Can a simple brick be the next great battery? | John O'Donnell

Published: Jan. 25, 2024, 4:28 p.m.

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The world relies on manufacturing, and manufacturing relies on heat \\u2014 a massive contributor to global carbon emissions, responsible for a quarter of the world\'s fossil fuel use. Energy entrepreneur John O\'Donnell has figured out a better, cleaner way to generate the heat we need to make the stuff we want. Learn how his team turned simple bricks and iron wire into a powerful, unconventional "heat battery" that could deliver industrial heat at scale without the emissions \\u2014 and why he thinks electrified industrial heat is the next trillion-dollar industry.

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