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I've always wanted to look into this but the information is not readily available. I ask my father in law (who works in the energy grid industry) and he just s
by drekipus 2y ago
I've always wanted to look into this but the information is not readily available.
I ask my father in law (who works in the energy grid industry) and he just says "if salt batteries work and are cheaper we'd be using them"
Well they appear to work, and appear to be cheaper, so why aren't we using them?
- epistasis 2y agoCATL is starting to scale up production, but they haven't been explored much until now. The thought is that they might be similar enough to lithium batteries that they could benefit from much of the same industrial learning. But only time will tell. If lithium prices spike again, it will provide an opening for replacements. Until then, there's little pressure to move off the main path for batteries that can be used in a wider range of applications. Lithium ion's density might not be needed for grid storage, but it also doesn't pose any problems, as you point out.
- h0l0cube 2y agoThe first 'large scale' sodium ion grid storage went online in May, so it might take some time for it to trickle down. But I think the economics of it already work today. https://www.pv-magazine.com/2024/05/15/china-switches-on-first-large-scale-sodium-ion-battery/ https://www.pv-magazine.com/2024/05/15/china-switches-on-fir...