Firebrick heat storage technology, not batteries, will be used to store energy for industrial process heat in a 100% renewable energy system, says a study out of Stanford University.

Firebrick systems powered by renewable energy could be used for up to 90% of industrial process heat applications, the Stanford study says. Meeting that demand in the U.S. would require firebrick system capacity of 2.6 TWh, with a peak discharge rate of 170 GW.

  • InvertedParallax@lemm.eeEnglish
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    3 months ago

    They use hot air warmed by gas burners.

    Since we’re using electricity here, and this was mentioned in the study linked elsewhere, they used ceramic heaters.