Maybe they are using a centrifuge or some other mechanical means to store the energy. Not that I think they are but there has been a lot of work on those types of storage over the decades. I haven't heard if any of them have become commercially feasible.
On Mon, Jun 5, 2017, 1:11 AM Rory Conaway <[email protected]> wrote: > Considering that battery costs right now are at $230 per KWH for electric > cars, I’m kind of not buying that. > > > > *From:* Af [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Bill Prince > *Sent:* Sunday, June 4, 2017 11:08 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] This Is the Biggest News in Electricity Since the > LightBulb -- Seriously > > > > The monumental breakthrough is the cost per KWH. They're saying 4.5 cents > per KWH. That is a big deal. > > bp > > <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> > > > > On 6/4/2017 1:25 PM, Jeremy wrote: > > Apparently 'solar-plus' is just the process of storing energy in large > banks of batteries and then using it during peak hours when energy costs > more. I am not finding the monumental breakthrough here.... > > > > On Jun 4, 2017 10:11 AM, "Bill Prince" <[email protected]> wrote: > > I heard about these giant rubber bands... > > > > bp > > <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> > > > > On 6/3/2017 7:00 PM, Chuck McCown wrote: > > It doesn’t say how they are storing the energy. > > > > *From:* Jaime Solorza > > *Sent:* Saturday, June 03, 2017 3:20 PM > > *To:* Animal Farm > > *Subject:* [AFMUG] This Is the Biggest News in Electricity Since the > LightBulb -- Seriously > > > > > https://news.google.com/news/amp?caurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fool.com%2Finvesting%2F2017%2F06%2F03%2Fthis-is-the-biggest-news-in-electricity-since-the.aspx#pt0-845273 > > > > >
