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by helsinkiandrew 869 days ago
I’m sceptical about this technology, but it seems it is a lot lower cost than batteries (they claim a plant can last 50+ years with 50k+ cycles), can provide bursts of power, and can offset the decommissioning cost of mines.

A slightly better article: https://eepower.com/news/gravity-energy-storage-systems-tran...

The company: https://gravitricity.com/

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I'm curious about the running costs. I expect that heavy moving parts will cause more wear & tear than a LFP grid-scale stationary battery, but I could be wrong.