boem@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoZinc batteries that offer an alternative to lithium just got a big boostwww.technologyreview.comexternal-linkmessage-square22fedilinkarrow-up1262arrow-down114
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minus-squareNotMyOldRedditName@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up15·11 months 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-up7·11 months 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-up1·11 months 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