The closed Pyhäjärvi copper-zinc mine in Finland is the site of the first commercial gravity energy storage system. Credit: Gravitricity
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Get PriceThe closed Pyhäjärvi copper-zinc mine in Finland is the site of the first commercial gravity energy storage system. Credit: Gravitricity
Get PriceThe zinc and copper mine, was decommissioned in 2022, is the deepest mine in Europe and will be transformed into a giant battery of sorts that will store renewable energy
Get PricePlans have been announced to repurpose a disused shaft at the Pyhäsalmi Mine in Finland into an underground energy storage, using technology developed by Gravitricity.
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