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What we may need instead are artificial lake-tiver-dams that are amenable to -pumped hydro- so as to solve the circadian rhythms of solar/wind. By pumping in th
by 2snakes 5y ago
What we may need instead are artificial lake-tiver-dams that are amenable to -pumped hydro- so as to solve the circadian rhythms of solar/wind. By pumping in the day and letting it run downstream in the night we can solve the capacity issue with a natural battery.
- tenuousemphasis 5y agoPumped hydro probably isn't the answer to energy storage. https://dothemath.ucsd.edu/2011/11/pump-up-the-storage/ https://dothemath.ucsd.edu/2011/11/pump-up-the-storage/ You need a large reservoir at the top, another at the bottom, and as much vertical separation as possible. There aren't all that many places in the world that offer the geography necessary. It can be a good solution in places that do have the correct geography, though.