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minus-squarebuzz86us@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 months agoI’m more interested in sodium ion being produced that while having less density will charge and discharge in a theoretically endless cycle. Flow battery is great, but it needs to be scalable from the consumer all the way up to grid storage.
minus-squarefrezik@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 months agoThere are already large flow battery installations on the grid. https://newatlas.com/energy/worlds-largest-flow-battery-grid-china/#:~:text=The Chinese city of Dalian,to 200%2C000 residents each day.
minus-squarebuzz86us@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 months agoMy point was that something that big is unaffordable, and it needs to be scalable.
minus-squarefrezik@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 months agoGuess what else is unaffordable? Nuclear.
minus-squarebuzz86us@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-29 months agoYes, but I was talking about for home installations. Then economies of scale could make it affordable and scalable for everyone
I’m more interested in sodium ion being produced that while having less density will charge and discharge in a theoretically endless cycle. Flow battery is great, but it needs to be scalable from the consumer all the way up to grid storage.
There are already large flow battery installations on the grid.
https://newatlas.com/energy/worlds-largest-flow-battery-grid-china/#:~:text=The Chinese city of Dalian,to 200%2C000 residents each day.
My point was that something that big is unaffordable, and it needs to be scalable.
Guess what else is unaffordable? Nuclear.
Yes, but I was talking about for home installations. Then economies of scale could make it affordable and scalable for everyone