When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The new Polar Night Energy sand battery installed in Pornainen, a small municipality in southern ...

The community swimming pool in the Finnish town of Kankaanpää is heated with sand—well, a sand battery, to be more specific. Energy utility Vatajankoski has partnered with Polar Night Energy, a ...

An innovative thermal energy storage system has redefined the way a small Finnish town heats its residential and commercial buildings, with an enormous silo of 2,000 tons of crushed stone capable of ...

Finnish startup Polar Night Energy has announced that construction is proceeding according to plan on its thermal energy sand-based storage system in the municipality of Pornainen in southern Finland.

The challenge of storing energy year-round has been one of the biggest obstacles to the widespread adoption of green power. However, Polar Night Energy has developed the world's first fully functional ...

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Forward-looking: A Finnish startup has secured $7.6 million Euro ($8.2 million) in seed funding to scale up its unique sand battery technology. The money will be used to grow the company's sales and R ...

The system is described by its creators as a cost-effective solution for water heating by storing thermal energy in fine sand. Techno-economic analysis indicated the system is economically viable for ...

A small municipality in southern Finland recently installed the world's largest "sand battery" to supply the town's heating. The new sand battery, designed by Polar Night Energy, is effectively a ...