☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · 27 days agoChina built a 40-story tower that stores wind power by stacking concreteboingboing.netexternal-linkmessage-square51fedilinkarrow-up1103arrow-down14cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
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minus-square☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·26 days agoI would imagine that hydro would actually have to deal with more friction leading to more energy loss.
minus-squareTropicalDingdong@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·26 days agoSure, but its like, way, way way easier to scale a hydro system.
minus-square☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·26 days agoIn certain conditions that’s true.
I would imagine that hydro would actually have to deal with more friction leading to more energy loss.
Sure, but its like, way, way way easier to scale a hydro system.
In certain conditions that’s true.