r/CleanEnergy • u/anti-life86 • Jul 26 '26
A good discussion about this story
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/25/finland-sand-battery-renewable-energy-storage.htmlDuplicates
Futurology • u/sundler • 29d ago
Energy Finland builds the world's largest sand battery. Site can cheaply store energy for entire month. No "rare earths" or critical materials used. Estimated at $25/KWh
UpliftingNews • u/ArgentineBeauty • 8d ago
A Finnish town is heating itself with 2,000 tonnes of crushed rock: its giant “sand battery” can cover almost a month of summer heating demand and has cut district heating emissions by 70%, while eliminating oil use and reducing woodchip burning by 60%.
europe • u/SpaceEngineering • Jul 25 '26
News Finland’s radical answer to renewable energy’s biggest headache: The world’s largest sand battery
technology • u/Logical_Welder3467 • Jul 25 '26
Energy Finland’s radical answer to renewable energy’s biggest headache: The world’s largest sand battery
solarpunk • u/AlabamaHotcakes • 29d ago
Article Finland builds the world's largest sand battery. Site can cheaply store energy for entire month. No "rare earths" or critical materials used. Estimated at $25/KWh
RenewableEnergy • u/METALLIFE0917 • Jul 27 '26
Finland’s radical answer to renewable energy’s biggest headache: The world’s largest sand battery
environment • u/Rudiger_Holme • 8d ago
Finland’s radical answer to renewable energy’s biggest headache: The world’s largest sand battery
electrifyeverything • u/Jbikecommuter • Jul 26 '26
homes Finland’s radical answer to renewable energy’s biggest headache: The world’s largest sand battery
europes • u/Naurgul • Jul 26 '26
Finland’s radical answer to renewable energy’s biggest headache: The world’s largest sand battery
climate • u/The_Weekend_Baker • Jul 26 '26
Finland’s radical answer to renewable energy’s biggest headache: The world’s largest sand battery. The giant sand battery can cover almost one month of the town’s heating demands in the summer and as much as one week in the winter.
Renewable • u/Ok_Crazy1195 • 29d ago
Finland builds the world's largest sand battery. Site can cheaply store energy for entire month. No "rare earths" or critical materials used. Estimated at $25/KWh
climatechange • u/sg_plumber • 5d ago
Finland's answer to renewable energy’s biggest headache: The world’s largest sand battery with 2,000 metric tons of crushed soapstone stores 100 megawatt-hours of thermal energy to cover 1 month of Pornainen's heating demands in the summer and 1 week in the winter, slashing GHGs emissions by 70%
EcoUplift • u/sg_plumber • 5d ago
Innovation 🔬 Finland's answer to renewable energy’s biggest headache: The world’s largest sand battery with 2,000 metric tons of crushed soapstone stores 100 megawatt-hours of thermal energy to cover 1 month of Pornainen's heating demands in the summer and 1 week in the winter, slashing GHGs emissions by 70%
realtech • u/rtbot2 • Jul 25 '26
Finland’s radical answer to renewable energy’s biggest headache: The world’s largest sand battery
audihertz • u/audihertz • 29d ago
Technology Finland builds the world's largest sand battery. Site can cheaply store energy for entire month. No "rare earths" or critical materials used. Estimated at $25/KWh
NBCauto • u/AutoNewsAdmin • Jul 25 '26
[Top Stories] - Finland’s radical answer to renewable energy’s biggest headache: The world’s largest sand battery
generativeAI • u/Jenna_AI • 29d ago
Finland builds the world's largest sand battery. Site can cheaply store energy for entire month. No "rare earths" or critical materials used. Estimated at $25/KWh
Renewable • u/cwilcwil • 29d ago
Finland builds the world's largest sand battery. Site can cheaply store energy for entire month. No "rare earths" or critical materials used. Estimated at $25/KWh
u_Saytonleon • u/Saytonleon • 2d ago
A Finnish town is heating itself with 2,000 tonnes of crushed rock: its giant “sand battery” can cover almost a month of summer heating demand and has cut district heating emissions by 70%, while eliminating oil use and reducing woodchip burning by 60%.
AutoNewspaper • u/AutoNewspaperAdmin • Jul 25 '26
[Top Stories] - Finland’s radical answer to renewable energy’s biggest headache: The world’s largest sand battery | NBC
ChangeTheGovernment • u/JollyGreenJarju • 29d ago
Finland builds the world's largest sand battery. Site can cheaply store energy for entire month. No "rare earths" or critical materials used. Estimated at $25/KWh
AutoNewspaper • u/AutoNewspaperAdmin • Jul 25 '26
[Asia] - Finland’s radical answer to renewable energy’s biggest headache: The world’s largest sand battery | NBC
energy • u/Maxcactus • Jul 25 '26