Engineers' Views on Storing Solar Energy as Potential Energy

[Citory]

Store energy from solar panels in form of gravitational potential energy.
For example: build a system which will lift a very heavy block. When you need energy, you just get down the block
What do engineers think about that?

 

[russ_watters]

It works, but you should calculate how much mass and how high.

 

[Citory]

Is it created somewhere?

 

[russ_watters]

Is it created somewhere?

It is done with water, but not with weights.