Making Chips @enceladusty.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Better versions of gravity storage exist, like pumped hydro, or this: aresnorthamerica.comaresnorthamerica.comARES North AmericaThe Power of Gravity on ARES North America… 3402
Bob Dodd @dodd-bob.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Tbh, I worked at a colliery that hauled a million tonnes of coal a year vertically over a distance of 1km, so don’t impress me much. I don’t think it was even the largest power consumption. 030
walkthemaxplanck.bsky.social @walkthemaxplanck.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Not necessarily. You can literally dig a hole in the ground to do pumped hydro, and long term maintenance will still be far lower. 120
Lexical Lushes @lexical-lushes.bsky.social · 07/07/2026and? grid-based storage doesn't need to be local. why build these highly inefficient towers when you can build a reservoir /somewhere/ for better results? 210
Making Chips @enceladusty.bsky.social · 07/07/2026I mean you could build a water tower about as easily as this contraption 3160
