For the last 12 weeks, California start-up Rondo Energy has been operating what it’s calling the world’s largest thermal battery. Rondo’s system converts cheap renewable electricity into heat that can be discharged on demand into industrial processes.
This differs from most next-generation energy storage strategies, which provide electricity to grids in the absence of sun or wind. Instead, Rondo’s system aims help decarbonize emissions-heavy sectors like steelmaking and cement.
The system works…
