An innovative gravity-driven energy storage design from Scottish start-up Gravitricity is being cued up for a first installation in India, following the award of just under £200,000 ($240,000) from the UK government. The grant paves the way for Gravitricity and its partner on the 12-month project, Panitek Power, to scope out a shortlist of sites for a solar-powered demonstration scheme using the technology, which is based around an array of weights totalling up to 12,000 tonnes being raised and releases in deep abandoned mine-shafts. “India has very few fossil fuel resources and is committed to adopting renewables to fuel its economic growth,” said Chris Yendell, Gravitricity’s project development manager. “With the introduction of renewable energy generation at this scale, new flexible storage services will be essential to ensure the grid continues to operate in a stable…
‘Heavy weight’ mineshaft energy storage design lands debut in India for solar-linked pilot
