Energy storage: Could skyscrapers house the green batteries of the future?

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Scottish start-up has devised a 24MW energy storage system comprising 24 weights of 500 tonnes, which says could be installed in the foundations of new skyscrapers

City skyscrapers could in future be used to house large "green batteries" in their underground foundations, according to a Scottish start-up behind an innovative new form of energy storage. Gravitricity...

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