Finnish startup Polar Night Energy has announced its industrial-scale sand battery, the world's largest of its kind, is now operational ~enviro energy.renewable Article 384 words 22 votes
Troupe of world-class sand sculptors have descended on Hundested in Denmark, as the town prepares to open its 14th annual sand sculpture festival ~arts Link 8 votes
The impact of sand mining - current rates predicted to be unsustainable ~enviro sustainability water Article 942 words 10 votes
Industrial-scale thermal storage unit in Pornainen, southern Finland, will be the world's biggest sand battery when it comes online within a couple of years ~enviro energy.renewable Article 1083 words 23 votes
Analyzing Frank Herbert's Dune from an architectural perspective ~design architecture Video 17:52 10 votes
A new way of storing renewable energy is providing clean heat – the Vatajankoski power plant is home to the world's first commercial-scale sand battery ~enviro energy.renewable Article 2151 words 5 votes
Meltwater from Greenland's ice sheet is loaded with the right kind of sand for concrete production – which further warms the planet ~enviro climate change water.melt Article 467 words, published Sep 1 2022 4 votes
Climate change: 'Sand battery' could solve green energy's big problem ~enviro energy.renewable climate change Article 870 words, published Jul 5 2022 11 votes
How sand made from crushed glass rebuilds Louisiana’s shrinking coast | World Wide Waste ~enviro recycling Video 9:58 3 votes
World's tallest sandcastle has been completed in Denmark, towering more than twenty metres high and comprising nearly 5,000 tonnes of sand ~arts art.installation Article 276 words 9 votes
Sand mining: The global environmental crisis you’ve probably never heard of ~enviro Article 1572 words, published Feb 27 2017 13 votes
The ultra-pure, super-secret sand that makes your phone possible ~tech smartphones Article 5250 words 6 votes