☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 month agoChina built a 40-story tower that stores wind power by stacking concreteboingboing.netexternal-linkmessage-square49linkfedilinkarrow-up1104arrow-down16
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minus-square☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·1 month agoI would imagine that hydro would actually have to deal with more friction leading to more energy loss.
minus-squareTropicalDingdong@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoSure, but its like, way, way way easier to scale a hydro system.
minus-square☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month 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.