boem@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoZinc batteries that offer an alternative to lithium just got a big boostwww.technologyreview.comexternal-linkmessage-square29fedilinkarrow-up1304arrow-down116
arrow-up1288arrow-down1external-linkZinc batteries that offer an alternative to lithium just got a big boostwww.technologyreview.comboem@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square29fedilink
minus-squareNotMyOldRedditName@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up17·1 year agoEnergy density on these are woefully inadequate for cars, but that doesn’t matter for stationary storage which is what this is for.
minus-squarepainfulasterisk@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 year agoI’m more interested in how they will troubleshoot and perform preventative maintenance to the battery, since halides are quite toxic.
minus-squaresupercriticalcheese@feddit.itlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoFirst they need to see if they work and can be produced economically
Energy density on these are woefully inadequate for cars, but that doesn’t matter for stationary storage which is what this is for.
I’m more interested in how they will troubleshoot and perform preventative maintenance to the battery, since halides are quite toxic.
First they need to see if they work and can be produced economically