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IEA report highlights thermal storage’s role in industrial heat electrification

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An International Energy Agency report points to thermal energy storage and other commercial technologies as potential contributors to electrifying industrial heat. One estimate says electrifying low-temperature industrial heat and steam processes with renewables could reduce EU natural-gas use by 35 billion cubic metres annually; the report also discusses the wider grid role of commercial technologies.

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What we know

Confirmed by several sources

  • The IEA report discusses a 35% global electrification target by 2035 and says commercial technologies could also play a role in the broader grid system. — pv magazine USA, pv magazine

Reported by one source

  • An IEA report says electrifying low-temperature industrial heat and steam processes with renewables could reduce EU natural-gas consumption by 35 billion cubic metres annually. — Energy-Storage.news

Coverage 3 publishers

  1. pv magazineFirst report

    Thermal energy storage delivers industrial heat but can solve grid issues too

    A recent IEA report proposed a 35% global electrification target by 2035 was in “striking distance” thanks to existing commercial technologies such as electric vehicles and battery storage systems but the electrification of heat-dependent…

  2. Energy-Storage.news

    IEA: Thermal energy storage key to industrial heat electrification that could cut EU gas demand by 35 bcm annually

    Electrifying low-temperature industrial heat and steam processes with renewables could reduce European Union natural gas consumption by 35 billion cubic metres-per-year, according to a report from the International Energy Agency (IEA).

  3. pv magazine USA

    Thermal energy storage delivers industrial heat but can solve grid issues too

    A recent IEA report proposed a 35% global electrification target by 2035 was in “striking distance” thanks to existing commercial technologies such as electric vehicles and battery storage systems but the electrification of heat-dependent…

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