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Edinburgh-based company Gravitricity has announced its plans to develop underground gravity energy storage projects for deep mine operators in Slovenia, Germany, the Czech Republic, and Finland This innovative approach repurposes end-of-life mine shafts, which would otherwise face expensive infilling and decommissioning costs
Gravitricity’s energy storage system, known as GraviStore, utilizes heavy weights—up to 12,000 tonnes—suspended in deep shafts by cables attached to winches