How should energy be stored? PLEASE HELP?

Question

ok what is the best way to store energy and help our environment? PLEASE HELP

Answer 1

greenest method of storing energy, in vast amounts, is storing water in a very big lake with a giant dam on a high mountain.

cheap, is environmentally friendly, could even be a tourist attraction and very efficient.

Answer 2

Energy can be stored in many ways and forms.  

The largest are dams, like the Hoover Dam.  

Maybe not the smallest but the most efficient is a thermosiphon hot water solar system which uses no pumps or electricity.

Answer 3

This is a very big question and the simple answer is that it depends upon the circumstances.  As we are forced to switch from fossil fuels for energy (because they are running out) we will need to turn to wind, wave, tide, hydro and solar energy sources which will require more storage of energy to cope with fluctuating supplies.

People have already mentioned dams.  Here the water stored behind the dam can be released through a water mill or turbine to power tools or to generate electricity, so whilst it is behind the dam it is stored energy.  It can even be worthwhile to pump the water up to the lake behind the dam as a means of storing spare energy generated by other means, such as a windmill.

Another means of storing energy is in batteries.  These can be very convenient but they are not very efficient.

Houses can be designed to use stored energy.  For example the sun can warm a swimming pool during the day and the heat can be used to warm the house at night.

Planting trees is a means of storing energy.  They absorb the sun's energy whilst they are growing which they will release as heat in a furnace when wanted.  They do pollute when burnt but not as seriously as fossil fuels.

Answer 4

by sitting in the backyard , drinking a cold beer and slow smoking a well marinated brisket and turning up the radio    lol

Answer 5

The easiest and most logical way of storing energy that would be otherwise wasted is through a power stabilizer. Approx. 30% of an average households incoming electricity is lost monthly, thats wasted energy and wasted money!! Contact me for further info.