Abandoned outback mines sit lifeless, but renewable energy is reviving them. Here's how
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They can be an eyesore, but end-of-life mines in the outback prove to be an attractive prospect in an unlikely relationship. So how are renewable energy companies repurposing mine shafts to help decarbonise the region?

Green Gravity’s renewable-powered technology stores energy by lifting heavy objects up a mineshaft… It calculates it can store two gigawatt-hours of energy from the sites surrounding Mount Isa.

  • Gsus4@mander.xyz
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    24 days ago

    Would be nice, but Australia has a deep problem of carbon-brain, when they could be a major solar power producer/panel exporter.