Rondo Energy and Rio Tinto Advance Australia's Largest Thermal Energy Storage Project

What happened: Rondo Energy and Rio Tinto began front-end engineering and design on a 360 MWh storage / 30 MW discharge Rondo Heat Battery project, supported by an ARENA grant, at Rio Tinto's Yarwun alumina refinery near Gladstone, Queensland. Key numbers: 360 MWh storage, 30 MW Why it matters: The study will assess technical and economic viability of integrating thermal energy storage into refinery operations. Rio Tinto said it will help determine whether the technology is a viable alternative to fossil fuels for part of Yarwun's steam requirements while reducing Scope 1 emissions.

Rondo Energy and Rio Tinto began front-end engineering and design on a 360 MWh storage / 30 MW discharge Rondo Heat Battery project, supported by an ARENA grant, at Rio Tinto's Yarwun alumina refinery near Gladstone, Queensland.

The study will assess technical and economic viability of integrating thermal energy storage into refinery operations. Rio Tinto said it will help determine whether the technology is a viable alternative to fossil fuels for part of Yarwun's steam requirements while reducing Scope 1 emissions.