L4sBot@lemmy.worldMB to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoA huge battery has replaced Hawaii's last coal plantwww.canarymedia.comexternal-linkmessage-square22fedilinkarrow-up1219arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up1216arrow-down1external-linkA huge battery has replaced Hawaii's last coal plantwww.canarymedia.comL4sBot@lemmy.worldMB to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square22fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareBrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up49arrow-down2·11 months 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-squareEager Eagle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-211 months 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.
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.