☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 day agoChina's 40-story gravity batteries threaten lithium's energy reigninterestingengineering.comexternal-linkmessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up135arrow-down15
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minus-squarepineapple@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down4·1 day agoIt’s not really a battery killer at all. It would never fit or be useful in a car, phone or anything portable. It’s more of a possible replacement to pumped-storage hydroelectric.
minus-squareSheenSquelcher@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·13 hours agoThats not what they’re using it for. This is an alternative to pumped hydro or big lithium arrays.
minus-square☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·1 day agoBatteries are increasingly used for large scale storage now, especially with renewables becoming more prevalent.
It’s not really a battery killer at all. It would never fit or be useful in a car, phone or anything portable. It’s more of a possible replacement to pumped-storage hydroelectric.
Thats not what they’re using it for. This is an alternative to pumped hydro or big lithium arrays.
Batteries are increasingly used for large scale storage now, especially with renewables becoming more prevalent.