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Originally Posted by Street Pharmacist
The biggest issue with pumped hydro is geography. How many places have higher elevation areas to make lakes out of.
Saw a cool idea of cranes using a turbine to lift large concrete blocks with excess energy created during the day, and using the turbines to create electricity as the concrete lowers during times of need
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Yup, every region is going to have it's own unique issues, advantages and technologies. One of the reasons why it's important to consider that when we deploy things like solar. Just becuase it works well in Saudi Arabia, doesn't mean it is the solution for us(just as an example, no raging on me!). But then we have lots of mountains, so maybe pumped hydro would be useful here. Though that comes with other environmental issues.