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Six investors led by Shell Ventures join in series B to accelerate the difficult decarbonization of heavy industry.
Over the last month, my team has been examining thermal energy storage systems’ potential to save manufacturers money and reduce industrial carbon footprints by facilitating the electrification of industrial facilities.
The Kraftblock team at the site of one of their firm's thermal batteries, installed at a ceramics plant. The battery is the white container connected to the building via the chrome pipes.
ドイツ南西部のズルツバッハに拠点を置くスタートアップ、Kraftblockは、廃熱や再エネ電力を効率的に「熱」として蓄え、産業プロセスに再利用できる蓄熱システムを提供している。本来は大気中に放出されるはずだった廃熱を再利用できる点に強みがあり、350度から最大1,300度という高温を長期間安定的に蓄えることが可能だ。蓄えられた熱は必要なときに放出され、再生可能エネルギーとして活用できるほか、加圧水による蒸気発電にも対応する。共同創業者でCEOのMartin Schichtel氏に話を聞いた。
De Nederlandse industrie verduurzamen en tegelijkertijd de energiekosten drukken: dat is belofte van warmteopslag. De methode kan energie-uitgaven met 30 procent verlagen, wijst onderzoek uit. Is dit de oplossing voor industriële bedrijven zoals Tata Steel en AkzoNobel?
Ново немско проучване показва предимствата на съхранението на топлинна енергия като част от декарбонизацията на промишлени процеси. Изследователите стигат до извода, че технологията носи ясни предимства от гледна точка на разходите, изпреварвайки водорода и електрификацията откъм разходна ефективност.
A new report identifies significant benefits of thermal energy storage for clean process heat, power grids and renewable energy generation. The technology is able to deliver monthly savings of between 30% and 150%, depending on the region, compared to traditional process heat.
Un nuevo informe publicado por Kraftblock, fabricante líder mundial de almacenamiento térmico ecológico, y la consultora de tecnologías limpias DWR eco, identifica importantes beneficios del almacenamiento térmico de energía para el calor de proceso limpio, las redes eléctricas y la generación de energía renovable. La tecnología es capaz de proporcionar ahorros mensuales de entre el 30% y el 150%, dependiendo de la región, en comparación con el calor de proceso tradicional.
A new study in Germany shows the advantages of thermal energy storage in the decarbonization of industrial processes. The researchers noted clear cost advantages and high potential for flexibility in the power grid.
Un nuevo informe identifica importantes beneficios del almacenamiento de energía térmica del calor de procesos industriales limpios, las redes eléctricas y la producción de energía renovable en España. La tecnología es capaz de proporcionar ahorros mensuales de entre el 30% y el 150%, dependiendo de la región, en comparación con el calor de proceso tradicional.
Un nuevo informe identifica importantes beneficios del almacenamiento térmico de energía generada con fuentes renovables para su uso en procesos industriales que requieren calor a altas temperaturas y para proporcionar estabilidad a la red eléctrica. Dependiendo de la región, esta tecnología es capaz de aportar ahorros mensuales de entre el 30% y el 150% en comparación con el calor generado mediante combustibles fósiles.
A new report has identified the significant benefits of thermal energy storage for clean process heat, power grids and renewable energy generation.
L’accumulo di energia termica è in grado di fornire risparmi mensili stimati tra il 30% e il 150%, a seconda del Paese, rispetto ai processi di generazione del calore. Lo riferisce il rapporto pubblicato da Kraftblock, secondo cui tale tecnologia rappresenta una “soluzione pronta per il mercato, facilmente scalabile ed economicamente conveniente per rispondere alla duplice sfida della decarbonizzazione e dell’alleggerimento della rete” si legge a commento nella nota stampa.
Almost all the emissions from this PepsiCo factory came from heating the oil to fry the chips. A German startup had a solution.
Recycling of raw materials from electronic waste is a fast growing business, especially for gold and other valuable materials. The fossil-fired processes can be electrified and waste heat can be used to improve energy efficiency.
Endeavour Energy and EnergyLab will explore partnerships with 10 leading clean energy start-ups to drive innovation and support Endeavour Energy’s goal of decarbonising the grid. Selected via an intensive pitch process through EnergyLab’s Scaleup Program, the 10 energy start-ups offer innovative new ideas in grid digitisation; advanced analytics; social licence and community engagement; commercial and industrial decarbonisation; distributed energy resource management; and on-demand satellite imaging.
In collaboration with energy company Eneco, and leveraging technology from German start-up Kraftblock, PepsiCo is electrifying the production of Lay’s and Cheetos crisps at its Broek of Langedijk site in the Netherlands.
Thermal energy storage solution firms Brenmiller and Kraftblock have agreed to deploy large-scale commercial projects for large European utilities, totalling 2GWh and 150MWh respectively.
The higher the receiver temperature, the more efficiently a solar thermal power plant will operate. Convective thermal losses also have an important effect on yield.
As Europe braces for a difficult winter, with energy prices still high and energy supplies at risk, the energy efficiency challenge feels more urgent than ever. One European company that has been working hard to provide a solution is German-based Kraftblock.
In a project where the old world of energy meets the new, AGL will investigate the technical and financial feasibility of using thermal batteries to provide the steam for a 200 MW turbine at South Australia’s Torrens Island Power Plant, which usually run on gas.
PepsiCo on Friday announced plans to phase out use of natural gas at a factory in the Netherlands and adopt a system based on renewable electricity to make its deep fried snacks in an industry first that Pepsi says could become a template.
The world’s shift to renewable energy needs a solution to one central challenge: how to store excess solar and wind power for later use. Meanwhile, energy-intensive industries have a challenge of their own: what to do with all of the excess heat they generate. Kraftblock CEO Martin Schichtel, a chemist by training, believes his German-based company has the answer – a thermal-based storage system.
From hydrogen to hydropower, and from offshore solar farms to heat storage, these incredibly innovative start-ups are coming up with remarkable ideas to power our future.
News of the The Green Box – the new science, technology and enterprise campus dedicated to the development of viable and affordable clean energy solutions – has been brought to a 319 million strong global radio audience by the BBC World Service.
Across Europe, a range of entrepreneurs are attracting funds aimed to improving how power is generated and deployed in industry and at home. Kraftblock, a German start-up with a novel thermal storage solution, is one of the most recent additions to the Koolen Industries portfolio.
This is the clean energy vision being developed by Kraftblock, a German startup which is using nanotechnology to develop a highly efficient thermal storage system. The company has just taken a €3m investment from Dutch clean energy company Koolen Industries which will help it commercialise the system.
Koolen Industries is at it again. In its quest to lead the energy transition, the Hengelo-based clean-energy conglomerate is pouring three million euros into German thermal energy storage specialist Kraftblock.
Dutch clean energy conglomerate Koolen Industries has invested €3 million in Kraftblock, a German firm that uses nanotechnology to develop new ways to store and transport energy as heat.
“It’s really a step forward in terms of becoming global,” says Martin Schichtel, CEO of Kraftblock, a cleantech company. Schichtel participated in the BMW Foundation Herbert Quandt accelerator program RESPOND, which is operated by UnternehmerTUM. He was part of the first cohort that started in 2020 and was especially impressed by the focus on responsible leadership, impact, and sustainable business models.
As we took natural resources for granted, entrepreneurs like Martin started out to reuse as much of what we use as possible. With Kraftblock he and his team are transforming the way we use waste heat within our value chains.
