Insights
Practical guides on thermal energy storage, industrial decarbonization, and the technology behind IsoTES®.
August 25, 2026 · 3 min read
Making Ice Makes Heat — Waste Heat Recovery at Ice Rinks
An ice rink throws off as much heat as it removes. Here is what a Finnish study calculated it could recover, and what it takes to actually use that heat.
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August 25, 2026 · 3 min read
A Smelter's Waste Heat Becomes City Heating — TRIMET
An aluminium smelter's waste heat is captured as 130°C water and fed into a district heating network — inside the 31,000MWh project in Essen, Germany.
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August 25, 2026 · 3 min read
What Is CBAM? What Changed at Full Implementation
CBAM entered its definitive regime on 1 January 2026. What is already binding, when certificates go on sale, and what exporters actually have to do.
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August 21, 2026 · 4 min read
Brewing Beer with Sunlight: Heineken's 100MWh Heat Battery
Heineken's Portugal brewery will make process steam from solar power and a heat battery instead of gas — 100MWh, among the beverage industry's largest.
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August 21, 2026 · 3 min read
What Is a Heat Battery? The Three Ways to Store Heat
A heat battery stores heat, not electricity. How sensible, latent, and thermochemical storage each work — and which difference matters on a plant floor.
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July 27, 2026 · 3 min read
What Is Industrial Waste Heat? Scale, Sources, and Recovery
Industrial waste heat is 20–50% of the energy factories consume. Here is how much is lost, why it goes unrecovered, and how heat storage changes that.
Read articleJune 22, 2026 · 1 min read
Thermal Energy Storage vs. Batteries: Which Is Right for Industrial Heat?
Lithium batteries store electricity; thermal energy storage stores heat. For industrial heat, the economics usually favor TES. Here is the head-to-head comparison.
Read articleJune 20, 2026 · 2 min read
What Is Thermal Energy Storage? A Practical Guide for Industry
Thermal energy storage (TES) lets factories and grids store heat now and use it later. Here is how it works, why it matters for decarbonization, and where it fits.
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