iris ✿ sandwalkerlove both #energyStorage and #sand :,D
"#PolarNightEnergy has built an industrial-scale sand battery in Pornainen #Finland. The #battery is set to reduce #carbonemissions from the local #heating network by as much as 70%. At 42 feet tall and 50 feet wide, the battery can store up to 100 MWh, enough to heat the whole town for a week. The #sandbattery can hold a charge for months at a time, helping balance the energy #grid during periods of high demand."
https://newatlas.com/energy/largest-sand-battery-finland-pornainen
The world's largest sand battery just went live in Finland
Finland has inaugurated an industrial-scale sand battery this week in the southern town of Pornainen, where it'll take over heating duties from an old woodchip power plant for the municipality. It's set to reduce carbon emissions from the local heating network by as much as 70%, and is the largest…
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