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Re:Many scientists see fusion as the future of energy – and ... by zarzavat on Thursday October 06, 2022 @01:20AM (#33104647)
Does battery technology need to be on an exponential curve? We already have electric car batteries that can power your home for a good long time. Note that a battery for a home is cheaper as there is no weight restriction, unlike with a car. You can use old refurbished batteries that are no longer suitable for cars.

On the grid scale, a pumped hydro facility can provide energy storage for thousands. Energy storage is technologically a solved problem, it’s just not equally distributed yet.

Re:Many scientists see fusion as the future of energy – and ... by towaway15463 on Thursday October 06, 2022 @09:36AM (#33107983)
I’d like to see a cost estimate in both dollars and land area for pumped hydro.