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The proposed capacity of 241 MWh is equivalent to a tank truck of gasoline, 26 m³.
by danbruc 3y ago
The proposed capacity of 241 MWh is equivalent to a tank truck of gasoline, 26 m³.
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- Aachen 3y agoInsane, the amounts of energy we casually carry around. It has to be said, though, that electricity is useful for a lot more than petrol is. If you'd want to use this 26m³ for powering some machine, like your vacuum cleaner, you'll lose a lot of this energy in the process (wikipedia says "most engines retain an average efficiency of about 18–20%") whereas putting electrons through a wire into an electric motor has much lower losses ("up to 98% for permanent magnet motors", another Wikipedia article).
- HPsquared 3y agoIndeed, really you would need four tank cars (104 m³). EDIT: or, 1.73kg of natural uranium used in a standard PWR fuel cycle.. or, 31 grams of natural uranium utilized in a fast reactor. Edit edit: forgot to convert for thermal efficiency again, make that 7kg of uranium for a PWR cycle, and 124 grams in a fast reactor.
- danbruc 3y agoTo clarify the 26 m³, that is the gasoline volume with the same energy content as the proposed ship. Tank truck capacities seem to be in the range from 10 m³ for small ones to semi-trailers with 40 m³.