• ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆OP
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      1 year ago

      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.

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    1 year ago

    The math is a bit weird: currently they have 3GW for 700 thousand households and 100GW should somehow serve 100 millions. Anyway great news, hopefully it inspires more countries to do similar projects

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    1 year ago

    Impressive. Thanks for sharing this! China has done some technological incredible feats.

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      1 year ago

      China is the main reason I’m not a complete doomer when it comes to transitioning off fossil fuels. They’re showing that it’s possible to do at scale and rapidly.

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        China seems to be able to easily start and complete megaprojects without much bureaucracy. It is a trait I wish the west would inspire to. Of course there are also traits that are not as appealing and should be avoided.

        Regarding fossil fuels, I am beyond surprised how both superpowers are not placing significant funding into fusion. ITER in theory (and almost certainty in practice) has shown that you can generate a 1< Q factor for energy projection.

        Imagine a Manhattan project for fusion instead of nuclear weapons. A project to this scale would very likely be able to fully transistion the world into clean, reliable, and cheap energy that doesn’t require batteries, sunlight, or natural terrain to exploit.

        The amount of lives you would save from free energy is also incredible! Place a few reactors in Africa and you have a way to desalinate ocean water, as well as provide free energy for food generation.