World's first 'sand battery' can store heat at 500C for months at a time. Could it work in Australia?....or America?......or...ANYWHERE ??!!

[Condobloke]

World's first giant 'sand battery' shows how energy solutions can be simple

The world's first commercial "sand battery" stores heat at 500C for months at a time. So how does it work, and should we build them in Australia?

www.abc.net.au

World's first 'sand battery' can store heat at 500C for months at a time. Could it work in Australia?....or America?......or...ANYWHERE ??!!​

 

[Deleted member 137406]

Interesting article.

I personally think solar energy is the way to go and if I wasn't as old as I am I would install solar panels on the farm.

 

[KGIII]

The thing about these various storage means is that we're going to need a variety of them. We charge 'em with excess wind and solar, for times when the wind doesn't blow and the sun isn't shining.

One of the more interesting methods is adiabatic compressed air energy storage. That one shows some promise and will be useful in areas where either nature provided the geography or we dug shafts into the ground.