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> Storing and using it consistently 24x7 is now the hard part. Is it really? https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2018/03/01/12-hours-energy-storage-80-percent-wind-sol
by llukas 8y ago
> Storing and using it consistently 24x7 is now the hard part.
Is it really? https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2018/03/01/12-hours-energy-storage-80-percent-wind-solar/ https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2018/03/01/12-hours-energy-stora...
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- walrus01 8y agoIt's not so much that it's hard technologically, as the Tesla massive battery system in Australia has recently proven, but to do on a REALLY huge scale at an economical $ per kWh cost, and the lifecycle cost of the batteries. When compared to current non-carbon-producing energy sources like big hydroelectric dams, big pumped-storage hydroelectric. https://reneweconomy.com.au/tesla-big-battery-turns-one-celebrates-50-million-in-grid-savings-95920/ https://reneweconomy.com.au/tesla-big-battery-turns-one-cele... Every few months I see some big press release and tech press media hype about liquid metal batteries and flow batteries, I've yet to see something useful that has a market price beyond "contact us for more details". It seems to mostly be all test and evaluation installs on a small scale so far. https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/pullman-project-testing-huge-batteries-to-store-energy-2/ https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/pullman-project-te...