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Slovenia’s Velenje among underground mines looking at Gravitricity’s shaft-based energy storage system



Posted by Paul Moore on 14th May 2024

Mine owners across Europe are looking at a new form of underground energy storage to offer a low carbon future as operations wind down. Active deep mine operators in Slovenia, Germany, The Czech Republic and Finland are all examining how underground gravity energy storage – provided by Edinburgh firm Gravitricity – could offer green opportunities to mining communities facing a downturn in employment.

Gravitricity has developed a unique energy storage system, known as GraviStore, which uses heavy weights – totalling up to 12,000 t…



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