Gravitricity, an Edinburgh-based energy storage company, has signed an agreement with DIAMO, a Czech state enterprise, to seek European Union funding to transform the former Darkov coal mine into a large energy store.
The pair plan to create a 4MW energy store, which they hope could pave the way for similar projects across Europe. The Darkov mine is located in the Czech Republic’s Moravian-Silesian region, near Karviná. Gravitricity intends to store energy by raising and lowering a single large weight suspended in the Darkov mine shaft.
The company has already demonstrated a scale version of the technology and plans to build full-scale systems in the UK and worldwide. Future multi-weight systems could have a capacity of 25MWh or more, according to the firm.
Gravitricity managing director Charlie Blair said the project offered a future for coal mines reaching the end of their service life. DIAMO is also planning a photovoltaic power plant and considering the production of green hydrogen at the Darkov site.
Source: renews.biz
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