Can '#WaterBatteries' help farmers tackle #drought?

Kirk England, 21 October 2025

"#Rainwater used to surge through Will Luke's dairy farm whenever there was a downpour.

"He used to watch it flow away but concerns over 'drier and drier' summers led him to build a storage pond allowing him to put that water to use - particularly for livestock.

" 'Once it leaves the farm, it's no good to me. If we capture the water we can get more use out of it. We're much more resilient,' said Mr Luke, whose farm is near Plymouth, Devon.

"The Westcountry Rivers Trust said #ponds and #wetlands were insurance for 'times of need' including droughts, and it was now leading a €8m (£6.95m) project on how the so-called 'water batteries' could be used to create a 'smart water grid' across Europe."

Read more:
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvg7p9en90ro

#SolarPunkSunday #Ponds #Wetlands #Rainbarrels #Cisterns #WaterBatteries #ClimateChangeFarming #ClimateChangeAdaptation #WaterIsLife

A new ocean-going pumped hydro system deploys seawater to cut the cost of long duration energy storage for wind and solar farms.

https://cleantechnica.com/2025/10/22/a-new-energy-storage-solution-for-wind-solar-floating-water-batteries/

#energystorage #energy #batteries #waterbatteries #windenergy #solarenergy #renewableenergy #cleanenergy #greenenergy #italy

A new ocean-going pumped hydro system deploys seawater to cut the cost of long duration energy storage for wind and solar farms.

https://cleantechnica.com/2025/10/22/a-new-energy-storage-solution-for-wind-solar-floating-water-batteries/

#energystorage #energy #batteries #waterbatteries #windenergy #solarenergy #renewableenergy #cleanenergy #greenenergy #italy

#FUD.... clear and simple. This is a storage problem, not a generation problem. We need #WaterBatteries, chemical, and #heatbatteries, to store this peak generation for offpeak usage!

#Germany has too many #solarpanels, and it's pushed energy prices into negative territory
On average, the price received was 9.1 euros per megawatt-hour, significantly under the 70.6 euros paid during non-solar-power hours.
https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/commodities/solar-panel-supply-german-electricity-prices-negative-renewable-demand-green-2024-5

Revolutionary Batteries: A Leap Towards Greener Energy
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/technology/revolutionary-batteries-a-leap-towards-greener-energy/ar-BB1iME6Y?cvid=a800e5027ea940e8d08079402e1f9383&ocid=winp2fptaskbarhover&ei=8

#Batteries
#WaterBatteries
#AqueousMetalIonBatteries
#RMIT