Burj Khalifa architects want to turn skyscrapers into gravity-powered batteries
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Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), the architects behind the world's tallest building, Burj Khalifa, are joining forces with energy storage start-up Energy Vault. The partnership aims to develop "gravity energy storage systems" using large blocks of recycled waste materials. These blocks will be lifted and lowered to generate electricity as needed. Energy Vault CEO Robert Piconi believes this collaboration will accelerate carbon payback in building construction as well as operation, for the first time.