Energy Storage in Molten Metal? Liquid Metal Battery Explained
- Episode aired Jul 13, 2021
- 14m
The 'green' energy sources solar and wind suffer from the shortcoming of being intermittent. This challenge can be resolved with an energy storage system, e.g. battery. The current leading t... Read allThe 'green' energy sources solar and wind suffer from the shortcoming of being intermittent. This challenge can be resolved with an energy storage system, e.g. battery. The current leading technology, lithium ion battery, is not quite up to the task of large scale energy storage ... Read allThe 'green' energy sources solar and wind suffer from the shortcoming of being intermittent. This challenge can be resolved with an energy storage system, e.g. battery. The current leading technology, lithium ion battery, is not quite up to the task of large scale energy storage and delivery. Liquid metal batteries are a promising alternative.