AVAILABILITY OF EXCESS HEAT FROM THE SWEDISH KRAFT PULPING INDUSTRY

An approach for estimating national targets for industrial excess heat recovery based on detailed analysis of data from case studies followed by regression analysis is proposed and applied to the Kraft pulping industry in Sweden. According to the resulting estimates, there is a large potential for increasing the excess heat utilization from the Swedish pulp and paper mills. The suggested methodology provides a more detailed picture of industrial excess heat availability in the Swedish pulp and paper industry and could be applied to other sectors and regions.