Summary
Various industries, ranging from food and drink or pharmaceuticals to cement and steel making, require large quantities of heat to manufacture their products. Commonly, the required energy is generated by burning fossil fuels and the waste heat is discharged into the environment.
Exergy3's thermal energy storage can increase the energy efficiency and reduce carbon dioxide emissions of industrial processes in two ways. Either, by storing the waste heat at ultra-high temperature making it available for use at a later point in time, or by converting renewable electricity into high grade heat.
By reducing the fuel consumption and charging the system when renewable energy is generated in excess and the electricity prices are negative, the user can also reduce their energy cost and participate in balancing mechansims.
Benefits
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Positive environmental impact as the stored green heat can be used as carbon-neutral fuel for the processes.
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The lower amount of fuel required leads to fuel and carbon cost savings.
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Additional revenue can be generated by participating in demand side response programmes.
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Increased energy price stability by partially decoupling operations from energy price volatility.
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Compliance with decarbonisation regulation.
Unique selling points
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Our units are modular can be adjusted to the energy needs of the specific application.
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The technology has a small foot print with several 10s of MWh being stored within the envelop of 40 foot shipping container
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Rapid charging is possible
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The technology can be installed with minimal civil engineering efford
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The technology can be easily integrated with existing plant equipment keeping the site disturbance at a minimum.