Source: rondo.com
How can a factory in need of steam take advantage of solar energy?
Heinekin and others are using a refractory brick heat-storage system from Rondo Energy.
An article in Facilities Dive explains the technology and contract.
Link to Facilities Dive article
What project developers should know
Reporting on emissions for ESG rating is at least part of the goal. Scope 1, 2, and 3 are ESG categories. The article’s headline mentions a plan to decarbonize.
Here is the scope: “As part of the agreement, EDP will install a 7 megawatt-peak solar plant at Heineken’s Central de Cervejas e Bebidas brewery, which will power Rondo’s heat battery. Rondo’s 100 megawatt-hour battery will convert and store the renewable electricity as high-temperature heat and supply continuous zero-carbon steam for Heineken’s production processes.”
Renewable energy from the grid is part of the energy supply. “The PPA will provide 25 gigawatt-hours of renewable energy annually, permitting the Dutch brewer to maximize the volume of clean energy available to it, according to EDP.”
The schedule is to have the system running by April 2027.
No budget is mentioned, and no simple payback period or other financial metric.