In this episode, Pasquale Romano, CEO of Tempo Energy, joins Andre Shortell and Alex Moody for a candid conversation on why this opportunity remains so overlooked, and what it will take to scale it.

Industrial heat accounts for roughly a quarter of the world's final energy consumption, yet remains almost entirely reliant on fossil fuel combustion. Industry estimates put the global addressable opportunity at $6 trillion, with the sector roughly thirty times the size of the data centre market, and a fraction of the capital and attention.

Topics covered:

• The case for industrial heat as a product-led, rather than project-led, technology category
• Manufacturing philosophy: why standardisation matters more than building bespoke factories
• Why lithium-ion, not direct competitors, represents the principal commercial threat to the sector
• The case against reliance on subsidies, and what a credible path to profitability looks like
• Why current market conditions favour Europe over the United States
• Tempo Energy's strategic priorities for 2026 and 2027

Thanks again, Pasquale!