As the global transition toward renewable energy accelerates, storing electricity generated by intermittent sources, such as solar and wind, becomes more urgent. Power production often plunges when ...

Just because a mine has been exhausted of its ore, that doesn't necessarily mean it has no value. A 2023 study suggests that the shafts of such abandoned mines could serve as energy-storing gravity ...

High-rise buildings could soon revolutionize their energy management by adopting gravity energy storage systems. Recent advancements highlight a Canadian innovation that proposes using skyscrapers as ...

Reasons to be Cheerful explains how "gravity batteries" are giving former mines a second life—while offering an economic and environmental boost to communities once reliant on coal. From Europe to ...