Overview
- Rondo says the Holmes Western Oil installation has run for about 10 weeks and met efficiency and reliability targets.
- The system delivers continuous steam alongside existing gas boilers, with installation completed without production interruptions.
- The brick-based unit stores heat above 1,000°C and reports round-trip efficiency above 97%, with charging from an onsite solar array.
- Rondo calls the 100 MWh system the largest industrial heat battery deployed to date, overtaking recent multi-megawatt projects in Europe.
- The company is building three full-scale units in Europe and cites 2.4 GWh annual manufacturing capacity from its Thailand factory.