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kogasa240p
7 hours ago
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pfdietz
5 hours ago
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You mean gravity batteries using concrete weights? A scam for suckers.
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kogasa240p
2 hours ago
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Nope:
https://news.mit.edu/2025/concrete-battery-now-packs-ten-tim...
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pfdietz
1 hours ago
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So, about two orders of magnitude lower specific energy than Li-ion batteries. The extra cost per kg had better be damned small or this won't pencil out.
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