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What do hexbears think about pumped hydropower storage? (hexbear.net)

submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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To make solar power viable, we need a solution for overnight energy storage.

Batteries are complicated.

Do you know what isn't? Water go up. stonks-up

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Why would the range of places shrink over time?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Because the alternatives get better.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

What alternatives at that scale?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Batteries and synthetic fuels?

Did you read the post you're replying to?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

I find reading interferes with the posting monkey-typewriter

I don't think batteries are designed for the duration of storage you want a backup of pumped hydro for, and it will remain to be seen what a synthetic fuel industry looks like (and whether it would ever be cost competitive with pumped hydro at the places where pumped hydro is currently viable).