SeaJ@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoUS grid adds batteries at 10x the rate of natural gas in first half of 2024arstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square46linkfedilinkarrow-up127arrow-down10
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minus-squareBoomer Humor Doomergod@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoSince most energy is used for heat, storing it as heat makes a lot of sense, and there are sand thermal storage systems that can scale from single household to whole neighborhoods.
Since most energy is used for heat, storing it as heat makes a lot of sense, and there are sand thermal storage systems that can scale from single household to whole neighborhoods.