Climate Funders Fireside Chat with Calectra - Decarbonizing Heavy Industry
Industrial process heat accounts for 25% of global energy consumption and 10% of CO2 emissions. What if we could electrify it all?
Join us for an intimate fireside chat with Nate Weger and Pauliina Meskanen, co-founders of Calectra, alongside investor Justin Brodie-Kommit of Lichen Ventures.
The Challenge:
Cement, steel, glass, and chemical production require extreme heat—up to 1600°C. These industries are massive carbon emitters, but until now, there's been no viable way to electrify their processes at scale.
The Breakthrough:
Calectra has cracked the code on zero-carbon industrial heat. Their thermal storage technology captures off-peak renewable electricity in patent-pending bricks, then delivers that stored energy as ultra-high-temperature air to retrofitted industrial processes. The result? Clean heat that's actually cheaper than fossil fuels.
What You'll Learn:
• How thermal storage could transform heavy industry decarbonization
• The economics of electrifying cement, steel, and glass production
• What it takes to build hardware that operates at 1600°C
• Investment thesis behind backing breakthrough industrial technology
Perfect for: Climate investors, LPs, industrial operators, founders building in hard-tech, and anyone curious about the future of heavy industry.
This isn't just another climate solution—it's a technology that could electrify entire industries while saving money.
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Hosted by Lichen Ventures