Flexible Decarbonized Heating and Cooling and the Power of Thermal Energy Storage | Eleanor Rusling

At 1EnergyWorld, Eleanor Rusling, Co-Founder and CEO of MicroEra Power, highlights the pressing need to decarbonize heating and cooling in commercial buildings. Rusling identifies limitations of traditional storage technologies, such as batteries and ice storage, emphasizing their cost, inefficiency, and environmental concerns. She introduces Thermal Plus, MicroEra’s advanced thermal energy storage solution, designed to store renewable energy directly as heat or cooling. Validated through pilots with industry leaders including Con Edison, Thermal Plus efficiently addresses peak energy demand, reduces carbon emissions, and fits compact urban spaces. Rusling advocates strategic collaboration to integrate Thermal Plus into sustainable infrastructure projects.