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LughMA to FuturologyEnglish · 3 months ago

Finland warms up the world’s largest sand battery, and the economics look appealing.

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Finland warms up the world’s largest sand battery, and the economics look appealing.

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LughMA to FuturologyEnglish · 3 months ago
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Finland warms up the world’s largest sand battery, and the economics look appealing | TechCrunch
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Pornainen recently turned on a 100 MWh thermal battery filled with ground up soapstone.
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    3 months ago

    A Swiss company is trying this, though using concrete instead of water. Wear and tear and moving parts are disadvantages though.

    https://www.swiss.tech/news/giant-gravity-batteries-storage-renewable-energies

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