Netherlands-based cleantech startup RIFT announced that it has raised €113.8 million (USD$132 million) in combined […]
BackRIFT Raises $132 Million to Decarbonize Industrial Heat with “Iron Fuel”
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Ecosystem Impact
The deployment of iron fuel significantly reduces industrial greenhouse gas emissions, directly mitigating climate-driven biodiversity loss and ecological degradation. By utilizing a closed-loop system that produces no CO2 and captures rust for recycling, the technology protects local air quality and prevents the environmental contamination typically associated with fossil fuel combustion in heavy industry.
Systemic Reality
This investment signals a major financial shift toward alternative energy carriers for hard-to-abate sectors, diversifying the clean energy portfolio beyond electrification and hydrogen. It facilitates a structural transition in global industrial frameworks by providing a dense, safe, and transportable carbon-free heat source, thereby accelerating the decoupling of heavy manufacturing from fossil fuel infrastructure and influencing future industrial energy policy.
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