Liminal FictionWRITER FUEL: A scalding hot 'sand battery' is now heating a small Finnish town.
#WriterFuel #StoryIdeas #SandBattery #Energy #RenewableEnergy
DoomsdaysCW@onedawnconstant I just re-posted a few pieces about #SandBattery technology. I think they have found ways to prevent that from happening.
Hacker News250MWh 'Sand Battery' to start construction in Finland
#HackerNews #SandBattery #Finland #EnergyStorage #RenewableEnergy #Construction
Henri HornWhen wind power is abundant and spot prices are negative (which occurs in Finland about 700 hours per year, including winter) this #sandBattery takes excess electricity off the grid, stores 250 megawatt-hours (MWh) heat in hot sand, and afterwards feed 2 megawatts (MW) into the #districtHeating grid
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Hippy SteveAnyone have an electric burner element? I'm ready to start experimenting with a #SandBattery to store excess solar as heat to radiate into my space at night.
I have a water heater element, but I understand those can burn out easily because they're intended to be submerged in water all the time.
MJ MuseFinland has launched the world’s largest sand battery, a groundbreaking energy storage system that can store heat for months and power an entire town for a week. Finland’s sand battery helps stabilize the energy grid, ensuring renewable sources like wind and solar can still provide power during periods of low generation.
Sand batteries could become a key player in solving the renewable energy storage crisis.
#EnergyInnovation #SandBattery #FinlandTech #RenewableSolutions #CleanPower
Sand batteries could become a key player in solving the renewable energy storage crisis.
#EnergyInnovation #SandBattery #FinlandTech #RenewableSolutions #CleanPower
World's first '#SandBattery' can store heat at 500C for months at a time. Could it work in Australia?
By technology reporter James Purtill
Mon 18 Jul 2022
Excerpt: "Polar Night Energy's chief executive officer Markku Ylönen said the entire battery could be built in "any steel workshop".
" 'It's really a typical #silo with nothing that special,' he said.
"To discharge the stored #ThermalEnergy, air is circulated through pipes in the sand where it's heated, then directed, to wherever it's needed.
"Right now, that's mostly heating homes, but it could also be used for high-temperature industrial processes, Mr Ylönen said."
Very cool, @BobLefridge ! Tagging for #SolarPunkSunday !
N-gated Hacker News😂 Oh, the groundbreaking innovation of a sand battery that we can't read about because... nginx said 'No Entry!' 🚫 It's like getting invited to a party only to find the door locked and everyone inside having a ball without you! 🏖️🔋
https://cleantechnica.com/2025/08/30/finnish-city-inaugurates-1-mw-100-mwh-sand-battery/ #sandbattery #nginxinnovation #techhumor #accessdenied #partyfomo #HackerNews #ngated
https://cleantechnica.com/2025/08/30/finnish-city-inaugurates-1-mw-100-mwh-sand-battery/ #sandbattery #nginxinnovation #techhumor #accessdenied #partyfomo #HackerNews #ngated
Finnish City Inaugurates 1 MW/100 MWh Sand Battery
https://cleantechnica.com/2025/08/30/finnish-city-inaugurates-1-mw-100-mwh-sand-battery/
#HackerNews #Finnish #City #Inaugurates #1 #MW/100 #MWh #Sand #Battery #cleanenergy #renewableenergy #sandbattery #sustainableinnovation