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Re:Wind and solar are cheaper than thought, admits UK govern... by ascorbic on Thursday August 27, 2020 @02:39PM (#24297041)
Pumped hydro has an efficiency of around 80%, which is similar to lithium ion batteries. They also have massive capacity. The downside is that there aren't many places where they can be built.
Re:Wind and solar are cheaper than thought, admits UK govern... by im3w1l on Thursday August 27, 2020 @03:42PM (#24297774)
What if we dammed the Mediterranean?
Re:Wind and solar are cheaper than thought, admits UK govern... by etimberg on Thursday August 27, 2020 @08:22PM (#24300188)
Funny enough that idea was proposed in the 1920s https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantropa