This heat storage tech is central to Electrified Thermal’s Joule Hive Thermal Battery system, which stores renewable electricity as thermal energy. That’s hot enough to power cement kilns, steel and metals production, or chemical processing plants—industries that currently rely on fossil fuels because existing electric solutions fall short at these temperature levels.
Daniel Stack, Co-Founder and CEO of Electrified Thermal Solutions shared that "Industrial heat represents one of the most challenging frontiers in the world's effort to address climate change. The majority of energy used annually for industrial heating worldwide comes from burning fossil fuels. To make a meaningful impact at global scale, we needed a solution that could be produced rapidly through existing supply chains. Our partnership with HWI transforms what could have been a manufacturing bottleneck into a powerful scaling advantage, allowing us to meet the multi-gigawatt demand we're seeing from industrial customers worldwide."
While high-temp electrification has been technically feasible, scaling up manufacturing has remained a challenge. HWI brings over a century of experience in advanced refractory production, along with established infrastructure across the Americas. That supply chain access could prove pivotal in delivering thermal batteries at commercial volumes and costs that align with industrial benchmarks like natural gas.
HWI’s manufacturing network and North America’s largest refractory R&D facility give the partnership immediate capacity to meet the multi-gigawatt demand projected from emissions-heavy sectors. This includes not just cement and steel, but also mining, food processing, power generation, and chemicals—all industries facing rising pressure to decarbonize without sacrificing performance.
The first commercial-scale deployment of the Joule Hive system is expected in 2025, with Electrified Thermal targeting 2 gigawatts of installed capacity by 2030. These systems store heat in E-Bricks and release it on demand, allowing industrial customers to tap into renewable energy while maintaining consistent, high-temperature output.
By integrating into existing refractory production lines, the alliance also reduces the capital and development risks that often stall cleantech adoption. That cost advantage—combined with heat performance at industrial scale—positions the technology as a serious alternative to fossil fuels in thermal-heavy processes.
