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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•2 years agoWhat about using solar to pump water into a reservoir and then using that to run hydroelectric systems at night? Too inefficient?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink4•2 years agoIt’s used, see pumped storage. However, it’s not possible to build it everywhere.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•2 years agoJust most places: https://re100.eng.anu.edu.au/global/
minus-squareJustEnoughDuckslinkfedilink1•2 years agoInnefficient, can be catastophic to local environments, not feasible in like 70% of places, but that kind of energy storage is in une in a few places in China amd the US where it is a good option in the local geography.
What about using solar to pump water into a reservoir and then using that to run hydroelectric systems at night? Too inefficient?
It’s used, see pumped storage. However, it’s not possible to build it everywhere.
Just most places: https://re100.eng.anu.edu.au/global/
Innefficient, can be catastophic to local environments, not feasible in like 70% of places, but that kind of energy storage is in une in a few places in China amd the US where it is a good option in the local geography.