Storage & grids
Saving electricity in a block of heat
Antora is using hot carbon blocks to supply industrial energy. A South Dakota project shows why a heat battery must be read differently from an electricity battery.
Storage & grids
How energy is stored, delivered and integrated into electricity networks.
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Storage & grids
A battery built for the hours after sunset
CMBlu's water-based storage offers a different route from lithium-ion. Understanding it means separating chemistry, hours of delivery and evidence from deployment.
Storage & grids
Huawei’s expo announcement puts grid-forming controls alongside AI
The company describes solar, storage and charging products at IDEE 2026. Their common technical question is how power electronics can help a grid remain stable.
Storage & grids
Stored solar heat reaches the coffee roaster
A US laboratory demonstration connects solar electricity with process heat.