Coolbrook joins HILT CRC to accelerate electrification and decarbonisation of heavy industry
Affiliate partnership connects Coolbrook’s RotoDynamic Heater™ technology with major research consortium and global industry players.
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HELSINKI, Finland, 4th November 2026 – Coolbrook, a transformational technology company dedicated to decarbonising heavy industry and industrial processes, has joined Australian Heavy Industry Low-carbon Transition Cooperative Research Centre (HILT CRC) as an Affiliate Partner, strengthening its collaboration with global industry and research leaders to advance low-carbon industrial production.
Through this partnership, Coolbrook will work with some of the world’s leading mining and alumina and aluminium producers including Emirates Global Aluminium, Alcoa, Rio Tinto, South32, and Hydro, alongside notable research organisations such as CSIRO and Adelaide University. Bringing its technology and expertise in the development of high-temperature CO₂-free process heating to the consortium, Coolbrook will work with the other partners to accelerate the electrification and decarbonisation of heavy industry.
HILT CRC is one of Australia’s leading consortiums dedicated to industrial decarbonisation, bringing together major industrial businesses, researchers and government organisations to accelerate the development and deployment of low-carbon technologies. The consortium focuses on overcoming the technical and commercial barriers to decarbonising energy-intensive industries.
As an Affiliate Partner, Coolbrook’s initial focus is expected to be HILT CRC’s Alumina Refineries’ Next-Generation Transition (AlumiNEXT™) research project, which is exploring pathways to decarbonise alumina production, including the electrification of high-temperature calcination processes.
Lauri Peltola, Chief Commercial Officer at Coolbrook, said: “Joining HILT CRC provides an excellent opportunity to collaborate with prominent industrial companies and researchers and explore new applications for our technology, including alumina production. It’s a fantastic foundation to strengthen our international industrial partnership and expand our engagement in the Australian market.
“There is significant potential for our RDH™ technology in alumina calcination. This partnership enables us to explore new applications for the technology, assess its technical and economic potential, and engage with industrial partners on future commercial deployment. We look forward to contributing our expertise in high-temperature electrification and supporting the development and demonstration of these solutions at an industrially relevant scale.”
Jenny Selway, Chief Executive Officer at HILT CRC, said: “Coolbrook brings valuable capabilities in high-temperature CO₂-free process heating that align closely with HILT CRC’s mission to accelerate and de-risk the decarbonisation of heavy industry.
“Adding new technology providers to our collaborative ecosystem strengthens the range of solutions we can assess with industry and helps ensure our research remains focused on the practical challenges manufacturers face as they transition away from fossil fuels.
“By connecting Coolbrook with leading industrial producers and researchers, we can build a stronger understanding of where its technology can deliver the greatest value and what is needed to support successful implementation at industrial scale.”
About Coolbrook:
Hailed as the key technology for industrial decarbonisation globally, Coolbrook is a transformational technology and engineering company on a mission to decarbonise major industrial sectors like petrochemicals and chemicals, iron and steel, and cement. Coolbrook’s revolutionary rotating technology combines space science, turbomachinery and chemical engineering to replace the burning of fossil fuels across all major industrial sectors. The technology has two main applications: RotoDynamic Reactor™ (RDR™) to reach 100% CO2 free olefin production, and RotoDynamic Heater™ (RDH™) to provide carbon-free process heating to iron and steel, cement and chemicals production. Once implemented at scale, the RotoDynamic Technology has the potential to reach temperatures of 1700°C and cut 2.4 billion tonnes (30%) of annual CO2 emissions in heavy industry. For more information, please visit www.coolbrook.com
About HILT CRC
The Heavy Industry Low-carbon Transition Cooperative Research Centre (HILT CRC) accelerates and de-risks decarbonisation for the iron & steel, alumina, and cement sectors. Headquartered in Australia, HILT CRC’s collaborative ecosystem links more than 75 industry, research and government partners through world-class R&D that delivers technologies and knowledge for a low-carbon heavy industry.