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It becomes viable when you use a 500,000kg weight...about 1.2MWh This is not unachievable with some lifting systems currently exceeding this lifting weight.
by awjr 12y ago
It becomes viable when you use a 500,000kg weight...about 1.2MWh
This is not unachievable with some lifting systems currently exceeding this lifting weight.
- adaml_623 12y agoAlso lifting 500 tons is a lot easier when you don't have to move it horizontally. 1.2MW isn't as much as a wind turbine though which is a pity because they conceivably could be a good pairing.
- mtdewcmu 12y agoIn trying to ascertain how much weight is practical to lift, I came across this list of the strongest cranes, which can lift millions of kilograms (thousands of metric tons): http://enr.construction.com/products/equipment/2012/0925-the-worlds-biggest-supercranes.asp http://enr.construction.com/products/equipment/2012/0925-the...