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by concordDance 860 days ago
> 3.8kWh

That seems very low. Their website mentions 20 Mwh+.

Though my back of the envelope agrees with yours.

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If I understand it correctly, ~20MWh is for the full size model at 700m depth and with a radius of 15m (prototype radius is 1.5m and it is located at a depth of 100m).

And building concrete spheres that can withstand the pressure of a 700m water column is probably an interesting design challenge on its own.