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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 3h

Oooh is it a FT conspiracy going on here?

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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 3h

Why? Their energy reporting is excellent.

Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 4h

Yes. You can fidn out more here www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...

Thermal Energy Day

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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 4h

Is it?

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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 4h

Electro-thermal storage systems (ETES) are one of many technologies to electrify industrial heat.

This week I moderated Thermal Energy Day in Budapest. The event brought together leading voices to discuss infrastructure, markets & thermal storage.

Full recording: m.youtube.com/watch?v=b8xs...

Thermal Energy Day

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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 5h

China ≠ just coal plants and solar exports. The deeper shift: electrifying everything it can. Strategic, because China relies on imported fossil fuels. Coal is still king in the power mix—for now. But the balance is changing year by year.

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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 5h

And the heat output?

Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 5h

Also a terrible idea.

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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 5h

I clearly stated it in the paper: public research grants for the vast majority of them and foundation grants.

Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 5h

This bsky.app/profile/janr...

Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 1d

In Hungary today: Kyoto Group inaugurated one of world’s largest thermal energy storage units at KALL Ingredients. 56 MWh Heatcube → >30 GWh clean heat/yr, up to 8,000 tCO₂ cut/yr. Flexible, renewables-powered, 14 MW steam. Heat-as-a-Service model makes it scale.

www.kyotogroup.no/news/worlds-...

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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 20h

What temperature range?

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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 22h

This is a project that will reduce gas consumption.

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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 23h

The University of Oxford continues to retain a strong position in global university rankings despite the turmoil the British higher education sector has been subjected to. www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-10...

Oxford named best university in the world for a record tenth

Oxford University has been world number one in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings since 2017 - the longest time any university has held the position in the 21 annual editions of the

www.ox.ac.uk

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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 1d

In Hungary today: Kyoto Group inaugurated one of world’s largest thermal energy storage units at KALL Ingredients. 56 MWh Heatcube → >30 GWh clean heat/yr, up to 8,000 tCO₂ cut/yr. Flexible, renewables-powered, 14 MW steam. Heat-as-a-Service model makes it scale.

www.kyotogroup.no/news/worlds-...

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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 1d

Two graphs in today’s FT.

Notice the UK’s position on both graphs.

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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 1d

Heat storage is finally getting the attention it deserves in the net-zero transition!l

Today I moderate Thermal Energy Day in Budapest. This event brings together leading voices to discuss infrastructure, markets, and thermal storage.

More here: www.kyotogroup.no/events/therm...

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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 3d

Despite the noise, renewables keep rising now generating more electricity than coal.

@iea.org halved its US outlook, but raised India’s by 10%, putting it on track as the No. 2 growth market after China. MENA up 23%, driven by Saudi wind and solar.

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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 3d

BASF builds one of world’s largest industrial heat pumps. I told Chemistry World:

“BASF is the largest chemical company in the world. Putting its weight behind heat pumps at this scale signals confidence in the technology in the chemicals sector and beyond.”

www.chemistryworld.com/news/basf-be...

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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 3d

Not much detail but here you go www.etchassociates.com/projects/tri...

etch Associates

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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 3d

Yes heat pumps do work in old buildings. @trinityoxford.bsky.social founded in 1555 got a ground source heat pump fitted by Rendesco in 2024 when the photo with the drilling rig was taken.

Compare it to what it looks like today - the tourists taking photos have no idea what’s under the lawn.