The European Union is rewriting the playbook for industrial growth, with sustainability at the center. The newly proposed Clean Industrial Deal is more than just policy; it’s a bold investment in the future of EU manufacturing, aimed at making Europe the global leader in clean industry.
For manufacturers, especially in sectors that rely heavily on steam such as chemical processing, pulp and paper, and food and beverage production, the opportunity is clear: Implement industrial decarbonization initiatives now, or risk falling behind.
What Is the Clean Industrial Deal?
European Commission’s Clean Industrial Deal is a comprehensive initiative to accelerate industrial decarbonization while boosting EU competitiveness. At its core, the deal seeks to make low-carbon manufacturing the new standard, not only through mandates, but with strategic investment, smart policy, and a focus on affordability.
Key pillars of the deal include:
- Over €100 billion in funding to scale clean manufacturing technologies
- Streamlined approval processes for industrial decarbonization projects
- Electricity cost reductions through expanded clean energy deployment
- Demand stimulation for EU-manufactured clean products via procurement incentives
- Up to €90 million for workforce upskilling in clean tech and energy efficiency
This multi-pronged approach makes it easier and more economically viable for industrial companies to reduce their emissions while enhancing operational efficiency.
However, many manufacturers that require high-temperature process steam still rely heavily on natural gas-fired boiler systems. These systems produce large amounts of waste heat and carbon emissions. Even the most advanced systems only have an average efficiency of just over 80%, meaning they’re wasting 20% of the heat they produce.
Electric boilers have much higher efficiencies that are closer to 99%. However, they can be difficult and costly to implement because they often require fully replacing existing systems.
How Skyven Arcturus Powers Cleaner, Cost-Effective Steam
Skyven Arcturus is a steam-generating heat pump built on mechanical vapor recompression technology to solve one of the toughest decarbonization challenges in industrial manufacturing: delivering high-temperature, boiler-quality steam without fossil fuels, without capital expenditures, and without disrupting operations.
Arcturus uses low-grade waste heat—typically released from industrial processes like drying, evaporation, and condensation—and upgrades it into high-pressure steam at temperatures up to 215°C and pressures up to 20.7 barg.
With a coefficient of performance ranging from 2.1 to over 8, Arcturus consumes significantly less electricity than electric boilers and achieves higher efficiencies than any other industrial heat pump on the market. It’s an ideal solution for European manufacturers ready to tap into proposed EU decarbonization funding while improving cost efficiency and grid resilience.
The system directly compresses water vapor to increase its pressure and temperature and does not require refrigerants, which have global warming potential.
Because it runs in parallel to existing boiler systems rather than replacing them, it can be located up to half a mile away from the facility and does not disrupt operations during installation.
We design the technology with advanced, AI-powered modeling software, which uses a database of digital twin models of many different manufacturing processes and specific inputs from your team to reduce front-end engineering time and costs by over 90%.
Arcturus’ advanced controls continuously monitor energy pricing, allowing for seamless fuel-switching between its electric-powered technology and your existing natural gas-fired boilers. When electricity prices exceed a threshold that is higher than natural gas prices, the system reverts back to using your existing infrastructure to maintain cost-effective operations.
Our Energy-as-a-Service model also eliminates upfront capital costs, allowing you to pay for the steam you use and share in the savings.
Aligning with the EU’s Goals and Your Bottom Line
The Clean Industrial Deal is about more than reducing emissions. It’s about giving manufacturers the tools to reduce energy costs, create quality jobs, and ensure supply chain stability. With Skyven, manufacturers can take meaningful climate action without sacrificing profitability.
We can help manufacturers navigate EU funding opportunities, including the Innovation Fund and the Industrial Decarbonisation Bank — making your project not only possible, but financially compelling.
As the Clean Industrial Deal gains momentum, industrial leaders have a window of opportunity to future-proof their facilities. Those who act early stand to benefit most — not only from funding, but from reduced operating costs, better ESG scores, and long-term energy resilience.
If your facility has baseload steam demand over 5 tons per hour, uses steam up to 20.7 barg, and discharges waste heat above 26°C, it may be an ideal candidate for Skyven Arcturus.
Skyven Technologies is already helping manufacturers capture waste heat and convert it into emissions-free steam without upfront costs.
Now is the time to take the lead.
Get in touch with our team to discuss how we can help you align with the Clean Industrial Deal and build a cleaner, more competitive future.
