The hottest new climate technology is bricks —
A handful of startups think bricks that hold heat could be the key to bringing renewable energy to some of the world''s biggest polluters. Industries that make products ranging from steel to baby food require a lot of heat—most
Rondo''s brick battery factory set to become the largest in the world
Siam Cement Group (SCG) and Rondo Energy''s brick energy battery storage factory is ready to expand to a capacity of 90GWh per year, which the partners claim will be larger than any current battery manufacturing facility worldwide.
Rondo Energy
A full quarter of global energy use goes toward heat that powers industrial processes. To provide clean industrial heat but avoid the variability often associated with renewable energy, a company called Rondo makes a thermal battery, storing renewable-energy heat in bricks.
2024 Climate Tech Companies to Watch: Rondo Energy and its hot bricks
Rondo offers an alternative approach: stacks of bricks, heated by electricity generated from the wind and sun. Inside Rondo''s heat batteries, cheap renewable electricity heats iron wires similar to those in a toaster oven, which warms hundreds of
2024 Climate Tech Companies to Watch: Rondo Energy and its hot
Rondo offers an alternative approach: stacks of bricks, heated by electricity generated from the wind and sun. Inside Rondo''s heat batteries, cheap renewable electricity heats iron wires
Leadership Team — Rondo Energy
Eric is a specialist on heavy industrial decarbonization, and the CEO of Rondo Energy. He is an active board member, advisor and operating executive working with venture-backed startups as well as preeminent investors in the climate tech ecosystem. Eric is also a recognized expert in cement & concrete decarbonization, having worked on the topic
''Superhot brick batteries'' to help EU manufacturers cut emissions
According to Rondo, these bricks can maintain heat and sustain less than 1% of energy loss daily. Building a system at scale can provide enough heat energy to power a factory or run a steam
Hot rock batteries are coming to Europe — soon — Rondo Energy
Electro-thermal batteries'' selling point is they can heat up bricks and rocks using cheapest six hours of electricity in any given day. Rondo Energy. Previous. Previous. Joe Biden wants to make mac and cheese with clean energy. Next. Next. EDP and Heat Battery Startup Partner on European Clean Energy Projects.
EU and Bill Gates fund back superhot brick batteries to
Recharge News Three heat battery facilities will help decarbonise food, clean fuel and chemical production across Europe by storing excess wind and solar power for when it''s needed The EU and a Bill Gates innovation fund are backing three projects to
"Brick toaster" aims to cut global CO2 output by 15% in
Industrial heat consumes a huge proportion of global energy. Rondo Energy says its brick-toasting heat storage device is so cheap and efficient that it makes decarbonization an instant no-brainer across a huge range of industries. Bill Gates agrees. Rondo''s "brick toaster" heat storage system is 98% efficient, and stores cheap renewable
Customer Case Studies — Rondo Energy
This is the first commercial Rondo Heat Battery, providing long-duration energy storage at the world''s highest temperatures with industry-leading efficiency. This first-of-its-kind installation delivers heat as a service to lower the carbon
Rondo Energy on LinkedIn: Can a Simple Brick Be the Next Great
🔋 Rondo Energy''s technology, likened to a "giant brick toaster" by Matt, stores heat in bricks, reaching temperatures as high as 1,500°C, can last over 40 years and has a whopping 98% efficiency!
"Brick toaster" aims to cut global CO2 output by 15% in 15 years. Rondo
Rondo''s "brick toaster" heat storage system is 98% efficient, and stores cheap renewable energy for industrial use at 20% the cost of an electrochemical battery. Downside is yeah, it''s not really viable for transmission. You would need a generator per city block or factory. Doable actually but it would have meant a totally different city
Rondo Energy''s complicated path to building heat
5 天之前· In this episode, Lara Pierpoint talks to John O''Donnell, co-founder and chief innovation officer at Rondo Energy, about the bumpy road of building a first-of-a-kind commercial demonstration. They cover things like the structural
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An ''embarrassingly simple'' solution for industrial emissions
Rondo is not the only runner in the thermal battery race. Fellow California start-up Antora has developed a process using electricity to heat blocks of solid carbon to industrial temperatures.
An ''embarrassingly simple'' solution for industrial
Rondo is not the only runner in the thermal battery race. Fellow California start-up Antora has developed a process using electricity to heat blocks of solid carbon to industrial temperatures.
In the News — Rondo Energy
On June 19, the fashion giant''s investment arm revealed a previously undisclosed investment in "brick battery" company Rondo Energy. Together, the companies hope to replace the coal that powers H&M''s supplier mills with providers of renewable energy and
How H&M will push suppliers to use thermal batteries for energy
On June 19, the fashion giant''s investment arm revealed a previously undisclosed investment in "brick battery" company Rondo Energy. Together, the companies hope to replace the coal that powers H&M''s supplier mills with providers of renewable energy and Rondo''s thermal batteries for power st
2024 Climate Tech Companies to Watch: Rondo Energy and its hot bricks
Next steps Rondo has a 2-megawatt-hour battery operating commercially at an ethanol plant in California. Its scale-up plans are ambitious: In partnership with Siam Cement Group, the company is already producing enough heat-resistant brick to store 2.4 gigawatt-hours of energy a year, which could power more than 200 American homes.
Rondo Energy''s complicated path to building heat batteries
5 天之前· In this episode, Lara Pierpoint talks to John O''Donnell, co-founder and chief innovation officer at Rondo Energy, about the bumpy road of building a first-of-a-kind commercial demonstration. They cover things like the structural engineering challenges of scaling a new technology, and finding the right construction partner.
''Superhot brick batteries'' to help EU manufacturers cut
According to Rondo, these bricks can maintain heat and sustain less than 1% of energy loss daily. Building a system at scale can provide enough heat energy to power a factory or run a steam
Rondo Energy announces €75M project funding with Breakthrough Energy
Rondo Energy. Previous. Previous. 2024 Climate Tech Companies to Watch: Rondo Energy and its hot bricks. Next. Next. A helping hand through the green tech ''valley of death''
Heat storage systems can cut CO2 emissions by 15% in 15 years,
Rondo Energy is building "brick toasters" that store cheap renewable energy as high-temperature heat, ready to be deployed throughout the day. Rondo states that industrial clients will
This Gates-backed startup uses super hot bricks to run
The bricks are heated with clean energy to over 1,000 degrees Celsius. That heat can then be used in factories that make products like cement, food, plastic. Previous. Previous. The thermal energy startups that could
EU and Bill Gates fund back superhot brick batteries to
Recharge News Three heat battery facilities will help decarbonise food, clean fuel and chemical production across Europe by storing excess wind and solar power for when it''s needed The
Rondo''s brick battery factory set to become the largest
Siam Cement Group (SCG) and Rondo Energy''s brick energy battery storage factory is ready to expand to a capacity of 90GWh per year, which the partners claim will be larger than any current battery manufacturing facility