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China's 'artificial sun' hits new milestone with research campus delivered for use, targets 2030 for first electricity output (www.globaltimes.cn)
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[–] 1 point 2 days ago (2 children)

It's called energy storage technology.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 day ago (1 child)

    So then you need 15km² to cover the day, another 5-10km² to cover the night, and then however much space and lithium it's going to take to store all that energy.

    And this still doesn't solve the problem once you're a little too far off the equator.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 day ago

    Sodium ion, ammonium/hydrogen production, elevated hydro, compressed air, etc. There are lots of options that are being built up. There is also a lot of desert in the world. It would be a major undertaking but it's possible.

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