In a recent study, researchers from the European Environmental Bureau (EEB), the Stockholm School of Economics (SSE), and the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) questioned the planned development of new nuclear capacities in the energy strategies of the United States and certain European countries.
    • persolb@lemmy.mlEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Can you? To store the energy you need to pump up; to use it you need to flow back down. Where is the ‘down’ or ‘up’ from a mine shaft?

      I’d also question if the volume would be worth it.

      Edit: maybe you are thinking compressed air?

        • persolb@lemmy.mlEnglish
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          1 year ago

          I guess I wasn’t clear where on the surface the storage is. Do they still make a dam type area to store the ‘high’ water, or is it just a different part of the mine which is closer to the surface?

          I was able to find some mine numbers… yeah; insane. Especially something like an open cut mine which is functionally already lake shaped.