ALFA LAVAL AND BUILD TO ZERO IN PARTNERSHIP TO MANUFACTURE INNOVATIVE STEAM GENERATOR FOR INDUSTRIAL DECARBONIZATION

Alfa Laval and Build to Zero, a developer of Electrothermal Energy Storage (ETES) technology, have taken a significant step forward in their strategic cooperation. The partnership just kicked off the manufacturing of an innovative once-through heat exchanger designed to produce medium-pressure clean steam.

In 2022, heat accounted for 50% of global energy consumption and 38% of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (source: IEA). Industrial processes alone contribute nearly 20% of global CO2 emissions, much of which results from the combustion of fossil fuels in boilers. Decarbonizing industrial heat is critical to achieving net-zero emissions and represents a significant technological challenge.

Build to Zero’s ThermalBox^® is one of the leading ETES solutions designed to tackle this challenge. The company was recently awarded blended funding from the European Innovation Council (EIC) to scale up its ThermalBox^® decarbonization technology.




Alfa Laval’s contribution to this partnership includes the production of a once-through steam generator, which represents a breakthrough in molten-salt and water heat exchanger technology. The first of its kind, this steam generator will be deployed at Dekitra, a chemical manufacturer specializing in the production and commercialization of chemical solutions for the integral water cycle, paper, detergents, and agrochemical industries.

Through this collaboration, Alfa Laval and Build to Zero aim to accelerate the transition to sustainable industrial processes, helping industries significantly reduce their carbon footprint while maintaining operational efficiency.