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Seems to me that direct battery storage research is a much much much MUCH better use of government research funding. Sure if you want to use sand heat holders f
by throwitaway222 3y ago
Seems to me that direct battery storage research is a much much much MUCH better use of government research funding. Sure if you want to use sand heat holders for heating houses, fine.. but for conversion to electricity? bleh
- pfdietz 3y agoBatteries are likely better for diurnal storage, but the per-energy capital cost of the sand silos ($2/kWh(th))) would be really hard to beat with batteries, so for longer periods this could be superior.