Austrian brickmaker turns to storage technologies to produce 'climate friendly' bricks

Madeleine Cuff
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Senftenbacher hires EnergyNest to install large thermal energy storage battery in Austrian brickworks, set to slash emissions by 2,000 tonnes a year

Austrian brickmaker Senftenbacher is set to slash its carbon emissions by 2,000 tonnes a year by installing a system to trap heat from its factory for reuse, potentially blazing a trail that could deliver...

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