{"id":11150,"date":"2023-03-25T16:47:18","date_gmt":"2023-03-25T11:17:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/polscienceweb.com\/?post_type=portfolio&#038;p=11150"},"modified":"2023-03-25T16:48:44","modified_gmt":"2023-03-25T11:18:44","slug":"finland-built-the-first-sand-battery-in-the-world-which-can-store-heat-from-green-renewable-energy-sources-for-months","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/polscienceweb.com\/index.php\/portfolio\/finland-built-the-first-sand-battery-in-the-world-which-can-store-heat-from-green-renewable-energy-sources-for-months\/","title":{"rendered":"Finland built the first sand battery in the world, which can store heat from green (renewable) energy sources for months"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Sand Battery Revolution<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2023-03-25T16:47:18+05:30\">25th March 2023<\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:18px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-verse\" style=\"font-size: 18.5px; text-align: justify;\">\n<summary class=\"wo-block-verse\" style=\"font-size: 18.5px; text-align: center;\">Read more<br><br><\/summary>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-verse\" style=\"font-size: 18.5px; text-align: justify;\"\n>Why use sand? Sand can be\u00a0<strong>heated up to 600 degrees Celsius<\/strong>\u00a0(\u00b0C), while the water starts to boil at 100\u00b0C. Sand is also not very good at transferring heat, which means less energy is lost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-verse\" style=\"font-size: 18.5px; text-align: justify;\"\n>It works by using electricity made from solar or wind power to heat 100 tonnes of sand.<strong> The sand is used as a storage medium. Inside the sand, a heat transfer system is built that enables effective energy transportation to and from the storage.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-verse\" style=\"font-size: 18.5px; text-align: justify;\"\n>It is a sustainable technology that can store heat for a long time and could be used to keep homes warm in the winter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-verse\" style=\"font-size: 18.5px; text-align: justify;\"\n>The idea of putting sand in batteries has been around for a long time, but new research has been focused on making sand batteries better at storing energy and making them last longer. Sand batteries are seen as a possible low-cost and environmentally friendly option to traditional batteries. This is because sand is cheap and non-toxic, unlike the metals that are often used in other batteries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:18px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.downtoearth.org.in\/news\/energy\/dirt-cheap-backup-why-finland-s-installation-of-the-world-s-1st-sand-battery-may-be-a-game-changer-87804\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DTE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Sand Battery Revolution Why use sand? 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