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Lugh@futurology.todayM to Futurology@futurology.todayEnglish · 1 month ago

Finland builds the world's largest sand battery. Site can cheaply store energy for entire month. No "rare earths" or critical materials used. Estimated at $25/KWh

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Finland builds the world's largest sand battery. Site can cheaply store energy for entire month. No "rare earths" or critical materials used. Estimated at $25/KWh

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Finland’s radical answer to renewable energy’s biggest headache: The world’s largest sand battery
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A small Finnish town has turned to the world's largest commercial sand battery to tackle a major hurdle in the energy transition: intermittency.
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    It should only get cheaper with time though. How much degradation can you expect with sand. I do wonder what is the ROI on this kind of thing.

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