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Re:Construction begins on world’s biggest liquid air battery by sa1 on Tuesday June 23, 2020 @08:21PM (#23622264)
In my country, there are economic challenges: water isn't available everywhere, diverting water is not cheap, and it messes with water sharing agreements, which are a political issue in themselves.
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Re:Construction begins on world’s biggest liquid air battery by luma on Tuesday June 23, 2020 @09:08PM (#23622704)
Gravity batteries only need mass, it needn’t be water: https://youtu.be/gn5AM75AGvw
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Re:Construction begins on world’s biggest liquid air battery by toomuchtodo on Tuesday June 23, 2020 @09:03PM (#23622672)
As I once heard from a Wyoming rancher, “Whiskey’s for drinking, water’s for fighting.” Water rights are treacherous to navigate.
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Re:Construction begins on world’s biggest liquid air battery by PopeDotNinja on Wednesday June 24, 2020 @02:32AM (#23624773)
It’s gonna get worse, too, with upstream countries building dams at the expense of downstream countries.
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