Industry uses
Which industries will benefit from our technology?
Industries reliant on high-temperature process heat are the target market for our thermal energy storage technology.
The minerals processing and manufacturing industries, including the enormous cement, alumina and steel sectors are especially reliant on high-temperature process heat above 800◦C.
Long duration energy storage can also help stabilise the energy grid and high-temperature process heat can be used to produce hydrogen.
Priority markets
Organisations seeking to decarbonise their operations and with net zero ambitions are the focus of our efforts.
We know our technology could help significantly reduce emissions while also helping to cut operational costs across a number of industries.
Working with proprietary data from industry, analysts have determined the impacts SiBox energy storage solution, could have on operations.
Alumina Processing
Integration into steam raising, calcination thermal input and feedstock pre-heating.
Cement Production
Reduced process variation due to more precise temperature control.
Continuous 24/7 heat.
Grid Stabilisation
Long Duration Energy Storage for grid stabilisation.
Energy arbitrage, system strength FCAS provision, retrofit.
Hydrogen and Steel
Integration into hydrogen production to produce emission-free hydrogen for steelmaking, fertiliser production, or as a fuel.
How do we know there’s demand?
- Australian heavy industry is committed to identifying the right solutions to achieve net zero emissions (read the Collective Statement on Heavy Industry Supply Chain Transition to Net Zero Emissions)
- There are growing market opportunities in G7 countries as the G7 has an opportunity to accelerate the global transformation of heavy industry sectors (read the Executive summary – Achieving Net Zero Heavy Industry Sectors in G7 Members – Analysis – IEA)
- High gas prices and gas supply constraints also mean our technology is already competitive with fossil fuels (on a cost comparison basis) in some countries and will become increasingly so in the next 2 to 5 years. Read our summary analysis of proprietary industry data.