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Thermal Energy Storage Is No Longer Just Hot Air

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Thermal Energy Storage Is No Longer Just Hot Air

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Compressed air and hot sand are poised to reshape the grid-scale battery landscape

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Yes. The first commercial sand battery in Finland is doing just that. It’s connected to the district heating. It doesn’t convert back to electricity, but offsets the use of other fuels.

https://polarnightenergy.fi/sand-battery

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