• underisk@lemmy.ml
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    3 months ago

    It’s kinda funny that just stacking rocks is an efficient energy storage solution.

  • Lodespawn@aussie.zone
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    3 months ago

    Wasn’t this already debunked as a poor replacement for pumped storage hydro electric? The blocks and the things moving them will always have more wear than water and turbines.

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      3 months ago

      Recycling lithium ion batteries isn’t easy either though, and you might not have the geography for hydro.

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        3 months ago

        The article mentions using greener things like waste and soil.

        And if you were using redundant mine shaft thats greener than building new structures.

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    3 months ago

    It’s not really a battery killer at all. It would never fit or be useful in a car, phone or anything portable. It’s more of a possible replacement to pumped-storage hydroelectric.