CIC energiGUNE will turn Vitoria-Gasteiz into the epicentre of the decarbonisation of industrial processes with the TEDS25 summit

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The ‘Thermal Energy Decarbonization Summit 2025 – TEDS25’ will bring together institutional leaders, industry professionals and creators of ideas from all over the continent on 19 February in the capital of Alava to present the latest technological advances, analyse the obstacles facing the decarbonisation of high-temperature industrial processes and discuss possible alternatives, such as the electrification of heat or the recovery of waste heat.

The summit is part of the LIFE HI4S project, funded by the European Union’s LIFE programme and led by CIC energiGUNE with the participation of ArcelorMittal, Fivemasa, Enerbasque, Life Cycle Engineering-LCE, SDEA Solutions and Azterlan, whose main objective is to build in ArcelorMittal Sestao, for demonstration purposes, an innovative and profitable plant for combined heat and power production from the waste heat contained in the gases of an electric arc furnace, allowing energy savings.

CIC energiGUNE, a leading Basque research centre in electrochemical energy storage and conversion and thermal energy storage and conversion, will bring together on 19 February at the central building of the Vitoria-Gasteiz Campus of the Basque Country Technology Park, creators of ideas, industry professionals and institutional decision-makers to respond to the challenge of decarbonising high-temperature industrial processes. Open to any interested agent -and especially to industrial companies of any size-, the TEDS25 summit will be attended by a panel of top-level experts, covering the entire value chain, from the definition of policies to new business opportunities.

Specifically, the participants will be: Marina García Alonso (European Commission, Climate Action); Cristina Oyón (SPRI Group); Raúl García Posada (ASEALEN); Martin Schichtel (KRAFTBLOCK); Andreas Hauer (ZAE Bayern); Egoitz San Miguel Carrancio (CENER); Jozefien Vanbecelaere (European Heat Pump Association); Davide Rizzi (Turboden); Daniel Bielsa (CIC energiGUNE); Julio Casal (SDEA); Miguel Ángel Domínguez (ENERBASQUE); Xabier López de Landeta (Ategi). Iñigo Ezquerra and Francisco Javier Lago (ArcelorMittal).

‘It is important to emphasise that this convention has a high industrial component, and for this reason we would like to call on industrial companies, whatever their size, to come and discover the possibilities that exist to make progress in the decarbonisation of industrial processes, especially at medium and high temperatures’, said Beatriz Corral, Head of Market and Clients at CIC energiGUNE. Attendance at the conference is free of charge, subject to registration.

The TEDS25 programme includes top-level presentations, round tables, poster sessions and a double visit: firstly to the CIC energiGUNE facilities at the Euskadi Technology Park and, secondly, to the LIFE HI4S project demonstrator installed at ArcelorMittal Sestao. For the first time, an innovative pilot plant combining the production of heat and electricity by means of a direct heat recovery system has been set up in a steelworks. This installation, the only one of its kind, allows, in challenging environments of high temperature and high dust content in fumes, to significantly reduce energy consumption by reusing the waste heat generated by electric arc furnaces. This breakthrough opens a new path towards greater energy efficiency and sustainability in the steel industry.

In addition to the latest technological advances in the process of decarbonisation of industrial processes, those attending TEDS25 will be able to learn about the latest trends and market opportunities, such as the electrification of heat, solar thermal energy, improving the quality of thermal energy, or the recovery of waste heat. There will also be a space for presentations of success stories and new business opportunities, such as alternative fuels from renewable sources.

In this sense, TEDS25 aims to become a meeting point where companies can learn about the most effective tools available and establish contacts with potential partners and solution providers, in order to accelerate the pace of their decarbonisation projects.

It should be remembered that the LIFE HI4S consortium, coordinated by CIC energiGUNE, includes six other partners: ArcelorMittal, Fivemasa, Enerbasque, Life Cycle Engineering-LCE, SDEA Solutions and Azterlan. Overall, the project is expected to achieve substantial environmental impacts, such as reducing CO2 emissions from the steelworks by 10 kt/year (which would represent 6% of the steel industry’s total emissions), or a saving of €1m/year in energy consumption.

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