Capitalism Versus Climate Change: The Technical Case For Energy Vault

Energy Vault is tackling one of civilization's greatest challenges—energy storage—with groundbreaking technology. This article, the first in a three-part series, explores its soution.

Artist's conception of an Energy Vault facility. Note the size of the wind turbines in the background for scale. (Courtesy EnergyVault.com)

When I first heard about the company Energy Vault NRGV, I thought it was an implausible though wonderfully creative idea. In short, Energy Vault has developed a plan and is now designing and building facilities that …