Researchers in Finland have installed the world's first fully working "sand battery" which can store power from renewable sources for months at a time.
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Could power from wind farms be stored in sand batteries when the wind isn't blowing? Source: Getty / VCG/VCG via Getty Images
Researchers in Finland have installed the world's first fully working "sand battery" which can store power from renewable sources for months at a time.
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By Matt McGrath (BBC)
Source: SBS News
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