China's total reservoir storage capacity is approaching 1 trillion cubic meters, including a flood control capacity of over 185.6 billion cubic meters. Reservoirs supply 270 billion cubic meters of water annually and support the cultivation of 532 million mu (about 35.5 million hectares) of farmland.
[pdf] One regular brick weights 2.3Kg, has 1000J/Kg/K specific heat capacity (0.278Wh/Kg/K) and costs $0.50 in bulk. Heated to 1500C one brick stores 0.278*2.3*1500=959Wh of heat. $0.5/0.959=$0.52/kWh (t) storage capacity cost. Compare this to $100/kWh (e) storage cost for batteries.
[pdf] G7 nations have agreed a new global energy storage target of 1500GW by 2030, a six-fold increase from today’s levels. The new target for cumulative deployments was agreed to in a G7 Ministerial Communique for Climate, Energy, and Environment in Turin, Italy, yesterday (30 April).
[pdf] A total of 120MW/140MWh of grid-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) capacity came online in January 2025, bringing the UK’s total operational capacity to around 6GW/8.3GWh. Meanwhile, the amount that is now under construction has reached 8.2GW/18.7GWh.
[pdf] All cost reductions are attributed to improved technology, processes, designs, and contracting along with advanced materials and improved construction practices.
[pdf] There are 147 energy storage projects under construction in Europe, with a total capacity of 14 GW, according to the European Energy Storage Inventory, launched by the European Commission.
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