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Rio Tinto eyes a giant hot-brick battery to cut fossil fuel use

Rio Tinto wants to put Australia’s cheap midday electricity to work at its Yarwun alumina refinery – by storing it in hot bricks and using that heat battery to make steam after the sun sets. more…

By Electrek

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Rio Tinto eyes a giant hot-brick battery to cut fossil fuel use
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