METAWAVE

EU-funded project aiming to make industrial heating cleaner, faster, and more efficient by using innovative microwave technology. METAWAVE brings together 20 partners from 9 countries - including businesses, universities, and research organisations - to drive innovation, support sustainable industry, and promote open science and circular economy solutions.  By replacing traditional high-temperature heating methods, METAWAVE hopes to cut energy use, reduce CO₂ emissions, and boost productivity. The project also explores new eco-friendly materials, smarter control systems, and the use of renewable energy through a virtual power plant. Expected results by 2032 include saving 420 GWh of energy, avoiding over 95,000 tons of CO₂ emissions, increasing productivity by 19%, creating over new jobs, and generating more than €230 million in revenue. The project will be tested in real factories in the ceramics, asphalt, and aluminium industries.