WhatA vertical SaaS platform that models, designs, and project-manages the electrification of industrial thermal processes (drying, boilers, kilns) currently running on natural gas.
SignalCommenters highlight that while electricity generation is going renewable, the real challenge is the 75% of energy use still locked into gas — particularly industrial heating, drying, and processing — and that policymakers and operators lack the tools to navigate the switch.
Why NowRenewable electricity is now cheaper than gas-fired generation at scale, making electrification of industrial heat economically viable for the first time, while regulations are tightening on industrial gas use.
MarketIndustrial manufacturers, food processors, and agricultural operations spending $200B+ annually on gas for thermal processes; competitors are traditional engineering consultancies who lack software-driven modeling.
MoatProcess-specific thermal modeling data and validated conversion playbooks across industries create compounding know-how that generalist consultancies cannot replicate.
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