Strategic collaboration on conductive firebrick manufacturing addresses one of the world’s most pressing challenges for industrial electrification by offering a unique energy storage solution.

Boston-based Electrified Thermal Solutions, a leader in electrified heating and thermal energy storage solutions, and HWI, A member of Calderys, one of the leading suppliers of refractory products and services in the United States, announced a strategic manufacturing partnership to develop and produce electrically conductive firebricks (E-bricks) which will be used in Electrified Thermal’s Joule HiveTM Thermal Battery.

The E-bricks will be manufactured at HWI’s production facilities, combining Electrified Thermal’s MIT-developed technology with HWI’s 160 years of refractory expertise. By leveraging this strategic collaboration, Electrified Thermal and HWI will demonstrate a viable pathway to reduce costs and mitigate emissions across energy-intensive industries. Electrified Thermal’s first commercial-scale demonstration is expected to be operational in 2025, with the goal of deploying 2 gigawatts of electrified thermal power by 2030.

The industrial sectors increasingly seek viable pathways to reduce emissions while maintaining reliable performance, and this collaboration offers both benefits while providing opportunities to expand production throughput.