Could balloon-like water tanks help fight L.A.’s fires? A new concept is touted as a solution

Energy Vault | 9 February 2025

  • An engineer who lost his home in the Palisades fire says a new system of low-cost inflatable reservoirs could ensure more water is available to fight fires.
  • The balloon-like plastic tanks, called Water Trees, were developed by a company as an energy solution.
  • Now the engineer and his colleagues are proposing to install the onion-shaped reservoirs across Southern California as a solution to reduce fire risks.

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