LughMA to FuturologyEnglish · 13 hours agoFinland warms up the world’s largest sand battery, and the economics look appealing.techcrunch.comexternal-linkmessage-square6linkfedilinkarrow-up153arrow-down10cross-posted to: energy@slrpnk.net
arrow-up153arrow-down1external-linkFinland warms up the world’s largest sand battery, and the economics look appealing.techcrunch.comLughMA to FuturologyEnglish · 13 hours agomessage-square6linkfedilinkcross-posted to: energy@slrpnk.net
minus-squareRememberTheApollo_@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 hours agoThis has no moving parts compared to water storage which requires pumping, and you’re describing hydroelectric power that requires building of dams or levees. Reservoirs are inefficient, have issues with evaporation, and basically flood habitat.
This has no moving parts compared to water storage which requires pumping, and you’re describing hydroelectric power that requires building of dams or levees. Reservoirs are inefficient, have issues with evaporation, and basically flood habitat.