Ten energy storage technologies that want to change the world

As COP28 calls for a tripling of renewable energy, storage technologies beyond the lithium-ion battery will play key roles. Recharge rounds up 10 of the most innovative recently in the headlines.

Microsoft and oil giant Saudi Aramco have thrown their weight behind a California start-up that wants to help industry slash its emissions by storing excess renewable energy in superheated bricks.

Rondo Energy is pioneering a system that uses electric heating elements, like those in a toaster or oven, to superheat thousands of tons of bricks. When power is wanted, air flows up through the brick stack before being delivered to the end point as superheated air or steam.

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