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How scientists turn lakes into giant batteries

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Describes how lakes are engineered as energy storage systems using gravitational potential energy. Technical explanation of pumped hydro technology.

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A 5-minute video from TED-Ed: “How scientists turn lakes into giant batteries”.

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