- Germany’s industry, a large consumer of increasingly sparse and expensive gas, could reduce its climate footprint and exposure to fossil imports significantly by switching to electric heat, a new report found.
- Germany is Europe’s largest consumer of gas, most of which is used to generate low-temperature heat of up to 500°C for industrial processes.
- Lastly, the report calls for the introduction of a zero-carbon standard for new investments in process heat up to 500°C in order to guarantee security of investment and planning.
Power-to-heat: How German industry could reduce its hunger for gas
