▲ 15 ▼ China built a 40-story tower that stores wind power by stacking concrete (boingboing.net) submitted 4 months ago by cm0002@lemdro.id to c/technology@midwest.social 4 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] wyldrstallyns@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 4 months ago (3 children) Oh, perfect, concrete is the greenest of green! What genius! We're saved! /s 😶🤮 The cement industry alone accounts for roughly 8% of global carbon dioxide emissions—emitting more than the aviation and global shipping industries combined. permalink fedilink source hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] wander1236@sh.itjust.works 6 points 4 months ago Surplus wind power hoists 35-ton blocks cast from recycled concrete and industrial aggregate toward the top. permalink fedilink source parent [–] JillyB@beehaw.org 4 points 4 months ago (1 child) The site says the blocks are made from recycled concrete permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] wyldrstallyns@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 4 months ago That's supposed to be a finite resource, not a poster child for why more is "necessary". ☝🏼 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] wander1236@sh.itjust.works 6 points 4 months ago Surplus wind power hoists 35-ton blocks cast from recycled concrete and industrial aggregate toward the top. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JillyB@beehaw.org 4 points 4 months ago (1 child) The site says the blocks are made from recycled concrete permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] wyldrstallyns@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 4 months ago That's supposed to be a finite resource, not a poster child for why more is "necessary". ☝🏼 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] wyldrstallyns@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 4 months ago That's supposed to be a finite resource, not a poster child for why more is "necessary". ☝🏼 permalink fedilink source parent