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minus-squarePhoenicianpirate@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·7 hours agoPretty much. Once we got that covered there is no excuse anymore.
minus-squareRobbity@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·5 hours agoIt’s basically solved. Sodium batteries are cheaper and much more durable than lithium batteries, and are currently being commercialized. Their only downside is that they are heavier, but that does not matter for grid-scale storage.
minus-squarePhoenicianpirate@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 hours agoI remember reading about those. Sodium batteries are revolutionary. They don’t need a rare earth mineral… sodium is friggen everywhere.
Pretty much. Once we got that covered there is no excuse anymore.
It’s basically solved. Sodium batteries are cheaper and much more durable than lithium batteries, and are currently being commercialized. Their only downside is that they are heavier, but that does not matter for grid-scale storage.
I remember reading about those. Sodium batteries are revolutionary. They don’t need a rare earth mineral… sodium is friggen everywhere.