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What do hexbears think about pumped hydropower storage? (hexbear.net)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by TankieTanuki@hexbear.net to c/science@hexbear.net

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To make solar power viable, we need a solution for overnight energy storage.

Batteries are complicated.

Do you know what isn't? Water go up. stonks-up

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[–] Sausage@hexbear.net 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Lol

[–] TankieTanuki@hexbear.net 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I thought salt was cheap.

[–] Sausage@hexbear.net 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I guess cleaning up after a huge salt spill isn’t its also probably terrible for the ground when it leaks. From reading Wikipedia it also uses an obscene amount of fresh water.

[–] TankieTanuki@hexbear.net 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Is seawater too "dirty"?

[–] Sausage@hexbear.net 3 points 2 months ago

I mean it also contains salt ;) as I said salt is corrosive sea water has 35 parts per thousand of salt in it and look how corrosive that is. Here we are talking about hot molten salt…