Finland’s Sand Battery Slashes Emissions

Finland’s sand battery slashes emissions

This is a 13-metre silo in a small, Finnish town in the Pornainen region, which is home to a 2000-ton sand battery marking one of Europe’s boldest climate pivots. On June 11, 2025, the system officially went live, eliminating oil from the town’s heating network and reducing carbon emissions by approximately 70%, equivalent to around 160 tonnes per year. This is not a pilot; it’s a working model… Source

Europe Switches On World’s Largest Sand Battery, Cutting CO₂ by 70%

Finland has just powered up the world’s largest sand battery in the town of Pornainen, marking a major leap forward in clean energy storage ... by @profitvotes

“Europe Just Flipped the Switch”: World’s Biggest Sand Battery Goes Live and Instantly Slashes CO2 Emissions by 70% - Sustainability Times

IN A NUTSHELL 🔋 Finland launches the world’s first industrial-scale sand battery to store surplus renewable energy as heat. 🌍 The project aims to reduce CO2-equivalent emissions by nearly 70%, supporting Finland’s goal for climate neutrality by 2035. 🔄 This innovative system plays a crucial role in grid stability and promotes a circular economy by [...] The post “Europe Just Flipped the Switch”: World’s Biggest Sand Battery Goes Live and Inst…

How Finland’s giant sand battery is storing clean energy (and cutting emissions by 70 percent)

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM In a small Finnish town with a big climate goal, an unassuming tower of sand is quietly storing solar and wind energy all while making a powerful statement about clean tech innovation. Pornainen, in southern Finland, is now home to the world’s largest sand battery: a 13-metre-high, 15-metre-wide thermal storage system built by Finnish company Polar Night Energy. Capable of holding 100 megawatt-hours (MWh) of …