Kraftblock Improves Renewable Energy Storage in the Fight Against Climate Change

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As companies around the world contribute to the fight against climate change, we’re seeing numerous examples of unique approaches to the energy transition. The world needs to rapidly reduce its dependence on fossil fuels if it’s to combat rising temperatures and the devastation it will unleash. Implementing and maintaining more renewable sources of energy production is key to that fight. But, as Kraftblock demonstrates, the typical renewable energy resources could do with some improvements.

Saarbrücker-based startup Kraftblock is looking to decouple energy production from usage with a storage-based, sustainable energy system. Founded in 2014, the company wants to bypass the shortcomings of wind and solar energy production. Because wind and solar power are dependent on the weather, storing the energy created is valuable to making both of them viable energy resources. Kraftblock remedies that by storing the energy created.

In addition to wind and solar, Kraftblock wants to tap into industrial heat waste as a source of energy. According to the company, around 280 TWh in industrial heat waste is released in Germany every year. Utilising this heat can provide an environmentally-neutral energy source that can be converted to electricity or used to heat homes. The problem? Heat waste is released in high quantities, but only for a short amount of time. The energy released needs to be stored in order to be a viable option for energy. Kraftblock, with its specially designed material, can store up to a temperature of 1300°C. Current thermal energy storage can only absorb up to 500-600°C.

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