boundary.
This centre covers process heat, heat recovery, heat pumps, thermal storage and their electrical interfaces. Heating examples use MWh_th and MWh_e explicitly; they do not turn stored heat into electrical backup capacity. Cooling requires a separate cold-service boundary and performance data.
Compare direct electric heat, heat pumps and electrically charged thermal storage against one useful heat duty and delivery temperature. Check electrical headroom, source heat, temperature, capacity and charging window separately.
Open applicationThis application establishes an asset or heat-path comparison boundary. Project dispatch, power shortfall and external flexibility commitments require their own checks.
BESS bridge and recharge checker →Check source heat, temperature, output, timing and import headroom before using an energy-price threshold. Separate compressor, auxiliary and thermal-loss boundaries and preserve failed gates.
Open applicationCalculate stream heat rate, useful period energy and target quantity from flow and either temperature/cp or verified enthalpy states. Preserve the direction of heat transfer.
Open worksheetThese are course-linked proposals, not built applications. The existing live comparator is above.
Enter useful heat inventory, protected floor, process load and charging window. Show time to reserve, infeasible curtailment and recovery energy. Start with a declared constant-duty screen; dynamic temperature behaviour needs validated data.
Reviewed 26 October 2026. Text, diagrams and exercises are original. All numerical cases use stated teaching assumptions, rather than site measurements or manufacturer commitments. These primary sources support the technical background; verify their applicability to each project.
[H1] ARENA / HILT CRC · TES for Industrial Process Heat: A Practical Guide (2026) ↗
Integrated assessment of process heat and thermal storage.
[H2] IEA · How a Heat Pump Works ↗
Heat-source, useful-output and COP concepts.
[H3] IEA · Heat Pump Monitor 2026: Key Findings ↗
Industrial integration, temperature and economic context.
[H4] DOE · Industrial Heat Pumps for Steam and Fuel Savings ↗
Foundational engineering explanation; not a current local approval rule.