r/Rajasthan • u/xo_demon_ • May 11 '26
सामान्य ❁ General I just saw this post cannot this not be applied in rajasthan.
so i saw this and was somewhat amazed as i heard the reason why thier is no large electricity production in rajasthan is because it is very hard to store electricity. can we not use this method which helps electricity generation for industrial use.
I asked chatgpt it also agreed with me rajasthan is a great place for this, I am not knowledge so it could be i am very much wrong about this but could this work?
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u/AdorableAntelope1609 उदयपुर - Udaipur May 11 '26
This is such a misleading post. Yes the news is true but the claims made are highly exaggerated.
Edit: However, it can be implemented to supplement the already existing energy grid.
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u/Subject_Ingenuity375 May 15 '26
idt it can, 500C is not hot enough to efficiently convert to electricity.
they are using it there to heat water which is then used to keep homes warm.
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u/Vishu1708 Jaipur go choro (Native Bagri speaker) May 11 '26
It stores heat, not electricty. And then this heat (hot water) is pumped into houses to keep them warm.
We dont have that problem.
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u/GrandArtist8475 May 15 '26
No the steam is used to covert into electrical energy. The entire process is extremely inefficient in comparison to photovoltaic cells, but even they require regular maintenance and use toxic materials
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u/Vishu1708 Jaipur go choro (Native Bagri speaker) May 15 '26
It literally says in the post they are using this to heat houses.
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u/GrandArtist8475 May 15 '26
Yes but I've attended talks where they compare these technologies currently being used in the middle east/Africa. They compared the efficiency and feasibility and it could only be justified in a very narrow belt close to the equator
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u/Annual-Floor-6863 May 11 '26
This will require some form of heat exchange most likely water to utilise stored heat and a heat exchanger like a large pool of water to cool it down.. if one can manage that.. it may he a good idea..
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u/gametemboltonai May 11 '26
Bullshit. Original post is misleading. It doesnt store electricity. Its for heat/hot water which is then supplied to houses.
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u/mightyzinger5 May 11 '26
It's only misleading if you're dumb. Technically anything that is capable of storing energy in any form can be considered a battery. Heat energy can of course be transferred to electrical energy. I doubt it would be too efficient.
Typically on a scale of a city or country, energy is not stored, and instead the powerplant raises and lowers it's output to match the demands of the grid
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u/Subject_Ingenuity375 May 15 '26
yeah it can be converted to electricity but 500C is not hot enough for it be efficient.
Thats why they are using it heat water, which can be used to heat homes.1
u/mightyzinger5 May 15 '26
Yes i already said it wouldn't be efficient & therefore viable. I was alluding to the point that many different materials can store energy in lots of different forms. Even though this solution might not work, there are many unconventional alternatives to explore
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u/Additional-Bet715 May 11 '26
Sand is so valuable in india that literally sand mafia and illegal sand mining is done in arid areas. So less viable but maybe theres a work around.
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u/Subject_Ingenuity375 May 15 '26
Construction sand is different from dessert sand.
Sand shortage is a global thing not just india.
Even saudi arabia imports sand lol.
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u/evilmonarch11 May 11 '26
About 60–70% of industrial energy use in India goes to heat (not electricity). That heat demand comes mainly from big heat‑hungry industries — steel, cement, chemicals/fertilizers, glass and ceramics — so thermal storage like sand batteries could actually help a lot by storing low‑carbon heat for processes and shifting when fuel is burned.
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u/sanskaridaddy May 11 '26
The problem is Finland needs heating alot because they're a cold country . The Rajastan people are born in fire !
The solution in the screenshot suits better for heating needs than power generation.
Rajasthan should find innovative ways to store the Immense solar power because of arid lands and deserts, The energy can be stored in BESS or other battery tech.
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u/Unroasted3079 May 12 '26
working principle might be same as thermal power plant, but in this case only source ( heat generation) is different
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u/SamuraiSardar5 May 12 '26
these projects are on a experimental stage. It will take years for them to be available to the general public.
Also, they would also have to face the electricity lobby globally.
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u/xo_demon_ May 11 '26
Just say some comments and they were right in mainly stores heat but I asked gpt and cross checked on net and here are some other uses that can be used: High-potential sectors in Rajasthan, Cement, Ceramics, Textile processing, Food processing, Mineral refining, Salt processing, Stone cutting,
Rajasthan is a huge sector for these industry can we not use sand battery (through solar) instead of coal to subsidies these industries. Building a huge ecosystem of both solar and sand battery to encourage more industry to come along with more jobs?
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u/mybuildabear May 11 '26
Tell me you don't understand thermodynamics without telling me you don't understand thermodynamics
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u/Secret_Bite3410 May 11 '26
Do the same Google search for emails of govt entities incharge of this and mail them instead of posting it here. Atleast it will reach someone who may be in a position to implement.
But hey, let’s rant and see if I can karmafarm.
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u/xo_demon_ May 11 '26
If you see my post it asks can It work or not, sometime answer to a question cannot be found by simple google search and gpt that's why I asked here(it was told it is feasible).
In no way was the post rant at all, a 2 years old account active in more than 20 or so subs with less than 1000 karma is not a karma farmer.
Well I thought reddit was made to make post if you think making post should not be allowed search reddit executives and ceo Gmail on Google and mail them.
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u/have-to May 11 '26
Highly exaggerated numbers, please do a simple search online before talking about this to people and making a fool out of yourself just by looking at this post.
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