Malthouse Croatia
(Group Boortmalt)

Project summary

The DECARBOMALT project aims to build a solar thermal plant in Croatia, integrating heat pumps and an inter-seasonal storage system. This infrastructure will provide a renewable heat source to a malting plant, thus contributing to the decarbonization of the industrial sector.

Innovative in its scale, this project combines these technologies on such a scale for the first time, covering more than 80% of the industrial site’s heating needs while guaranteeing a competitive price.

DECARBOMALT is co-financed by the European Commission’s Innovation Fund , one of the world’s largest funding programs (€40 billion over 2020-2030) for the demonstration of innovative low-carbon technologies.

Presentation of the heat consumer client

• Leader in malting with 27 production sites on 5 continents
• Badass Production Site Barley Malt

Principle of technology integration

The solar thermal plant, combined with a storage tank, a waste heat recovery system and two types of heat pump, will preheat the air used to dry the malt.

Key innovation(s)

Combination of several technologies:

• Solar thermal,
• Thermal storage,
• Heat recovery,
• Heat pumps

Integration of 2 heat pumps:

• Water-water
• Water-air

Innovation Fund Grant

• 7,540,383 EUR

This project is co-funded by the European Union. The views and opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA). Neither the European Union nor the funding authority can be held responsible for them.