According to the system inventors, ‘cleantech company’ EnergyNest from Norway, the batteries eliminate a lot of fossil fuel wastage and CO2 emissions. Heat that is currently lost, such as heat from industrial processes, can be stored for later use. This offers a good solution as back-up for a sustainable energy supply, when sources such as wind and sun are insufficiently available.

Pan-European

The project is a true European project. In addition to Norwegian knowledge and expertise, the steel modules are manufactured in the Czech Republic. Mebin then completes the ‘Thermal Battery Module’ assembly on Dintelweg in Rotterdam’s Europoort. This company is part of the German HeidelbergCement Group, which invented ‘Heatcrete’, the specially developed concrete that stores heat.

EnergyNest is said to have selected Rotterdam as production location as the equipment, which fits in a container, can be shipped easily from here.