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Re:German institute successfully tests underwater energy sto... by tinco on Tuesday March 07, 2017 @08:28AM (#13810097)
Ah thanks, I misread that. I get that these types of storages are inefficient, that's the point I was trying to emphasize, a solution like this looks interesting, but it's not a serious competitor to nuclear power, or even pumped hydro (it's basically pumped hydro, but with a human made reservoir).
Re:German institute successfully tests underwater energy sto... by lutorm on Tuesday March 07, 2017 @02:09PM (#13813574)
it's not a serious competitor to nuclear power

How can you say that off-hand without knowing what the costs are? It's not at all obvious to me that building 3000 concrete spheres with turbines and a bunch of PV panels is any harder or more expensive than building giant nuclear power plants.