Gsus4@mander.xyz to TechnologyEnglish · edit-26 days agoSwitzerland dug a hole the size of two soccer fields to install the world’s most powerful underground battery, able to output 1.2 GW within milliseconds.www.ecoticias.comexternal-linkmessage-square134linkfedilinkarrow-up1499arrow-down19cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1490arrow-down1external-linkSwitzerland dug a hole the size of two soccer fields to install the world’s most powerful underground battery, able to output 1.2 GW within milliseconds.www.ecoticias.comGsus4@mander.xyz to TechnologyEnglish · edit-26 days agomessage-square134linkfedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squaresquaresingerlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·5 days agoYeah, the downside of hydro though is that you need to have a fitting space to build it. You can’t just excavate a random field somewhere and plonk a hydro dam right there. In most places all easy spots for hydro are already taken.
minus-squareKnock_Knock_Lemmy_InlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 days agoVery true. You can build a pool on top of a mountain and pump/discharge water but it is super expensive for limited capacity.
Yeah, the downside of hydro though is that you need to have a fitting space to build it. You can’t just excavate a random field somewhere and plonk a hydro dam right there.
In most places all easy spots for hydro are already taken.
Very true. You can build a pool on top of a mountain and pump/discharge water but it is super expensive for limited capacity.