A background study provides a comprehensive analysis of industrial archetypes and evaluates their suitability for RE-WITCH technologies. Cooling demand and the availability of waste heat sources are analysed, including renewable energy systems, in key industrial sectors: Food & Drink, Pharmaceutical, Biofuels, and Pulp & Paper. It characterises specific industrial processes
(archetypes) within these sectors, focusing on key cooling demand parameters such as temperature levels and total energy consumption.