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World’s first large-scale ‘sand battery’ goes online in Finland

Energy Storage News · Cameron Murray · last updated

The first commercial sand-based thermal energy storage system in the world has started operating in Finland, developed by Polar Night Energy. Polar Night Energy’s system, based on its patented technology, has gone online on the site of a power plant operated by utility Vatajankoski.

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