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[โ€“] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago (6 children)

It doesn't have to be steam. You can also use the generated energy to pump water up to a location of higher gravitational potential, then use that to spin turbines as it comes back down.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pumped-storage_hydroelectricity

[โ€“] BussyCat 2 points 1 month ago

But how do you get the energy to pump the water up stream

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