TechUPGRADE launches stakeholder consultation to assess socio-economic impact of clean industrial heat innovation
Stakeholders from industry, public authorities, civil society, and academia invited to contribute by 30 April 2026
TechUPGRADE, has launched its Socio-Economic Impact Analysis stakeholder consultation. The consultation will remain open until 30 April 2026 and aims to gather perspectives from key stakeholder groups to help assess the project’s broader socio-economic, environmental, and policy implications.
Industrial heat remains one of the most challenging sectors to decarbonise, with many processes still dependent on fossil fuels. TechUPGRADE addresses this challenge by developing a thermochemical heat-upgrade technology designed to transform low-temperature heat—such as industrial waste heat, solar heat, or district heating—into higher-temperature heat suitable for industrial use, while keeping electricity demand low.
The stakeholder consultation is an essential part of TechUPGRADE’s impact assessment activities, ensuring that the project’s outcomes reflect real-world needs, barriers, and opportunities. The feedback will support a robust analysis of potential benefits such as improved energy efficiency, reduced emissions, enhanced competitiveness, and increased energy security, while also identifying adoption drivers, practical challenges, and enabling conditions.
Who should participate
TechUPGRADE welcomes input from:
- Industrial stakeholders (manufacturing, process industries, energy managers, technology providers)
- Public authorities (local, regional, national policy and energy agencies)
- Civil society organisations (NGOs, citizens’ organisations, community representatives)
- Academia and research stakeholders (universities, research centres, experts)
Participate: questionnaires by stakeholder group
- Industrial stakeholders questionnaire: https://forms.gle/M9GYLXGMFsYD4qAdA
- Public authorities questionnaire: https://forms.gle/r7o5BpQYLZpPjADX8
- Civil society questionnaire: https://forms.gle/Eg7itVZdxAgdzrBS6
- Academia & research questionnaire: https://forms.gle/ktfr1PhRLvRiLUX89
Deadline: 30 April 2026
About TechUPGRADE
TechUPGRADE is a Horizon Europe Research and Innovation project aimed at creating a groundbreaking advanced thermochemical technology for waste heat recovery. Our solution efficiently recovers waste heat from industrial processes and upgrades it to temperatures ranging from 150-250°C.
For more information about TechUPGRADE and to follow ongoing updates, please visit techupgrade.eu or follow us on Facebook, X, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, and Spotify.
Funding acknowledgement / disclaimer
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Programme under grant agreement No. 101103966. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA). Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.