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How to double the country’s power, no land required (i.stuff.co.nz)

submitted 1 year ago by d3Xt3r to c/newzealand

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While this looks promising, I'm not sure I like the idea of introducing more plastic into our waterways. Does anyone know if our filteration systems are capable of filtering out micro/nanoplastics?

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[–] RegalPotoo@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

double

Except that's not how electrical grids work. If you want to double capacity, you need to double the base capacity, not the peak capacity.

[–] BalpeenHammer 1 points 1 year ago

Seems like harvesting the tides and waves would be a better option.