During a speech at the UN in 2015, then-President Dilma Rousseff transformed the phrase “stock wind” meme. but a partnership between the government of Rio Grande do Norte and Energy Vault Brasil (EV Brasil) to literally store the wind, it is an innovative project with potential for the region. project green energy gravitational storage designed to store wind energy for later use.

The Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan signed memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Swiss company Energy Vault with a proposal to find a way to store wind energy. The memorandum is a legal document that establishes the mutual interest of the parties in developing a solution. Therefore, from now on, EV Brasil will start building structure capable of accumulating wind.

João Fernández, chief executive of EV Brasil and spokesman for Energy Vault, says the idea is similar to solar power generation, which performs storage during periods of no sun.

Wind storage: from meme to gravitational energy storage

Wind technologies will be used to store wind. gravitational storage of green energy. Concrete blocks stacked in towers up to 120 meters high will be installed in the RN wind farm. Under the action of the wind, the structure will work due to the accumulation of gravitational potential. When the stored energy needs to be used, the concrete blocks will be lowered using a steel cable connected to a generator.

The move will convert stored wind energy into electrical power systems. For a better understanding of how the project works, watch the video below. tower installed in Arbedo-Castion, Switzerlandwhich apparently doesn’t work yet.

As seen in the promotional video, concrete blocks will be installed at the ends, and the edges of the tower will rotate with the wind. But, It is important to note that there are no guarantees of the viability of the project yet..

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Source: Wal