https://blog.speculist.com/energy/running-like-cl.html Live to see it. Thu, 16 Dec 2021 08:21:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 https://blog.speculist.com/energy/running-like-cl.html#comment-9696 MikeD Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:53:15 +0000 http://localhost/specblog/?p=1663#comment-9696 What about lifting empty tanks then compressing air into liquid form until the container is heavy enough to do useful work? Once the weight reaches the bottom of it’s travel, it’s decompressed to do more useful work. People love Hybrids – it’s all about the marketing.

]]> https://blog.speculist.com/energy/running-like-cl.html#comment-9695 Phil Bowermaster Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:08:14 +0000 http://localhost/specblog/?p=1663#comment-9695 I wonder which would be more efficient — suspended weights or compressed air? You can also put water under compression to store energy — hydraulic batteries, basically. Then there’s the flywheel. All good ideas.

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