The Ups and Downs of Gravity Energy Storage: Startups are pioneering a radical new alternative to batteries for grid storage

2020; Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers; Volume: 58; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1109/mspec.2021.9311456

ISSN

1939-9340

Autores

Samuel K. Moore,

Tópico(s)

Microgrid Control and Optimization

Resumo

Cranes are a familiar fixture of practically any city skyline, but one in the Swiss City of Ticino, near the Italian border, would stand out anywhere: It has six arms. This 110-meter-high starfish of the skyline isn't intended for construction. It's meant to prove that renewable energy can be stored by hefting heavy loads and dispatched by releasing them.

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