High-temperature heat pumps for industrial process heat systems
Industrial heat pumps are at the forefront of decarbonizing essential sectors like food and beverage, pulp and paper, chemicals, and textiles. These industries rely on high-temperature steam for critical processes such as drying, sterilization, and boiling. With a significant portion of industrial heat demand falling below 100°C, mature and reliable heat pump technology is already available to facilitate this transition.
Danfoss is your dedicated partner in navigating the shift to sustainable industrial heating systems. For processes requiring higher temperatures, we are pushing performance limits with technologies capable of delivering hot water up to 120°C now, with advancements towards 150°C on the horizon.
Spotlight: decarbonizing the food and beverage industry
A prime example of our technology in action is in the brewery sector. We have successfully partnered with breweries to refurbish older ammonia (NH₃) cooling systems and replace fossil-fuel-based boilers. By integrating hydrocarbon-based industrial heat pumps, these facilities can now generate high-temperature process heat and steam, dramatically reducing their carbon footprint and moving towards a fossil-free operation.
Decarbonizing with industrial heat pumps
Industrial heat pumps can replace fossil fuels by converting electrical energy input into thermal output.
Product portfolio
Proven solutions for your industrial heating needs
As the demand for energy continues to rise and the need to replace fossil fuel boilers becomes more urgent, decarbonizing the industrial process heat sector is a critical priority. Heat pumps, with their proven technology and growing potential, offer a compelling solution.

