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Malthouse Croatia (Group Boortmalt)
23,400m² - 6 ha
Surface area of thermal solar collectors
4,000m³
Hot water storage volume
19.6 GWh
Expected annual production
3,960 tCO2-e
CO2 emissions avoided per year
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 50% 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 (€20 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 and two types of heat pumps will preheat the air used for drying the malt.
Key innovation(s)
Integration of 2 heat pumps:
- Water-water
- Water-air
Innovation Fund Grant
- 4,499,338 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.


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