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Colossal Water Battery Reduces University’s Energy Expenses (boomvibes.com)
5 points by tokstesla 2419 days ago
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From the title, I thought it would be a pumped-storage system basically using gravity as the energy medium. They're instead using it as a thermal system and cooling the water for use in air conditioning. It's an interesting setup for areas where AC is almost always needed.