Why electrifying industrial heat is one of the hardest—and most impactful—decarbonization challenges

Industrial heat accounts for a major share of global industrial energy consumption and CO₂ emissions, yet it remains one of the hardest sectors to decarbonize. Unlike electricity use, process heat often requires high temperatures, continuous operation, strict reliability, and deep integration with existing production lines.

Electrifying industrial heat is not just a matter of replacing a burner with an electric heater. It requires rethinking the entire thermal architecture: power density, controllability, efficiency, safety, integration with process constraints, and compatibility with sanitary and industrial standards.

This is where EONera is positioned. By developing a proprietary electromagnetic heating platform with integrated heat recovery and retrofit-ready architecture, we aim to enable a scalable and industrially viable transition from combustion-based heat to electrified process heat.

Decarbonizing industrial heat is hard — but its impact is systemic: it directly affects energy efficiency, operational costs, emissions, and the long-term sustainability of industrial production.