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Backed Breakthrough Energy startup using liquid tin to store solar and wind energy as industrial heat
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Breakthrough Energy backed a thermal storage startup using liquid tin — heated to over 1,400°C by excess solar and wind electricity — to store energy and deliver it as industrial-process heat. Liquid tin thermal storage offers significantly higher energy density than molten salt systems, requires no exotic materials, and operates at temperatures sufficient to replace fossil fuel combustion in the most energy-intensive manufacturing processes. The investment reflected Breakthrough Energy's strategy of diversifying across multiple thermal storage technologies to find the most cost-effective solutions for different industrial applications.
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