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Firebrick thermal energy storage could reach 170 GW in the U.S. by 2050

pv-magazine-usa.com Firebrick thermal energy storage could reach 170 GW in the U.S. by 2050

Firebrick heat storage technology, not batteries, will be used to store energy for industrial process heat in a 100% renewable energy system, says a study out of Stanford University.

Firebrick thermal energy storage could reach 170 GW in the U.S. by 2050

Firebrick systems powered by renewable energy could be used for up to 90% of industrial process heat applications, the Stanford study says. Meeting that demand in the U.S. would require firebrick system capacity of 2.6 TWh, with a peak discharge rate of 170 GW.

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