Re:German riot police clear protesters for coal mine expansion
by affgrff2 on Sunday January 15, 2023 @06:19AM
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I don't know, I think everyone is aware that storing excess energy surplus from renewables is an unsolved problem and you are moralizing and making the debate by choice of strong words (lie, slavery) unnecessary emotional.
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Re:German riot police clear protesters for coal mine expansion
by throwaway8689 on Sunday January 15, 2023 @06:34AM
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There's an article about flywheel storage on hn front page right now. Not saying this solves the problem but it's an interesting contribution.
Re:German riot police clear protesters for coal mine expansion
by pclmulqdq on Sunday January 15, 2023 @07:14AM
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Flywheel batteries have been proposed many times in the last 15-20 years, and there's a good reason none of them have gotten off the drawing board. They are very dangerous and not very energy-dense.
Re:German riot police clear protesters for coal mine expansion
by nix23 on Sunday January 15, 2023 @06:37AM
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>I think everyone is aware that storing excess energy surplus from renewables is an unsolved problem
It's not everywhere a problem, a really old solution is:
https://www.iflscience.com/giant-water-battery-in-the-swiss-...
And if you don't have much water that could be a solution: