Switzerland dug a hole the size of two soccer fields to install the world’s most powerful underground battery, able to output 1.2 GW within milliseconds.

Gsus4@mander.xyz · edit-2 18 days ago

Switzerland dug a hole the size of two soccer fields to install the world’s most powerful underground battery, able to output 1.2 GW within milliseconds.

IrateAnteater@sh.itjust.works · 18 days ago

And how much would you have to pay people to take those thousands of Home Depot systems, string them all together, build a facility to hold all this, then hook it to the grid?

solrize@lemmy.ml · 18 days ago

When you build bigger stuff, costs per KWH are lower than you pay at Home Depot, higher.

https://vipenergyservice.com/energy-storage/cost-of-battery-storage-per-kwh/

howrar@lemmy.ca · 18 days ago

And how long are those systems expected to last compared to those in the article?

Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works · 18 days ago

People girls just use them in their homes and businesses.

Switzerland dug a hole the size of two soccer fields to install the world’s most powerful underground battery, able to output 1.2 GW within milliseconds.

Switzerland dug a hole the size of two soccer fields to install the world’s most powerful underground battery, able to output 1.2 GW within milliseconds.

Switzerland dug a hole the size of two soccer fields to install the world’s most powerful underground battery, able to release 1.2 GW in milliseconds and store 2.1 GWh at a multibillion-dollar price tag