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Aren't these issues inherent to being a battery? All the reactants are stored in the same place, unlike a fuel, where you have to mix the reactants before ther
by 8note 5y ago
Aren't these issues inherent to being a battery?
All the reactants are stored in the same place, unlike a fuel, where you have to mix the reactants before there's energy to release
- erik_seaberg 5y agoA battery is just a tepid chemical reaction that we can easily reverse, which is why we accept the poor energy density. If we could find a dense fuel that didn’t throw off a lot of carbon dioxide or methane, synthesizing that would probably be better. If only storing hydrogen weren’t such a problem …