L4sBot@lemmy.worldMB to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoA huge battery has replaced Hawaii's last coal plantwww.canarymedia.comexternal-linkmessage-square27fedilinkarrow-up1274arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up1270arrow-down1external-linkA huge battery has replaced Hawaii's last coal plantwww.canarymedia.comL4sBot@lemmy.worldMB to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square27fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareBrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up62arrow-down5·2 years agoWasn’t very clear but the battery will be charged using existing renewable sources. The headline is poorly worded since coal is energy production and batteries are energy storage.
minus-squareironeagl@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 years agoNo, the plant is full of primary batteries! 4.2 million AA cells!
minus-squareEager Eagle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-22 years agoAll our “energy production” just converts energy from one state into another. Like a battery. A dam is often referred to as a giant gravity potential energy battery.
Wasn’t very clear but the battery will be charged using existing renewable sources.
The headline is poorly worded since coal is energy production and batteries are energy storage.
No, the plant is full of primary batteries! 4.2 million AA cells!
All our “energy production” just converts energy from one state into another. Like a battery.
A dam is often referred to as a giant gravity potential energy battery.