2024-06-29T06:11:36-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150430009/turning-skyscrapers-into-batteries-som-unveils-energy-storage-prototypes-partnership Josh Niland 2024-05-31T12:17:00-04:00 >2024-06-01T16:46:10-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/2c/2c1cb9e202baba939b2c724ad7715368.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="https://archinect.com/skidmoreowingsmerrill" target="_blank">Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill</a> has announced a new partnership with the Swiss energy storage company Energy Vault Holdings that will produce a series of prototype designs for deployable structures and vertical energy storage units up to 1,000 meters (3,280 feet).&nbsp;</p> <p>Led by SOM Partners Adam Semel and Scott Duncan in collaboration with <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/223781/burj-khalifa" target="_blank">Burj Khalifa</a>&rsquo;s structural engineer Bill Baker, the initiative will be the first such technology to integrate gravity-based energy storage technology within the superstructure of tall buildings, enabling a carbon payback within accelerated 3&ndash;4 year timeframes.&nbsp;</p> <p>SOM says: &ldquo;The 10-year agreement is expected to result in multi-GWh of long duration Energy Vault GESS deployments to contribute to SADC region&rsquo;s energy storage needs estimated to be 25 GW/125 GWh by 2035.&rdquo;</p>