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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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[–] radio_free_asgarthr@hexbear.net 9 points 2 months ago

Honestly, one of the better ways ecologically to store energy instead of ripping apart the earth to get rare elements for batteries. But I do also like flywheels, lets just store energy in flywheels.