Comment on An open-source flow battery kitparentComments−rini172yUphill water storage has little energy density, you need huge reservoir to get useful amounts of energy.−culopatin2yOk, and?−rini172yAnd it means extracting the kinetic energy in this scenario is not worth it, you won't recoup the cost of turbine. Only advantage of placing electrolyte above the cell might be that you don't need to pump it when discharging, only when charging.
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Uphill water storage has little energy density, you need huge reservoir to get useful amounts of energy.
Ok, and?
And it means extracting the kinetic energy in this scenario is not worth it, you won't recoup the cost of turbine. Only advantage of placing electrolyte above the cell might be that you don't need to pump it when discharging, only when charging.