Two startups presenting gravity-based energy storage technologies for commercialisation have signed partnerships with major players in engineering and mining.

A UK company has received funding to explore potential sites in India for demonstration of its proprietary gravity energy storage technology.

News in brief from around the world in energy storage.

News in brief from around the world in energy storage.

Gravity and kinetic energy storage startup Energy Vault and ‘thermal pumped hydro’ startup Malta Inc have both said this week that their technologies could be set for gigawatt-hour scale deployments.

Special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Novus Capital Corporation II chose to merge with novel gravity and kinetic energy-based storage Energy Vault after receiving target proposals from more than 100 different firms. 

Energy Vault, a Swiss maker of energy storage systems based around gravity, has made its technology commercially available, with India’s Tata Power expected to be the first customer.

News in brief from around the world of energy storage.