That reminds me of that idea of a solar panel farm that uses its excess energy to lift a boulder during the day and then during the night the boulder falls and turns alternators that create electricity from the weight of the boulder slowly falling back down overnight

[–] itchy_lizard@feddit.it 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yes but I think methane is far more practical

Google "synthetic methane"

[–] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ah, I have. Yes, I see what you mean. That is a useful technology.

Is that specific field still very prototypical? I can't find any real-world applications yet.

Can it scale or has it only been experimented within laboratory settings so far?

Oh wait, Japan of course, what's going through with trials. Cool

[–] itchy_lizard@feddit.it 1 points 1 year ago

There's a huge plant in California and France. theres a lot.