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A South Dakota plant is using glowing carbon blocks to capture wasted wind energy and turn it into power on demand. The system solves one of renewable energy's biggest problems: what to do when the sun isn't shining and the wind isn't blowing.
A groundbreaking thermal energy storage system in Big Stone City, South Dakota, is turning wasted wind power into heat stored in carbon blocks, powering an ethanol plant and pioneering a new way to capture renewable energy. This first-of-its-kind commercial facility proves clean energy can be stored cheaply and used when needed most.
A thermal battery system that glows hotter than lava could finally make renewable energy storage affordable at massive scale. Fourth Power's breakthrough technology stores electricity as white-hot heat in carbon blocks, then converts it back when needed.