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Re:'It's offensively cheap': Solar power is quietly becoming... by myrmidon on Tuesday October 27, 2026 @06:46AM (#50257128)
There's some plausible concepts:

https://gravity-storage.com/technical-concept/

But battery storage is a proven technology now and the cost trends with such bespoke megaprojects are not looking promising, so I'm not holding my breath.

Burning (regenerable) metal fuel in old coal power plants is also an interesting approach:

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666352X2...

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