☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · 11 months agoChina's 40-story gravity batteries threaten lithium's energy reigninterestingengineering.comexternal-linkmessage-square9linkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down10
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minus-squareLodespawn@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 months agoWasn’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.
minus-squareSheenSquelcher@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoRecycling lithium ion batteries isn’t easy either though, and you might not have the geography for hydro.
minus-squareSebaDC@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up0·11 months agoPlus, concrete is super dirty to produce and actually not so dense.
minus-squareSheenSquelcher@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 months agoThe article mentions using greener things like waste and soil. And if you were using redundant mine shaft thats greener than building new structures.
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.
Recycling lithium ion batteries isn’t easy either though, and you might not have the geography for hydro.
Plus, concrete is super dirty to produce and actually not so dense.
The article mentions using greener things like waste and soil.
And if you were using redundant mine shaft thats greener than building new structures.