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cm0002@lemdro.id to Technology@midwest.socialEnglish · 2 個月前

China built a 40-story tower that stores wind power by stacking concrete

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China built a 40-story tower that stores wind power by stacking concrete

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cm0002@lemdro.id to Technology@midwest.socialEnglish · 2 個月前
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A 148-meter tower in Jiangsu stores 100 MWh by hoisting 35-ton concrete blocks with surplus wind power.
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  • wyldrstallyns@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    Oh, perfect, concrete is the greenest of green! What genius! We’re saved! /s 😶🤮

    The cement industry alone accounts for roughly 8% of global carbon dioxide emissions—emitting more than the aviation and global shipping industries combined.

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      Surplus wind power hoists 35-ton blocks cast from recycled concrete and industrial aggregate toward the top.

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      The site says the blocks are made from recycled concrete

      • wyldrstallyns@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        That’s supposed to be a finite resource, not a poster child for why more is “necessary”. ☝🏼

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    Oh wow, been years since i last heared of gravity batteries. AdamSomething i think made a video about these, tldr water reservoirs are much much more efficent

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