By A.J. Roan
Metal Tech News
Sandbox battery to energize remote mines
MIT startup develops remote off-grid energy replacement Metal Tech News – June 30, 2021
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Last updated 7/10/2022 at 3:24pm
247Solar Inc.
247Solar's HeatStorE system is a robust container filled with sand to store residual energy. Air is funneled through a pressurized tube, heating it up with resistance coils and used to generate clean, emission-free energy.
Solar energy company and startup from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Solar247 Inc., announced earlier this year a robust new battery technology, HeatStorE, a long duration thermal battery designed to offer a reliable, renewable energy storage alternative to the conventional diesel engines powering remote mines, villages, and micro-grids.
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