To recover heat from foundry sand to heat at such a high temperature that the heat is easy to use and distribute in the form of heating water or district heating requires sand coolers designed with that purpose. These exist but are not proven in the foundry industry. This report describes case studies that evaluated the issue at a Swedish sand foundry.
Bakom projektet står ett stort antal gjuteriföretag och det statliga forskningsinstitutet RISE. Det pågår 2020-2023 och finansieras av Svenska Gjuteriföreningen och det strategiska innovationsprogrammet Metalliska material, en gemensam satsning av Vinnova, Energimyndigheten och Formas.