EnergyNest (Billingstad, Norway; www.energy-nest.com) is supplying a full Thermal Battery system for an industrial decarbonization project located at Eni S.p.A.’s (Rome, Italy; www.eni.com) production site located in Gela (Sicily), Italy. EnergyNest’s novel Thermal Battery solution can help cut CO2 and greenhouse-gas emissions by electrifying industrial operations, reducing the use of fossil fuels and enabling increased share of renewable energy through flexibilization of power plants, optimizing energy efficiency in manufacturing processes and dispatching solar energy continuously. The systems are modular and scalable.
The project at the Gela production site has the objective of integrating renewables in the industrial process, in particular for the production of steam. A full Thermal Battery will be connected to a Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) system based on Eni’s proprietary technology and combined with a micro-turbine for electricity production. The system, in hybrid configuration with the plant, will generate continuous renewable steam during the day and over several hours at night, which will partly displace steam generated with standard fossil fuel systems, and electricity, contributing to lower the plant’s carbon footprint. The system will be fully operational by the second half of 2020 and will allow savings of 60 tons/year of CO2.
Eni’s decarbonization efforts are addressing the dual challenge of satisfying increasing energy needs, while reducing emissions in line with the Paris Agreement goals. Breakthrough technologies like EnergyNest’s Thermal Battery will substantially reduce carbon emissions and improve energy efficiency.
EnergyNest is an award-winning Norwegian technology company that has developed a novel Thermal Battery solution that enables customers across the entire energy system maximize the value of their energy. We help cut CO2 and greenhouse gas emissions by electrifying industry, reduce use of fossil fuels and enable increased share of renewable energy through flexibilization of power plants, optimizing energy efficiency in manufacturing processes and dispatching solar energy 24/7.