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Re:Goldman Sachs invests $250M in compressed air energy storage by Someone on Wednesday January 12, 2022 @02:35PM (#29911736)
That was normal in the age of steam. Having lots of tiny steam engines on the factory floor does not make sense. Keeping them running is too labor intensive, they would be fire risks, and they’re less efficient.
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Re:Goldman Sachs invests $250M in compressed air energy storage by DuskStar on Wednesday January 12, 2022 @03:05PM (#29912070)
And in the age of water, running shafts to the waterwheel was vastly easier than having a wheel at each station.
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