Gsus4@mander.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-23 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-square136fedilinkarrow-up1496arrow-down110cross-posted to: technology@lemmit.online
arrow-up1486arrow-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 Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-23 days agomessage-square136fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmit.online
minus-squaresquaresinger@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 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_In@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 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.