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I would argue that a water damn would be a better storage of energy than batteries. Although it can be environmentaly problematic depending where you put it, it
by sschueller 6y ago
I would argue that a water damn would be a better storage of energy than batteries. Although it can be environmentaly problematic depending where you put it, it can hold an enormous amount if energy which can be switched on in seconds.
- photojosh 6y agoGiven the discussion about the Australian Tesla battery, worthwhile mentioning that we're also doing a massive pumped hydro project "Snowy Hydro 2.0". 2000 MW, 350 GWh storage. But it's a tad controversial. [0] https://www.snowyhydro.com.au/snowy-20/about/ https://www.snowyhydro.com.au/snowy-20/about/ [1] https://theconversation.com/snowy-2-0-will-not-produce-nearly-as-much-electricity-as-claimed-we-must-hit-the-pause-button-125017 https://theconversation.com/snowy-2-0-will-not-produce-nearl...