poVoq@slrpnk.netM to Green Energy@slrpnk.netEnglish · 1 year agoFinland warms up the world’s largest sand battery, and the economics look appealingtechcrunch.comexternal-linkmessage-square19linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10cross-posted to: futurology@futurology.today
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minus-squareperestroika@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoThey use resistive heating, so they can only charge it dirt cheap when there is surplus solar or wind.
minus-squareHirom@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoOkay, I guess the heat pumps aren’t suitable due to the economics or maybe cannot reach high enough temperatures.
They use resistive heating, so they can only charge it dirt cheap when there is surplus solar or wind.
Okay, I guess the heat pumps aren’t suitable due to the economics or maybe cannot reach high enough temperatures.