☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · 13 hours agoChina built a 40-story tower that stores wind power by stacking concreteboingboing.netexternal-linkmessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up159cross-posted to: technology@midwest.social
arrow-up159external-linkChina built a 40-story tower that stores wind power by stacking concreteboingboing.net☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · 13 hours agomessage-square25fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@midwest.social
minus-squareTropicalDingdong@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 hours agoThats a pretty fucking big on. Also, the technology to “turn a wheel” to create electricity… pretty fucking established. And… god forbid, if the community you are in ends up needing water more than electricity, well, you’ve got a bunch stored and ready for other uses.
minus-squareKorhaka@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 hours agoYeah, emergency water reservoir isn’t a bad thing to have. Not a first choice but less reliable powergrid is worth taking if it is the alternative to not having water.
Thats a pretty fucking big on. Also, the technology to “turn a wheel” to create electricity… pretty fucking established.
And… god forbid, if the community you are in ends up needing water more than electricity, well, you’ve got a bunch stored and ready for other uses.
Yeah, emergency water reservoir isn’t a bad thing to have. Not a first choice but less reliable powergrid is worth taking if it is the alternative to not having water.