Does your project need green energy for development purposes, or is your project incorporating green energy in a deliverable?
Perhaps a Heat Battery fits your need.
As reported by the WSJ:
".... researchers are developing heat batteries—also called thermal batteries—that store renewable energy as heat and then release it on demand to power industrial processes.Traditional batteries store and release power by moving lithium ions through a liquid from the cathode to the anode, and back again. They are great when space is at a premium, as is the case inside EVs. But they are relatively expensive and typically can only discharge energy for a few hours, limiting their industrial applications.Heat batteries, on the other hand, work by passing current through a resistor to heat some type of material that can stay hot for days—such as bricks, rocks or molten salt. These materials can store energy generated from intermittent renewable sources as heat—and then release it on demand whenever it’s needed"
There are companies in various stages of readiness on heat batteries. Some actually delivering product, and others are still researching the opportunity.
This may be a "hot" topic in the future!
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