Too lazy to read. Is it one of those device that converts solar power into potential energy of water?
Yeah, looks like that's how it works. They store up potential energy when the panels work, and then release it as needed. This solves the storage problem associated with solar.
a 1kwh LifePo4 battery costs almost 220$, so batteries are still expensive as heck. water dams or hydrogen production are good ways of storing solar energy
And with batteries you only have a couple thousand charge cycles. With hydro-electric I feel like it's limitless.
It still needs to be maintained, but it's still gotta be way more cost effective in the long run.
Agreed. And I can imagine the turbines needs updates as well.
Yup, all sorts of stuff has to be maintained and repaired.
Too lazy to read. Is it one of those device that converts solar power into potential energy of water?
Yeah, looks like that's how it works. They store up potential energy when the panels work, and then release it as needed. This solves the storage problem associated with solar.
a 1kwh LifePo4 battery costs almost 220$, so batteries are still expensive as heck. water dams or hydrogen production are good ways of storing solar energy
And with batteries you only have a couple thousand charge cycles. With hydro-electric I feel like it's limitless.
It still needs to be maintained, but it's still gotta be way more cost effective in the long run.
Agreed. And I can imagine the turbines needs updates as well.
Yup, all sorts of stuff has to be maintained and repaired.