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I wonder why they dont put the blocks / dirt into train wagons and drive them up hill. Then generate electricity through retroactive breaking as it descends. Ma
by monk_e_boy 8y ago
I wonder why they dont put the blocks / dirt into train wagons and drive them up hill. Then generate electricity through retroactive breaking as it descends. Maybe the efficiency isn't 85%... but it sounds cheaper and simpler to make.
- andruby 8y agoSee https://www.aresnorthamerica.com/grid-scale-energy-storage https://www.aresnorthamerica.com/grid-scale-energy-storage
- icebraining 8y agoHills aren't available everywhere (see e.g. the Netherlands).