The century-old technology that could change the world - Rachel Yang
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Industrial manufacturers spend a huge amount of energy generating heat to make everyday materials and objects, like cement, steel, and paper. And since most companies use fossil fuels to reach these high temperatures, industrial heat accounts for 20% of our annual global carbon pollution. Thankfully, this is where a century-old technology comes in. Rachel Yang explores how heat batteries work.
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Meet The Creators
- Lesson Plan created by Cheney Munson
- Educator Rachel Yang
- Director Sofia Pashaei
- Narrator Pen-Pen Chen
- Composer Cem Misirlioglu
- Sound Designer Cem Misirlioglu
- Director of Production Gerta Xhelo
- Produced by Sazia Afrin
- Editorial Director Alex Rosenthal
- Editorial Producer Dan Kwartler
- Fact-Checker Charles Wallace
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Considering the efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and environmental benefits of heat batteries, what policies or incentives do you think should be implemented to encourage industries to adopt this technology on a larger scale?
Harry Connerty
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I think climate change policies or climate change incentives should be implemented to encourage industries to adopt this technology on a larger scale.
