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demure · 3133 days ago · link · · parent · post: The Sunday Paper 2015.09.20: Politics, Happiness, The Pecking Order -- all below the fold.
Flywheels to store excess? crazy?
WanderingEng · 3133 days ago · link ·
Flywheels exist! But they're only used for short term power balancing, regulating frequency. Could they be used for storing excess across hours or days? Probably! The limiter there is probably cost rather than the technology.