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Introduction
Researchers are exploring innovative ways to use concrete for energy storage, such as developing cement that acts as a supercapacitor, heating concrete blocks to store thermal energy, and lifting concrete blocks to store gravitational energy. Made of cement, carbon black, and water, the device could provide cheap and scalable energy storage for renewable energy sources. Images for download on the MIT News office website are made available to non-commercial entities, press and the general public under a Creative Commons Attribution. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Buildings use enormous amounts of energy but do not store any.
Using cement blocks to store energy
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