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World's first commercial sand battery begins energy storage in Finland
- clouddrover 4y agoBBC report on it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Azaf9tKJNoA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Azaf9tKJNoA
- koliber 4y agoCan they use bitcoin miners to heat the sand inside this battery? It could be a constructive use case for the proof-of-work blockchain.
- cinntaile 4y agoThe heat generated from the electricity of the wind and solar installations is much higher than what a bitcoin miner generates, it would be better to use the bitcoin miner heat directly instead to heat some water in the vicinity.
- soared 4y agoId never heard of district heating, but it turns out 135 customers in my city use it and it’s been in service since 1880 in Denver. https://www.districtenergy-digital.org/districtenergy/2008Q4/MobilePagedReplica.action?pm=1&folio=19#pg21 https://www.districtenergy-digital.org/districtenergy/2008Q4... It must be business customers as ours is cold water and the energy is stored as ice?? https://www.fvbenergy.com/projects/downtown-denver-district-cooling-system/ https://www.fvbenergy.com/projects/downtown-denver-district-... Here is a great page on what looks to be a very efficient/environmentally friendly district heating and cooling they pulls warmth from waste on CSU’s new campus north of Denver: https://nationalwesterncenter.com/about/what-is-the-nwc/sustainability-regen/energy/ https://nationalwesterncenter.com/about/what-is-the-nwc/sust...