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> This is what baffles me about Li batteries for grid use It's not super baffling when you realize the other properties of Li make it way better than pretty mu
by cogman10 3y ago
> This is what baffles me about Li batteries for grid use
It's not super baffling when you realize the other properties of Li make it way better than pretty much anything currently on the market (the important part).
Li has amazing cycle life with a wide operating range. Li like LFP and LTO have insane cycle life. Pair that with the superior capacity and the fact that Li doesn't have problems like the memory effect and it quickly starts to become apparent why it dominates grid storage.
There's simply not been a better available rechargeable battery tech on the market. Sodium will change that.
- WalterBright 3y agoThe cycle life is not an issue with a battery made of seawater and dirt, because dirt is - cheap as dirt! Capacity comes from making an arbitrarily large such battery - it's not like it has to fit into a car.