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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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[–] PaX@hexbear.net 12 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

Okay okay, this off topic but

We should like build more molten salt nuclear reactors or something, they're so cool

Or maybe some of those beanis bed reactors

So many options for nuclear reactors these days

We will definitely need a variety of different power sources

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

:beanis: bed reactors

Natural gas? 💨

[–] EatPotatoes@hexbear.net 8 points 2 months ago

China trying I guess? They are more invested in fast reactors and light water reactors and see them as purely experimental considering what happened in Germany with the THTR.