The European Network on Nostr: Flooded mines across the UK could store large amounts of wind energy that would ...

Flooded mines across the UK could store large amounts of wind energy that would otherwise go to waste by heating up the water within them. The heat could then be extracted to warm homes in winter.

A test of the idea is being planned in Scotland in 2024.

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2403650-abandoned-coal-mines-could-store-wind-energy/

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