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Re:Giant Compressed-Air Battery in the Australian Outback by dzhiurgis on Monday May 06, 2024 @02:44AM (#40271854)
> Both are more expensive than lithium ion

Are you comparing battery cell cost vs battery pack + structures + electronics + lines + land + installation + different continent + N other things I have no idea about?

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Re:Giant Compressed-Air Battery in the Australian Outback by zidel on Monday May 06, 2024 @03:41AM (#40272190)
BloombergNEF reports a cost of $115 per kWh for turnkey energy storage systems (in China) so their comparison is likely to hold up for complete systems in Australia and the US.

https://about.bnef.com/blog/global-energy-storage-market-rec...

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