A concrete thermal battery could be key to cooling data centers at scale — 150Kw prototype that can withstand up to 500 degrees centigrade is running

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Lehigh researchers developed a concrete thermal battery storing 150 kWh, with applications spanning data center cooling, industrial heating, and electricity generation.

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• T2A concrete thermal battery could be key to cooling data centers at scale — 150Kw prototype that can withstand up to 500 degrees centigrade is runningTechRadar / Tom's Guide / PCWorld / Pocket-lint / Stuff14 Oct, 23:25