Architects behind world’s tallest building unveil gravity-based technology that transforms skyscrapers into batteries: ‘Some of the world’s most remarkable structures’
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill — the architecture firm behind the Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building — is aiming to turn skyscrapers into batteries, according to Interesting Engineering.
The firm has partnered with battery energy storage company Energy Vault to design sustainable building architectures that aim to accelerate carbon payback, the estimated time sustainable energy offsets the pollution from the construction of the project. They estimate it can achieve payback in three to four years.
“What if a building could become a battery?” Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (@SOM_Design) posted on X, formerly known as Twitter. “We’ve partnered with Energy Vault to optimize its gravity energy storage system—where heavy blocks stored high, when released, create energy that can be converted into electricity.”