From a cost factor to a source of revenue: how process heat and steam are becoming more flexible

By wdo, 24 August, 2026

Moritz Holz, Uniper Energy Sales GmbH

Process heat and steam are regarded as fixed cost centres. Yet it is precisely these systems that harbour considerable untapped potential – provided they are operated flexibly and marketed on the electricity market. This presentation demonstrates how industrial customers and municipal utilities are making their heat supply more flexible using power-to-heat, electrode boilers, heat pumps and hybrid generation systems. Those who align their operations with electricity price signals reduce energy costs and CO₂ emissions at the same time – and tap into a new source of revenue through the active trading of flexibility. At the same time, the targeted development of electrical infrastructure creates redundancy and increases security of supply: those who combine multiple energy sources become less dependent on individual price and supply risks. Using specific case studies, the presentation demonstrates which systems are suitable, how optimisation and marketing interact in practice, and what steps are required from the initial potential assessment through to ongoing operation. The presentation is aimed at practitioners who take an economic approach to decarbonisation – and who wish to transform their heating systems from a cost centre into a source of revenue.

Language: German | AI translation into English available

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Moritz Holz

By wdo, 20 August, 2026

Moritz Holz beschäftigt sich in der Abteilung Future Customer Solutions der Uniper Energy Sales mit der Produkt- und Geschäftsentwicklung für die flexible Vermarktung und Optimierung von Industrie- und Stadtwerksanlagen. 

Im Fokus seiner Arbeit stehen die Cross-Commodity- und Cross-Market-Optimierung von Strom-, Gas- und Wärmeanlagen sowie die Frage, wie Unternehmen mit Prozesswärme- und Dampfanwendungen ihre Flexibilität wirtschaftlich nutzbar machen. Herr Holz verbindet dabei energiewirtschaftliche Marktmechanik mit der betrieblichen Realität industrieller Anlagen und entwickelt Produkte, die Dekarbonisierung nicht als Kostenlast, sondern als Geschäftsmodell denken. 

Moritz Holz beschäftigt sich seit ca. 5 Jahren mit der Schnittstelle von Energiemärkten, Anlagentechnik und industrieller Wärmeversorgung und begleitet Industriekunden sowie Stadtwerke auf dem Weg zu einer flexiblen, elektrifizierten und versorgungssicheren Energiezukunft.

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Moritz Holz works in the Future Customer Solutions department at Uniper Energy Sales, where he is responsible for product and business development relating to the flexible marketing and optimisation of industrial and municipal utility plants. 

His work focuses on the cross-commodity and cross-market optimisation of electricity, gas and heating plants, as well as on how companies with process heat and steam applications can capitalise on their flexibility in a cost-effective manner. In doing so, Mr Holz combines the market mechanisms of the energy sector with the operational realities of industrial plants and develops products that view decarbonisation not as a cost burden, but as a business model. Following a commercial apprenticeship in the automotive sector, Mr Holz completed a degree in industrial engineering with a specialisation in electrical engineering. 

For around five years, Moritz Holz has been working at the interface between energy markets, plant engineering and industrial heat supply, supporting industrial clients and municipal utilities on their journey towards a flexible, electrified and secure energy future.