Honeywell has unveiled its Hybrid Heating Solution, an automated and adaptable system that helps industrial manufacturers reduce operating expenses and cut carbon emissions by combining conventional natural gas with electric power for process heating.
The solution uses automated controls to enable real-time switching between gas and electric energy, allowing manufacturers to optimize energy usage and avoid dependence on a single fuel source. Designed to integrate smoothly with existing industrial setups, the Hybrid Heating Solution can support up to 30% electric heating capacity at any moment. It also offers predictive diagnostics and remote monitoring, giving manufacturers greater visibility and control across sectors such as automotive, building materials, and food and beverage.
“Hybrid solutions offer a practical way for energy-intensive industrial manufacturers to not only alleviate strain off the grid, but also to help advance the energy transition at a global scale,” said John Villali, Senior Research Director at IDC Energy Insights. “As companies work to curb emissions and reliance on fossil fuels, their supply chains can play a critical role to help meet decarbonization goals by leveraging electrical power, including renewable sources.”
“Today’s manufacturing landscape is increasingly challenged by rising energy costs and the need to cut back on fossil fuel usage while increasing productivity” said Tim Lee, President of Honeywell Thermal Solutions. “By merging traditional and electrical energy, including renewables, Honeywell is addressing industry challenges by offering a flexible and realistic path to emissions reduction for companies that require energy-intensive heat in their manufacturing processes.”
In facilities where manufacturers have onsite wind, solar or battery energy storage to produce electricity, operators may be able to leverage those renewables to lower the carbon emissions of their heating operations, to the extent permitted by law.[i] Honeywell’s Hybrid Heating Solution is commercially available now and is in production across various manufacturing verticals following successful pilots.
[i] Based on Honeywell lab tests and pilot results
