TIME’s list of 200 groundbreaking inventions
highlights innovations that are changing how we live, work, play,
and think about what’s possible
EVx gravity energy storage system technology,
developed for large-scale storage projects, combines time-tested
energy storage principles, modern hardware and software
engineering, and cutting-edge materials science to deliver
long-duration storage with no performance degradation
Energy Vault Holdings Inc. (NYSE: NRGV) ("Energy Vault" or the
“Company”), a leader in sustainable, grid-scale energy storage
solutions, is honored to announce the selection of its EVx gravity
energy storage system (GESS) technology to TIME’s Best Inventions
of 2024 list, in the “Green Energy” category. This recognition
highlights growing awareness of the need for reliable,
cost-effective and sustainable energy storage solutions to meet
global decarbonization goals, as well as the significant potential
of gravity energy storage technology to play a key role in
advancing the world’s transition to clean, renewable energy.
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Energy Vault EVx™ Gravity Energy Storage
Technology Named a TIME Best Invention of 2024 (Graphic: Business
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“Energy Vault was founded with a vision to enable a sustainably
energized world through the development of energy storage solutions
that help utilities, independent power producers and large
industrial energy users reduce the cost of abundant clean energy
while maintaining power reliability,” said Robert Piconi, Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer of Energy Vault. “The selection of EVx
to be a part of TIME’s Best Inventions of 2024 list is testament
not only to the immense potential this technology holds, but also
to the dedication and commitment of the Energy Vault team to pursue
our mission.”
Energy Vault’s EVx GESS systems are based on the proven physics
and mechanical engineering fundamentals of pumped hydro, which
currently accounts for about 90% of the world's energy storage
capacity, but replace water with custom-made,
environmentally-friendly composite blocks which do not lose storage
capacity or degrade over time. The blocks can be made from low-cost
and locally sourced materials, including the excavated soil at
customer construction sites. Importantly, waste materials that
traditionally must be remediated at considerable cost, such as mine
tailings, coal combustion residuals (coal ash), and fiberglass from
decommissioned wind turbine blades, can also be used to make the
blocks, creating a circular economy that is both more economical
and sustainable.
EVx decouples power and energy while maintaining a high
round-trip efficiency exceeding 80%, without the need for specific
topography. The result is a flexible, low-cost, 35-year (or more)
infrastructure asset with a long technical life, zero degradation
in storage medium, and modular architecture that can scale to
multi-GW-hour storage capacity, enabling utilities, independent
power producers and large industrial energy users to significantly
reduce their levelized cost of energy while maintaining power
reliability. The systems are automated leveraging Energy Vault’s
proprietary advanced computer control and machine vision software
that orchestrate the charging and discharging cycles while meeting
a broad set of storage durations starting from 2 hours and
continuing to 12 hours, or more.
The EVx platform is prominent member of Energy Vault’s G-VAULT™
suite of long duration gravity energy storage solutions, which also
include EVu™, EVc™, EVy™, and EV0™.
Energy Vault’s EVx GESS technology, currently being commissioned
in Rudong, China, will be the world’s first grid-scale gravity
energy storage system when fully operational. To date, nine EVx
deployments are underway across China via a licensing agreement
with China Tianying (CNTY) and Atlas Renewable, totaling more than
3.7 GWh.
Earlier this year, Energy Vault announced its expansion into
Southern Africa with an agreement that includes multi-year license
revenues and additional royalty revenue streams tied to gravity
energy storage project deployments in South Africa and the broader
16 member-state Southern African Development Community (SADC)
region.
Energy Vault also previously announced a global exclusive
partnership with world-renowned architecture and engineering firm
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), to incorporate gravity energy
storage technology into tall buildings in urban environments and
deployable structures in natural environments, to maximize
sustainability, accelerate carbon payback and lower the levelized
cost of energy consumption.
To compile the TIME Best Inventions of 2024 list, nominations
were solicited from TIME’s editors and correspondents, and through
an online application process, paying special attention to growing
fields—such as AI, green energy, and sustainability. Each contender
was then evaluated on a number of key factors, including
originality, efficacy, ambition, and impact.
See the full list here: time.com/best-inventions-2024
About Energy Vault Energy Vault® develops and deploys
utility-scale energy storage solutions designed to transform the
world's approach to sustainable energy storage. The Company's
comprehensive offerings include proprietary gravity-based storage,
battery storage, and green hydrogen energy storage technologies.
Each storage solution is supported by the Company’s hardware
technology-agnostic energy management system software and
integration platform. Unique to the industry, Energy Vault’s
innovative technology portfolio delivers customized
short-and-long-duration energy storage solutions to help utilities,
independent power producers, and large industrial energy users
significantly reduce levelized energy costs while maintaining power
reliability. Utilizing eco-friendly materials with the ability to
integrate waste materials for beneficial reuse, Energy Vault’s
G-Vault™ gravity-based energy storage technology is facilitating
the shift to a circular economy while accelerating the global clean
energy transition for its customers. Please visit
www.energyvault.com for more information.
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