In the Gobi Desert in Golmud City, Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in northwest China's Qinghai Province, giant white tanks stand out against the gravel plain. Inside the tanks, in an ultra-cold environment of minus 194 degrees Celsius,
  • perestroika@slrpnk.net
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    1 month ago

    Given that…

    The potential energy carried by Liquid Air/Nitrogen is just over 200 Wh/kg (watt hours per kilogram). source

    …this is roughly equal to battery storage, but likely doesn’t need any scarce minerals.