John O’Donnell, CEO of Rondo Energy | Decarbonizing Industrial Heat Ep.105

According to the International Energy Agency, three quarters of the energy used by industry is not in the form of electricity. It's in the form of heat. And that industrial heat accounts for about a quarter of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions.But what if we could turn low-cost, intermittent wind and solar energy into continuous heat and successfully decarbonize industrial heat?John O’Donnell serves as CEO of Rondo Energy, a company delivering the world’s lowest cost zero-carbon industrial heat.He has made a career of bringing new technologies out of the laboratory and deploying them at scale in the computer, semiconductor and solar industries.On this episode of Clean Power Hour, John joins Tim to explain how the Rondo Heat Battery captures intermittent solar and wind electricity and converts it into heat John describes how factories benefit from replacing existing boilers or furnaces with Rondo batteries and how the technology works with or without a grid connection.Listen in to understand how the Rondo Heat Battery applies across multiple industries and learn how John’s solution can knock out 15% of the world’s total CO2 in 15 years!Key TakeawaysJohn’s mission to provide the economical decarbonization of industrial heatHow Rondo’s batteries capture intermittent electricity and convert that electricity into heatThe one-megawatt hour per square meter physical footprint of Rondo Heat BatteriesWhat VC firms and grant funding contributed to Rondo’s first raiseHow factories benefit from replacing existing boilers or furnaces with Rondo batteriesWhat makes Rondo a better method for decarbonizing industry than other existing optionsHow Rondo’s solution can knock out 15% of the world’s total CO2 in 15 yearsHow John thinks about deploying his solution where renewable energy is less accessibleHow Rondo batteries work with or without a grid connection  The 4 major market segments Rondo is targeting with its steam-generated heat batteryWhy John’s sales team gets such a positive response from industryThe areas of greatest opportunity for Rondo in the US and around the world Connect with JohnRondo Energy Email [email protected] Connect with Tim  Clean Power Hour  Clean Power Hour on YouTubeTim on TwitterTim on LinkedIn Email [email protected] Review Clean Power Hour on Apple PodcastsResourcesIEABreakthrough Energy VenturesEnergy Impact Partners Rondo’s Zero-Emissions Cement Plant ProjectCatalyst with Shayle KahnGreentech MediaMatt Campbell on Clean Power Hour EP075Inflation Reduction Act of 2022National Renewable Energy LabSponsor Clean Power Consulting Group Support the showConnect with Tim  Clean Power Hour  Clean Power Hour on YouTubeTim on TwitterTim on LinkedIn Email [email protected] Review Clean Power Hour on Apple PodcastsThe Clean Power Hour is produced by the Clean Power Consulting Group and created by Tim Montague. Contact us by email:  [email protected] sponsors who share our mission to speed the energy transition are invited to check out https://www.cleanpowerhour.com/support/The Clean Power Hour is brought to you by CPS America, maker of North America’s number one 3-phase string inverter, with over 6GW shipped in the US. With a focus on commercial and utility-scale solar and energy storage, the company partners with customers to provide unparalleled performance and service. The CPS America product lineup includes 3-phase string inverters from 25kW to 275kW, exceptional data communication and controls, and energy storage solutions designed for seamless integration with CPS America systems.  Learn more at www.chintpowersystems.com