Objectives
METAWAVE pursues six objectives to bring microwave heating from the lab to the factory floor.
Replace fossil-fuel heating
Develop new design methods and processes to introduce microwave technology as an alternative to fossil-based heating systems.
Smarter, leaner processes
Optimise industrial heating processes and cut energy demand through novel digital technologies.
Powered by renewables
Maximise renewable energy integration and flexibility by powering the system through a digital virtual power plant.
Integrated, modular system
Deploy and validate a modular microwave heating system combining energy-efficient breakthroughs to boost productivity.
Viable and scalable
Prove techno-economic feasibility and pave the way for wide market uptake and upscaling.
Proven in real factories
Deliver 3 demonstrators at TRL6 in the ceramics, asphalt and aluminium industries, accelerating market readiness.
