#167: How Quantum Hydrogen Can Clean Up Industrial Heat Production With Clean Planet Inc.

About this episode

In this episode of Earthlings 2.0, we speak with Masami Hayashi, Global Strategy Director at Clean Planet Inc., about the company's work developing solid-state fusion technology for industrial heat. While electricity often dominates clean energy discussions, industrial heat remains one of the largest sources of global energy consumption and emissions. Hayashi explains that Clean Planet's Quantum Hydrogen Energy (QHE) technology uses hydrogen and proprietary metal catalysts to generate heat via solid-state fusion, potentially producing significant thermal energy from minimal fuel inputs. The conversation explores industrial heat decarbonization, hydrogen energy, fusion commercialization, and the potential role of this technology in factories, commercial buildings, and other heat-intensive industries.

Check out a few of our episodes on the built environment:

• #159 – Combining Robotics and Mass Timber For Modular Urban Buildings with Intelligent City
• #131 – Why AI + Robotics Could Be The Future of Reclaimed Lumber with Urban Machine
• #108 – Autonomous Robots Driving Down Costs for Sustainable Infrastructure with Civ Robotics
• #29 – Living, Breathing, Beautiful Buildings with Lindsay Baker

Key Points:

• Industrial heat is a major climate challenge that receives less attention than electricity generation – Manufacturing, commercial buildings, refrigeration systems, logistics facilities, and data centers all require large amounts of thermal energy, much of which is still produced using fossil fuels.
• Solid-state fusion could provide a new pathway for clean industrial heat – Clean Planet's Quantum Hydrogen Energy technology uses hydrogen and engineered metal catalysts to generate excess heat through a low-temperature fusion process, potentially delivering significantly more energy from hydrogen than combustion-based approaches.
• Commercial deployment is focused on real-world industrial applications – Clean Planet is working with industrial boiler manufacturer Miura to develop heat modules for factories, supermarkets, commercial buildings, and logistics facilities as it moves from laboratory research toward commercialization.

• Masami Hayashi, Global Strategy Director at Clean Planet Inc., LinkedIn

• Lisa Ann Pinkerton, Earthlings 2.0 Host, CEO of Technica Communications, CEO and Founder of PRVIEW, and Founder of Women in Cleantech and Sustainability, LinkedIn