HEATERNAL

HEATERNAL is developing the Thermal Energy Storage System (TESS) to meet the industry's urgent demand for constant high-temperature heat, particularly in the face of climate and geopolitical challenges. TESS's main objective is to recover Industrial Waste Heat (IWH) or Renewable Energy (RE) sources, replacing the conventional use of Natural Gas (NG). This innovative approach enables industrial plants with continuous high-temperature heat needs to transition to electrification. 

As the most cost-effective and environmentally friendly strategy for storing excess renewable electricity is to convert the surplus electricity into heat, to achieve this goal HEATERNAL has formed a consortium comprising four energy-intensive European industries from aluminum, ceramics and steel, an engineering/thermal equipment manufacturers and leading research teams in energy storage, materials, modelling, system design, prototyping, LCA, techno-economic assessment and technology transfer to industry.