US: Electrified Thermal Solutions has opened a new headquarters and production facility in the Boston area, expanding manufacturing capacity for its electrically-conductive firebricks used in industrial thermal energy storage systems. The new facility will manufacture the company’s proprietary E-Bricks used in its Joule Hive Thermal Battery system, with production capacity sufficient to support more than 500MWh/yr of Joule Hive deployments. The expansion is intended to support growing demand from industrial sectors such as cement, steel and mining.
The investment builds on a recent partnership with HarbisonWalker International (HWI), part of Calderys, which supplies key raw materials and may adopt manufacturing processes developed at the Boston facility. The Joule Hive Thermal Battery uses oxide-based conductive firebricks capable of delivering temperatures of up to 1800°C with a projected lifespan of 20 - 30 years. The company aims to deploy 2GW of thermal power capacity by 2030 through the technology.
"Bringing E-Brick manufacturing to scale represents a major milestone in our journey to electrify industrial heat," said Joey Kabel, co-founder of Electrified Thermal Solutions. "This facility allows us to refine our manufacturing processes and accelerate scalability both internally and with refractory partners. We're positioned to deliver on our commitment to provide cost-competitive, zero-carbon heat to industries worldwide," he said.
