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Lugh@futurology.todayM to Futurology@futurology.todayEnglish · 16 days 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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Pornainen recently turned on a 100 MWh thermal battery filled with ground up soapstone.
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    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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