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minus-squareBernie EcclestonedOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-21 year agoWhat’s 108,000 tons in volume? It’s designed to go underground. I see it like water towers, every town has one to get mains water pressure and a store of water. Wouldn’t these be similar for energy? 3 days emergency backup power sounds great, plus it smoothes peaky renewables. Edit. It’s about 40x swimming pools https://www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=volume&unit=cm&amt=100000
What’s 108,000 tons in volume?
It’s designed to go underground. I see it like water towers, every town has one to get mains water pressure and a store of water.
Wouldn’t these be similar for energy? 3 days emergency backup power sounds great, plus it smoothes peaky renewables.
Edit. It’s about 40x swimming pools
https://www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=volume&unit=cm&amt=100000