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Company at https://cellcius.com/en/ https://cellcius.com/en/ They envision charging container-sized units at heat sources such as industry, data centres and ho
by Someone 5y ago
Company at https://cellcius.com/en/ https://cellcius.com/en/
They envision charging container-sized units at heat sources such as industry, data centres and horticulture and transporting them to places where heat is needed.
This doesn’t need very high temperatures, so heat that currently is typically wasted can be taken to where it’s needed.
They claim a m³ can store 361kWh (https://cellcius.com/en/warmtebatterijen-vol-zout-kunnen-miljoenen-huishoudens-van-gas-afhalen/ https://cellcius.com/en/warmtebatterijen-vol-zout-kunnen-mil...). I don’t dare say whether they can store it, or estimate whether that’s good enough.
- frnkng 5y agoAccording to Wikipedia potassium carbonate has a density of 2.4 tons per cubic meter(1). So ten cbm will fit on a full size truck (eu). That is 3610kWh of heat energy. Let’s assume a price point of 0,1€/kWh heat(2), a truck load would carry heat with a cargo worth of 361€. I wonder how far it can be transported unless it’s more expensive than traditional heat sources. Could they somehow double the heat per weight, this would be a thing. (1) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potassium_carbonate https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potassium_carbonate (2) https://partner.toshiba-klima.at/heat_output/index.php?l=2 https://partner.toshiba-klima.at/heat_output/index.php?l=2