Danfoss provides the expertise and technology to unlock the full potential of high-temperature heat pumps, enhancing both process heating efficiency and overall industrial heating performance.
Our comprehensive offering supports every stage of your project—from early system design and simulation to collaborative development partnerships—ensuring reliable, high-performance industrial heat pump solutions built for the future.
Key benefits of our solutions for industrial heat pumps:
- Complete portfolio in one place: access a full range of components, delivered by experienced experts in industrial heat pumps
- Energy efficiency: benefit from low energy consumption for efficient and sustainable process heating and industrial heating
- Sustainable operations: our solutions are optimized for natural and low-GWP refrigerants, including Ammonia (NH₃), CO₂, and hydrocarbons, to support your environmental goals
- Optimized costs and reliability: achieve reduced applied costs, short payback time, and easy serviceability for maximum reliability and performance
- Global support: rely on our global customer support to ensure long-term success with your advanced high-temperature heat pump solutions
Complete product portfolio for high-temperature heat pumps
Explore solutions for NH₃ (ammonia), CO₂, hydrocarbons, and low-GWP refrigerants in our latest brochure.
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| Type | Name | Language | Valid for | Updated | Download | File type |
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| Brochure | Alsmart® Master your HVAC symphony | French | France | 19 Dec, 2024 | 4.5 MB | |
| Brochure | BOCK CO2 compressor program | English | Multiple | 06 Aug, 2024 | 7.6 MB | |
| Brochure | BOCK LG compressor range | English | Multiple | 18 Dec, 2023 | 1.1 MB | |
| Brochure | BOCK UL CO2 compressor program | English | Multiple | 09 Aug, 2024 | 2.0 MB | |
| Brochure | Brochure_Electric Expansion Valves overview | English | Multiple | 08 Aug, 2025 | 3.2 MB | |
| Brochure | Brochure_Electric Expansion Valves overview | Polish | Poland | 30 Jun, 2023 | 1.8 MB | |
| Data sheet | Check and Stop valve type OFC | English | Multiple | 15 Jul, 2025 | 10.6 MB | |
| Promotion material | COM Compressor Oil Management brochure | Italian | Italy | 12 Jan, 2024 | 1.3 MB | |
| Promotion material | COM Compressor Oil Management brochure | English | Multiple | 13 Aug, 2025 | 1.2 MB | |
| Promotion material | COM Compressor Oil Management brochure | Spanish, Castilian | Spain | 12 Jan, 2024 | 434.9 KB | |
| Brochure | Danfoss pre-assembled Economizer | English | Multiple | 30 Oct, 2024 | 2.2 MB | |
| Brochure | Danfoss Turbocor Compressor Specification Sheet | English | Multiple | 13 Aug, 2024 | 8.0 MB | |
| Brochure | eBook | Alsmart® Master your HVAC symphony | English | Multiple | 02 Oct, 2025 | 3.6 MB | |
| Data sheet | Gas detecting sensor, type DGS | Polish | Multiple | 06 Mar, 2025 | 6.2 MB | |
| Data sheet | Gas detecting sensor, type DGS | French | Multiple | 06 Mar, 2025 | 6.2 MB | |
| Data sheet | Gas detecting sensor, type DGS | English | Multiple | 12 Dec, 2024 | 6.0 MB | |
| Data sheet | Gas detecting sensor, type DGS | German | Multiple | 06 Mar, 2025 | 6.2 MB | |
| Data sheet | MicroPlate™ HeatExchanger, Type H48T-CH | English | Multiple | 12 May, 2025 | 2.7 MB | |
| Data sheet | NRV check valve CO2 | English | Multiple | 16 Sep, 2025 | 1.0 MB | |
| Brochure | Overview Brochure: Filter driers | German | Multiple | 20 Nov, 2018 | 11.8 MB | |
| Brochure | Overview Brochure: Filter driers | English | Multiple | 08 Apr, 2024 | 2.4 MB | |
| Brochure | Overview Brochure: Filter driers | Portuguese | Multiple | 20 Nov, 2018 | 11.7 MB | |
| Brochure | Overview Brochure: Filter driers | Russian | Multiple | 27 Jun, 2019 | 11.6 MB | |
| Brochure | Overview Brochure: Filter driers | Chinese | Multiple | 20 Nov, 2018 | 11.8 MB | |
| Brochure | Overview Brochure: Filter driers | Polish | Multiple | 20 Nov, 2018 | 11.7 MB | |
| Brochure | Overview Brochure: Filter driers | Italian | Multiple | 05 Apr, 2024 | 12.2 MB | |
| Brochure | Overview Brochure: Filter driers | Danish | Multiple | 20 Nov, 2018 | 11.7 MB | |
| Brochure | Overview Brochure: Filter driers | French | France | 05 Feb, 2024 | 19.3 MB | |
| Brochure | Overview Brochure: Filter driers | Spanish, Castilian | Spain | 08 Mar, 2024 | 11.8 MB | |
| Brochure | Overview Brochure: Filter driers | Indonesian | Multiple | 05 Jul, 2016 | 2.5 MB | |
| Brochure | Overview Brochure: Filter driers | Swedish | Multiple | 20 Nov, 2018 | 11.7 MB | |
| Brochure | Overview brochures: Electronic Expansion Valves | German | Multiple | 15 Nov, 2022 | 1.5 MB | |
| Application guide | Screw compressors - K1 Series - Palladio | English | Multiple | 23 Jul, 2024 | 12.9 MB | |
| Application guide | Scroll compressors PSG605 to PSG800 | English | Multiple | 10 Jun, 2025 | 3.9 MB | |
| Data sheet | Solenoid valve Type EVR 2 - EVR 40 | English | Multiple | 16 Sep, 2025 | 4.1 MB | |
| Data sheet | Solenoid valve Type EVR 2 - EVR 40 Version 2 | Korean | Multiple | 29 Oct, 2018 | 9.3 MB | |
| Data sheet | Solenoid valve Type EVR 2 - EVR 40 Version 2 | Russian | Multiple | 29 Oct, 2018 | 9.2 MB | |
| Data sheet | Solenoid valve Type EVR 2 - EVR 40 Version 2 | German | Multiple | 29 Oct, 2018 | 9.1 MB | |
| Data sheet | Solenoid valve Type EVR 2 - EVR 40 Version 2 | French | Multiple | 29 Oct, 2018 | 9.1 MB | |
| Data sheet | Solenoid valve Type EVR 2 - EVR 40 Version 2 | Japanese | Multiple | 29 Oct, 2018 | 9.2 MB | |
| Data sheet | Solenoid valve Type EVR 2 - EVR 40 Version 2 | Italian | Multiple | 29 Oct, 2018 | 9.1 MB | |
| Data sheet | Solenoid valve Type EVR 2 - EVR 40 Version 2 | Chinese | Multiple | 29 Oct, 2018 | 9.2 MB | |
| Data sheet | Solenoid valve Type EVR 2 - EVR 40 Version 2 | Spanish, Castilian | Multiple | 29 Oct, 2018 | 9.1 MB | |
| Data sheet | Solenoid valve Type EVR 2 - EVR 40 Version 2 | Portuguese | Multiple | 29 Oct, 2018 | 9.1 MB | |
| Data sheet | Staging valve Type PTS 13L - 18L - 27L - 38P | English | Multiple | 16 Oct, 2025 | 4.8 MB | |
| Data sheet | Superheat Controller and stepper valve driver Type EKE 100 | English | Multiple | 20 Aug, 2024 | 2.6 MB | |
| Brochure | Z-design MPHEs for chillers Economic and environmental savings in cooling | Chinese | Multiple | 11 May, 2016 | 21.6 MB | |
| Brochure | Z-design MPHEs for chillers Economic and environmental savings in cooling | English | Multiple | 23 Mar, 2023 | 2.4 MB |
Simulation services
Advancing technology through innovation and partnership
We are committed to pushing the boundaries of what's possible in industrial heating, with a clear focus on developing solutions for temperatures up to 200°C. Through advanced services and collaborative research, we help our partners accelerate development and secure their investments.
The A3S service—Advanced System Simulation Services
- Accelerate time to market: reduce development time and the need for extensive lab testing
- Save on development costs: optimize the use of resources, including personnel and lab capacity
- Optimize systems: fine-tune capacity, efficiency, and refrigerant charge with a multi-component approach
- Secure investment: validate component selections and operating maps before committing to physical prototypes
The SuPrHeat Project: pushing temperatures above 100°C
The SuPrHeat Project: pushing temperatures above 100°C
The SuPrHeat (Sustainable Process Heating) project is a cross-disciplinary research and development initiative with 16 partners across Europe. This project has been instrumental in advancing high-temperature heat pump technology.


Key achievement: A 500 kW high-temperature heat pump is now operational at the Danish Technological Institute (DTI). Its key specifications include:
- A pentane/butane cascade system capable of achieving a maximum condensing temperature of 150°C
- Integration of Danfoss industrial refrigeration components and BOCK® compressors
- A containerized design that eliminates the need for ATEX zone requirements
This project demonstrates the viability of high-temperature heat pumps using natural refrigerants for demanding industrial applications.


If you are interested in co-development projects or for an introduction to our solutions, get in touch.

Learn more about the project here.
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Better systems, from the inside out
With our extensive portfolio, we offer a powerful combination of expertise, product and refrigerant options that will enhance your system designs.
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