#Germany is using heated #bricks to replace gas-fired industrial boilers

Michelle Lewis | Jan 19 2026

"At 100 megawatt‑hours (MWh), the Brunsbüttel system is scheduled to come online by the end of 2026. It will be tied with the 100 MWh Rondo heat battery that went into operation in California in October as the largest industrial heat battery in the world. Covestro’s project is backed by Breakthrough Energy Catalyst and the European Investment Bank.

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"The underlying technology is deceptively simple. Rondo’s heat battery uses bricks – a proven heat‑storage medium that’s been used in steelmaking for centuries – paired with modern automation and controls. Electricity heats the bricks; the stored heat runs a conventional boiler; and the system produces emission‑free steam using electricity from #renewable sources."

Read more:
https://electrek.co/2026/01/19/germany-is-using-heated-bricks-to-replace-gas-fired-industrial-boilers/

#SolarPunkSunday #OldSchoolTechnology #NewSchoolTechnology #HeatBatteries #HeatStorage #RenewablesNow

Top global beer maker ditches gas for solar power, with an assist from high-heat energy storage.

https://cleantechnica.com/2025/11/03/a-us-energy-storage-startup-will-decarbonize-beer-in-europe/

#heineken #beer #breweries #beermakers #beverages #drinks #solar #solarpower #solarenergy #energy #energystorage #portugal #innovation #battery #heatbatteries #renewableenergy

Top global beer maker ditches gas for solar power, with an assist from high-heat energy storage.

https://cleantechnica.com/2025/11/03/a-us-energy-storage-startup-will-decarbonize-beer-in-europe/

#heineken #beer #breweries #beermakers #beverages #drinks #solar #solarpower #solarenergy #energy #energystorage #portugal #innovation #battery #heatbatteries #renewableenergy

📺 "The century-old technology that could change the world

Dig into the science of thermal batteries, and how this technology can generate heat more efficiently than fossil fuels." 🔋 🔥

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-T0PEWRaVc&t=10

#HeatBatteries #ThermalBatteries #greenenergy #solarpunk #technology

#FUD.... clear and simple. This is a storage problem, not a generation problem. We need #WaterBatteries, chemical, and #heatbatteries, to store this peak generation for offpeak usage!

#Germany has too many #solarpanels, and it's pushed energy prices into negative territory
On average, the price received was 9.1 euros per megawatt-hour, significantly under the 70.6 euros paid during non-solar-power hours.
https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/commodities/solar-panel-supply-german-electricity-prices-negative-renewable-demand-green-2024-5

Can big batteries solve our energy waste problem?

https://youtu.be/gQWGwvDS8zs?si=QgRUCyROjrAETmZ1

Climate Show with Tom Heap
#ai #heatbatteries

Dutch scientists are making good progress developing salt-based #HeatBatteries.

The cool thing about this technology is that the heat can be stored indefinitely, and transported over longer distances to where it is needed.

This obviates the need for expensive and lossy piping systems, which can only carry the heat so far, and additionally become useless when the heat source goes away.

https://www.tue.nl/en/news-and-events/news-overview/25-04-2022-how-the-eindhoven-heat-battery-can-quickly-make-millions-of-homes-gas-free/

#Energy #EnergyTransition