In this episode, Aroon shares insights on why data center flexibility is critical to protecting energy affordability, grid reliability and the broader economy amidst the AI boom.
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In this episode, Aroon shares insights on why data center flexibility is critical to protecting energy affordability, grid reliability and the broader economy amidst the AI boom.
Storing Heat to Decarbonize Industry -- Justin Briggs, Co-Founder & COO @ Antora Energy
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Storing Heat to Decarbonize Industry -- Justin Briggs, Co-Founder & COO @ Antora Energy
How do you store a lot of zero-carbon energy for cheap? Justin Briggs and his co-founders at Antora Energy believe in a simple answer. Find a cheap and abundant material that can retain a lot of energy in a small volume -- and use zero-carbon electricity to get it really hot.
That's the product that Antora Energy offers: thermal energy storage using blocks of solid carbon. They've raised $50mn in Series A funding as they target scaling their product, focusing on markets in industry. Justin sat down with Ned Downie and Shivani Shikha to talk about:
-- Why the Antora team decided that thermal energy storage was such an appealing product to develop
-- How they see their competitive edge against other thermal energy storage technologies for industrial decarbonization
-- How centering their mission -- stopping climate change -- in raising funds made them more attractive to venture investors
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In this episode, Aroon shares insights on why data center flexibility is critical to protecting energy affordability, grid reliability and the broader economy amidst the AI boom.
