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For district heating, sure. For electricity? Yes, in theory, but not at efficiencies that would make financial sense.
by 2000UltraDeluxe 1y ago
For district heating, sure. For electricity? Yes, in theory, but not at efficiencies that would make financial sense.
- tcfhgj 1y agodo efficiencies matter that much when you don't need much and can "charge" with "free" energy?
- bryanlarsen 1y agoHigher efficiency storage can outbid you for the "free" energy.
- tcfhgj 1y agoperhaps, but the other way around is a possible scenario as well, because it may still be cheaper to have inefficient storage when the way you store the energy is expensive (e.g. some batteries may have very high efficiency, but you need difficult to obtain materials)
- bryanlarsen 1y agoLFP batteries are > 95% efficient and only use common elements.
- tcfhgj 1y agoIt was just an example for explanation
- bryanlarsen 1y agoIt's your core argument > when the way you store the energy is expensive batteries are cheap
- tcfhgj 1y agoit's an illustrative example for my argument > batteries are cheap a metal box for storing synthetic fuel is cheaper