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‘Ocean battery’ focuses on renewable energy dilemma

Publication date 11 January 2022 | 21:41 | ICT

A wind turbine sitting idle on a calm day or spinning swiftly when power demand is already met poses a problem for renewables, and is one researchers think can be tackled under the sea.

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