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To make solar power viable, we need a solution for overnight energy storage.

Batteries are complicated.

Do you know what isn't? Water go up. stonks-up

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[-] TankieTanuki@hexbear.net 2 points 2 years ago
[-] Sausage@hexbear.net 4 points 2 years ago

I guess cleaning up after a huge salt spill isn’t its also probably terrible for the ground when it leaks. From reading Wikipedia it also uses an obscene amount of fresh water.

[-] TankieTanuki@hexbear.net 2 points 2 years ago
[-] Sausage@hexbear.net 3 points 2 years ago

I mean it also contains salt ;) as I said salt is corrosive sea water has 35 parts per thousand of salt in it and look how corrosive that is. Here we are talking about hot molten salt…

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