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Brenmiller Energy and Rock Energy Storage to Present on Integrating SMRs with Thermal Energy Storage at IDEA Campus 2026
TEL AVIV, IL AND AURORA, CO / ACCESS Newswire / February 18, 2026 / Brenmiller Energy Ltd. (NASDAQ:BNRG) ("Brenmiller", "Brenmiller Energy" or the "Company"),
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[{"type":"text","content":"TEL AVIV, IL AND AURORA, CO / ACCESS Newswire / February 18, 2026 / Brenmiller Energy Ltd. (NASDAQ:BNRG) (\"Brenmiller\", \"Brenmiller Energy\" or the \"Company\"), a leading provider of thermal energy storage (\"TES\") solutions for industrial and utility applications, today announced that Rock Energy Storage (\"Rock\"), Brenmiller's exclusive distributor in the Northeastern United States, together with Idaho National Laboratory (\"INL\"), the U.S. Department of Energy's lead laboratory for advanced nuclear energy research and small modular reactors (\"SMR\") development, will present on the integration of SMRs with TES at the IDEA Campus 2026 conference.The presentation will address how pairing SMRs with TES can enhance operational flexibility, strengthen economic performance, and accelerate campus and district energy decarbonization strategies. Enabling Flexible and Resilient Nuclear Based DecarbonizationSMRs are designed to provide steady, carbon-free baseload energy. However, campus and district energy systems operate with variable thermal demand profiles. Integrating TES enables the storage of excess thermal output during low demand periods and dispatch of heat when required, improving overall system efficiency and reducing reliance on fossil fuel backup.In addition to flexibility and economic benefits, TES can contribute to system level resilience as. TES can function as a thermal buffer or \"hot sink,\" absorbing excess heat during transient conditions or demand fluctuations. By providing an additional pathway for controlled heat absorption and release, TES can support stable reactor operation and enhance overall system resilience.Brenmiller's bGen™ TES system, based on its proven bCube architecture, stores high temperature heat in crushed rock and delivers saturated or superheated steam or hot air on demand. When integrated with SMRs, TES can enable:Flexible thermal dispatch aligned with dynamic campus loadsImproved reactor utilization by reducing curtailmentReduced thermal stress during load transitionsLower peak demand exposure and reduced dependence on fossil based peaking assetsScalable deployment aligned with phased infrastructure expansionTES acts as a buffer between continuous nuclear heat generation and fluctuating end use demand, allowing SMR based systems to operate steadily while delivering demand driven ther...