澳大利亚在格拉德斯通试验热电池,通过储存供高峰使用的热量来减少工业排放和成本。 Australia tests thermal batteries in Gladstone to cut industrial emissions and costs by storing heat for peak use.

澳大利亚格拉德斯通地区正在试验热电池技术,通过储存供需求高峰期使用的工业热能,使铝、水泥和化学品等重工业脱碳。 Thermal battery technology is being tested in Australia’s Gladstone region to decarbonize heavy industries like aluminum, cement, and chemicals by storing industrial heat for use during peak demand. Climateworks Centre的专家说,热能的使用可转向电力充裕和廉价的时期,例如中午,可以将每日运营成本削减300万美元,到2040年提供4.4千兆瓦的电网灵活性,并通过电气化和低碳燃料帮助将排放量减少80%。 Experts at Climateworks Centre say shifting heat use to times when electricity is abundant and cheap—such as midday—could cut daily operating costs by $3 million, provide 4.4 gigawatts of grid flexibility by 2040, and help reduce emissions by up to 80% through electrification and low-carbon fuels. 虽然目前的运营成本与燃气锅炉相匹配,但未来的碳定价和挥发性天然气价格可能会降低化石燃料取暖的经济性。 While current operating costs match gas boilers, future carbon pricing and volatile gas prices may make fossil fuel heating less economical. 人们认为,政府的支持,包括低成本融资,对于克服前期高额投资壁垒和加快采用至关重要。 Government support, including low-cost financing, is seen as crucial to overcoming high upfront investment barriers and accelerating adoption.