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Energy Storage News: Solar-powered ‘sand-based battery’ thermal energy storage project underway in Italy

31 March 2023

Energy Storage News: Solar-powered ‘sand-based battery’ thermal energy storage project underway in Italy

Partners Enel X and Magaldi Group have begun construction in Salerno, Italy, on a 13MWh thermal energy storage (TES) plant based on a patented technology.

Called Magaldi Green Thermal Energy Storage (MGTES), the storage tech was developed by ultra-high temperature material handling company Magaldi and utilises a fluidised sand bed to store heat, which is then released as steam at temperatures between 120-400°C.

Read more at Energy-Storage News.

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