#Australian engineers patent #Graphite/#Aluminum thermal block to store renewable energy
NEWCASTLE, Australia, Oct 27 (Reuters) – A team of engineers at Australia’s University of Newcastle has patented a material designed to store thermal energy in the form of a block, which its inventors hope can be used to ease the transition away from coal-fired power.
Known as Miscibility Gaps Alloy (MGA), the bricks, made from aluminium and graphite, store energy generated from renewable sources, with the research predicting they can last about 30 years without any change in reliability.
Read more at: Australian engineers patent thermal block to store renewable energy | Reuters
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