It's not that it can't be done on a technical level, it's that it can't be done on a social level.
Pumped (hydro) storage requires MASSIVE areas, all sorts of approvals, and often resettling people. This works fine in China where the government can just do whatever, but in places like California, we can't even approve new resevoirs for drinking/farming water, much less energy storage.
Can that change? Certainly. Is it likely to? Doubtful.
Pumped (hydro) storage requires MASSIVE areas, all sorts of approvals, and often resettling people. This works fine in China where the government can just do whatever, but in places like California, we can't even approve new resevoirs for drinking/farming water, much less energy storage.
Can that change? Certainly. Is it likely to? Doubtful.