ABB and Gravitricity to develop energy storage using former mine shafts

Stuart Stone
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Credit: ABB

Tech innovators ink memorandum of understanding to collaborate on gravity-based energy storage systems using end-of-life mine shafts

ABB has signed a memorandum of understanding with UK-based clean tech developer Gravitricity to explore how hoist technologies deployed in end of life mine shafts could enable the development of gravity-based...

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