Drives & Controls Magazine July/Aug 2024

CLEAN ENERGY n minimal environmental impact. This design, called EVy, will cut capital costs by eliminating the need to build xed-frame structures. n Another pumped-hydro storage technology using low-cost fabric vessels to store water in modules that can be deployed quickly using proven pump-turbine and penstock designs. This approach, called EV0, will eliminate the negative impacts associated with producing concrete and disrupting ecosystems. “Our strategic partnership with SOM opens a new multi-billion-dollar market segment for Energy Vault, focused on the future of sustainability in new building design and energy e ciency,”says the company’s chairman and CEO, Robert Piconi. “The combination of our pioneering work in gravity energy storage technology with the global track record and expertise of the most widely renowned engineering, design, and architecture rm in the world, will provide the rst platform toward delivering accelerated carbon payback in building construction and operation for the rst time.” SOM partner Adam Semel adds: “This partnership with Energy Vault is a commitment not only to accelerate the world’s transition away from fossil fuels, but also to explore, together, how the architecture of renewable energy can enhance our shared natural landscapes and urban environments.” n www.tr-electronic.co.uk For more information Tel: 01371 876187 or email: info@tr-electronic.co.uk Precision Absolute & Incremental Encoders for Your Applications The Highest Quality Incremental & Absolute Rotary Encoders from TR-Electronic True Geared Absolute Encoders with No Internal Batteries or Counters for Total Position Reliability Extensive Range of Interface Options available in SIL2/PLd & SIL3/PLe Functional Safety Encoders, ATEX Encoders and Wire Rope Encoder Units up to 60m Made in Germany One idea being explored by Energy Vault and SOM is a “modular pumped hydro” system stores water in low-cost fabric containers that can be deployed quickly, eliminating the need for concrete structures. Image: Business Wire

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