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[–] davepleasebehave@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Why not just use a water reservoir which will also fill with water when it rains.

[–] Lugh@futurology.today 2 points 1 week ago

A Swiss company is trying this, though using concrete instead of water. Wear and tear and moving parts are disadvantages though.

https://www.swiss.tech/news/giant-gravity-batteries-storage-renewable-energies

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