Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 8 months agoInnovative sand battery can heat entire town for a weekwww.techspot.comexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up138arrow-down12
arrow-up136arrow-down1external-linkInnovative sand battery can heat entire town for a weekwww.techspot.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square4fedilink
minus-squarejanNatan@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·8 months agoI mean, it works. The question is if it works well enough. Heating things to make steam is how nuclear power plants work. Solar tower power plants use heated salt instead of sand. That sounds pretty similar to me. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_power_tower
I mean, it works. The question is if it works well enough. Heating things to make steam is how nuclear power plants work. Solar tower power plants use heated salt instead of sand. That sounds pretty similar to me.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_power_tower