Engineering services · Annex 58 Task 2
Integration concepts
Aligned with Annex 58 Task 2 — Integration concepts: best-practice ways to couple heat pumps to process heat sinks (steam, hot water, drying, etc.). The service turns those concepts into site-specific integration sketches and battery limits.
Annex 58 Task 2 lens
Task 2 develops best-practice integration concepts for promising industrial applications—not generic “put a heat pump somewhere”.
Application cases
Steam generation, hot-water loops, and sector examples (e.g. drying) need different coupling templates. We start from process duty, then pick a pattern.
Beyond the box
Annex 58 stresses process integration: reboilers, dryers, and heat cascades matter as much as unit COP.
Official reading
See Task 2 report on Project 58. Site guide: Annex 58 Task guide.
Integration patterns we use
Translate Task 2 ideas into drawable battery limits for your plant.
Direct sink vs intermediate loop
Choose direct process coupling or a buffer / intermediate circuit based on fouling, pressure, and control ownership.
Heat cascade & surplus heat
Map available sources against sinks before sizing compressors—Task 2 logic in plant language.
Advisory deliverables
Concept package ready for EPC / OEM dialogue.
Outputs
Block-flow + battery-limit sketch, interface list, instrumentation gaps, and risks that kill the concept.
Integration checklist
- Process P&ID snippets for candidate nodes
- Source and sink simultaneous availability
- Chosen coupling pattern with rejected alternatives
- OEM vs site scope (battery limits)
- Control / safety ownership
- Next gate: survey measurements or Task 3 roadmap
Other duties
Building HVAC integration is thinner (hydronic headers, defrost). Annex 58 Task 2 depth stays on industrial process coupling.
Quick FAQs
Do you replace the EPC?
No. We frame concepts and interfaces; EPC owns detailed design and construction.
How early should Task 2 thinking start?
Before OEM quotes—quotes without a coupling story become change-order machines.
Independent advisory. Annex 58 materials remain © their authors / HPT TCP. Not a substitute for codes, OEM manuals, or legal counsel.