Turning summer sun to winter power: Photoncycle builds factory in Denmark

Turning summer sun to winter power: Photoncycle builds factory in Denmark


Energy resilience is a topic likely only to gain in prominence this year, as concerns grow around the security of subsea cables in the Baltic Sea.

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Picture of Bjørn Brandtzæg, founder of energy storage startup Photoncycle.
Bjørn Brandtzæg holds up a piece of the chalk-like substance applyd to store solar energy

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