Sand Energy Storage

Robin Low
2 min readDec 5, 2022

Finnish startup Polar Night Energy and local Finnish utility Vatajankoski have together built the world’s first commercial sand-based, high-temperature heat storage system that can be powered by solar and wind.

This is such a great idea as storing renewable energy is usually a challenge as batteries degrade over time and could cause more waste. Water does create challenges, and storing water using gradient usually requires…

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Robin Low

Author, Traveler, Innovator. Focuses on Social Impact and Innovation.