An apparatus for the distillation separation of a first component from a mixture comprising: a distillation column comprising a rectifying section having an outlet for an overhead vapor stream, a stripping section having an outlet for a bottoms liquid stream, and feed section having a feed inlet and disposed between the rectifying section and the stripping section; a bottoms reboiler section for reboiling the bottoms liquid stream entering from the stripping section; an overhead condensing section for condensing the overhead vapor stream from the rectifying section; a side vapor draw from the rectifying section; a heat pump compressor having an inlet in fluid communication with the side vapor draw, and an outlet; and a reboiler heat exchanger having a fluid side in fluid communication with the bottoms stream from the stripping section, and having a vapor side in fluid communication with the outlet from the heat pump compressor; the apparatus further comprising a second heat pump compressor having an inlet in fluid communication with the overhead vapor stream, and an outlet thereby generating an overhead compressed vapor stream; wherein the bottom reboiler section comprises a heat exchanger having fluid side in fluid communication with the bottoms stream from the stripping section, and having a vapor side in fluid communication with the overhead compressed vapor stream; wherein the apparatus is configured such that the overhead compressed vapor is at least partly condensed in the heat exchanger having a vapor side in fluid communication with the overhead compressed vapor stream and redirected to the top of the column; and the apparatus further comprising a side inlet to the rectifying section and wherein the heat pump compressor outlet is in fluid communication with the side inlet to the rectifying section; wherein the side inlet is disposed below the side vapor draw. a distillation column comprising a rectifying section having an outlet for an overhead vapor stream, a stripping section having an outlet for a bottoms liquid stream, and feed section having a feed inlet and disposed between the rectifying section and the stripping section; a bottoms reboiler section for reboiling the bottoms liquid stream entering from the stripping section; an overhead condensing section for condensing the overhead vapor stream from the rectifying section; a side vapor draw from the rectifying section; a heat pump compressor having an inlet in fluid communication with the side vapor draw, and an outlet; and a reboiler heat exchanger having a fluid side in fluid communication with the bottoms stream from the stripping section, and having a vapor side in fluid communication with the outlet from the heat pump compressor; the apparatus further comprising a second heat pump compressor having an inlet in fluid communication with the overhead vapor stream, and an outlet thereby generating an overhead compressed vapor stream; wherein the bottom reboiler section comprises a heat exchanger having fluid side in fluid communication with the bottoms stream from the stripping section, and having a vapor side in fluid communication with the overhead compressed vapor stream; wherein the apparatus is configured such that the overhead compressed vapor is at least partly condensed in the heat exchanger having a vapor side in fluid communication with the overhead compressed vapor stream and redirected to the top of the column; and the apparatus further comprising a side inlet to the rectifying section and wherein the heat pump compressor outlet is in fluid communication with the side inlet to the rectifying section; wherein the side inlet is disposed below the side vapor draw.