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utility scale battery storage seems highly improbable to ever be cheaper than nuclear. If we figure a pretty generous 50% loss of energy, that means you need tw
by merpnderp 11y ago
utility scale battery storage seems highly improbable to ever be cheaper than nuclear. If we figure a pretty generous 50% loss of energy, that means you need twice as much power production to service the nights and windless days.
- toomuchtodo 11y agoLithium batteries are in no way going to be so inefficient as to have a 50% loss of energy. They're already cost competitive in Hawaii for utility scale storage: http://www.utilitydive.com/news/hawaii-co-op-solarcity-ink-deal-for-dispatchable-power-from-solar-storage/405408/ http://www.utilitydive.com/news/hawaii-co-op-solarcity-ink-d...
- hamiltonkibbe 11y agoWhat happens when when 52MWh (~216 tons of lithium iron batteries) goes into thermal runaway?
- Faint 11y agoYou don't have have to put all of the 52MWh side-by-side.