Addv4@lemmy.world to Solarpunk@slrpnk.net · 29 days agoStoring solar power as ice for coolingyoutu.beexternal-linkmessage-square3linkfedilinkarrow-up163arrow-down10file-text
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minus-squarechicken@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·29 days agoVery cool concept. I wonder if constant ice freezing and thawing would cause damage to the container and pipes over time though
minus-squareAddv4@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·27 days agoProbably, but it seems like a simple enough solution for hot climates for a stop gap before battery adoption.
minus-squareharambe69@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·25 days agoIt might even be more efficient that a battery.
Very cool concept. I wonder if constant ice freezing and thawing would cause damage to the container and pipes over time though
Probably, but it seems like a simple enough solution for hot climates for a stop gap before battery adoption.
It might even be more efficient that a battery.