vividspecter to Green Energy@slrpnk.net · 6 months agoNevada put big battery energy storage where a coal plant used to beelectrek.coexternal-linkmessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up1152arrow-down13
arrow-up1149arrow-down1external-linkNevada put big battery energy storage where a coal plant used to beelectrek.covividspecter to Green Energy@slrpnk.net · 6 months agomessage-square15fedilink
minus-squarehalcyoncmdr@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·6 months agoHydroelectric Dams are a gravity based battery. Crudely, water falling spins the turbine generating electricity. One of the few power generating methods that doesn’t involve first turning water to steam to spin the turbine.
Hydroelectric Dams are a gravity based battery. Crudely, water falling spins the turbine generating electricity. One of the few power generating methods that doesn’t involve first turning water to steam to spin the turbine.