Burj Khalifa designer plans skyscrapers that can be used as giant batteries

The designer of the world’s tallest building is now planning to make skyscrapers that would be capable of storing energy.

Under this strategic partnership, SOM will be the exclusive architect and structural engineer for Energy Vault’s next-generation gravity energy storage systems . This includes incorporating the technology into tall buildings in urban areas and deployable structures in natural settings, maximizing sustainability, accelerating carbon payback, and lowering the levelized cost of energy consumption.

Piconi emphasized that combining their pioneering gravity energy storage technology with SOM’s expertise will provide the first platform to achieve accelerated carbon payback in building construction and operation.Based on technology developed by partner Energy Vault Holdings Inc., SOM has designed prototypes that elevate massive blocks using electric motors. The process creates potential energy that can be converted into power as blocks are lowered.

Energy Vault’s Shanghai project is about 150 meters high, but SOM’s skyscraper batteries may be much higher, starting at 300 meters, according to

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