☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆ to World News@lemmy.mlEnglish • 2 years agoChina is building a 100GW renewable capacity project by the Yalong river. This will power 100 million households, the equivalent of the entire US population.www.scmp.comexternal-linkmessage-square22fedilinkarrow-up167arrow-down110
arrow-up157arrow-down1external-linkChina is building a 100GW renewable capacity project by the Yalong river. This will power 100 million households, the equivalent of the entire US population.www.scmp.com☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆ to World News@lemmy.mlEnglish • 2 years agomessage-square22fedilink
minus-squareNicklinkfedilinkEnglish2•2 years agoAnd with batteries you only have a couple thousand charge cycles. With hydro-electric I feel like it’s limitless.
minus-square_haha_oh_wow_linkfedilinkEnglish3•2 years agoIt still needs to be maintained, but it’s still gotta be way more cost effective in the long run.
minus-squareNicklinkfedilinkEnglish2•2 years agoAgreed. And I can imagine the turbines needs updates as well.
minus-square_haha_oh_wow_linkfedilinkEnglish2•2 years agoYup, all sorts of stuff has to be maintained and repaired.
And with batteries you only have a couple thousand charge cycles. With hydro-electric I feel like it’s limitless.
It still needs to be maintained, but it’s still gotta be way more cost effective in the long run.
Agreed. And I can imagine the turbines needs updates as well.
Yup, all sorts of stuff has to be maintained and repaired.