Canary Media reporter Maria Gallucci spotlights Electrified Thermal’s milestone moment: the unveiling of its first commercial-scale Joule Hive™ Thermal Battery at the Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio, Texas. The piece dives into how the system works — electricity charges stacks of metal-oxide firebricks, which store thermal energy that can then be discharged as hot gas directly into industrial furnaces, boilers, and kilns. Capable of storing 20 MWh of heat at temperatures up to 1,800°C, the Joule Hive is designed to serve the full range of energy-intensive industries.
“That is hot enough to do the job of fossil fuels in virtually any application. We’re talking about making cement, steel, chemicals, and glass, but also things like potato chips, which need steam generation for food processing.”
— Daniel Stack, CEO & Co-founder
The article also highlights Electrified Thermal’s growing roster of strategic investors and partners — including ArcelorMittal, Holcim, and Vale — and places the company within the broader thermal storage sector, which Canary Media notes has rapidly become one of the fastest-growing areas of emerging storage technology. With first customer deployments expected by end of 2026 or early 2027, the piece captures a company at a pivotal inflection point.
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