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US grid adds batteries at 10x the rate of natural gas in first half of 2024 (arstechnica.com)
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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Not for transportation (e.g. pipes), but it seems pretty good for localized energy storage, like for forklifts/heavy machinery at a warehouse/factory. It's probably not a good fit for grid scale storage, but who knows, maybe we'll find a use case to replace natural gas plants for night-time generation. I don't think hydrogen cars will really be a thing, but maybe hydrogen long-haul trucks or trains could be (i.e. machines with predictable stops where they can refuel).