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space_raccoon_ t1_iwiove0 wrote
Reply to comment by izybit in Italian startup Energy Dome claims its CO2 grid storage batteries are cheaper than lithium-ion, and need no rare minerals, being made from just off-the-shelf steel components, water & CO2. It's opening its first 200 MWh facility in Sardinia in 2023 by lughnasadh
Mining metals is not something we should continue to do. Technology moving us away from metals is good
space_raccoon_ t1_iwizrv6 wrote
Reply to comment by izybit in Italian startup Energy Dome claims its CO2 grid storage batteries are cheaper than lithium-ion, and need no rare minerals, being made from just off-the-shelf steel components, water & CO2. It's opening its first 200 MWh facility in Sardinia in 2023 by lughnasadh
Humanity literally can exist without mining, and did for a very long time. Mining is horrible for the environment, not that you care