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To: Red Badger

Iron is so plentiful, that it might be an option for mass storage on the electric grid.


10 posted on 08/16/2019 11:26:04 AM PDT by BeauBo
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To: BeauBo

Bummer this is happening in India.


11 posted on 08/16/2019 11:36:44 AM PDT by DIRTYSECRET (urope. Why do they put up with this.)
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To: BeauBo

Iron is heavier than lithium. So, wouldn’t the batteries be heavier.


14 posted on 08/16/2019 11:46:49 AM PDT by reg45 (Barack 0bama: Gone but not forgiven.)
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To: BeauBo
"Iron is so plentiful, that it might be an option for mass storage on the electric grid."

Sodium is much more so, and is one of the preferred techs for grid-scale battery storage. There is also a strong possibility that sodium can displace lithium in solid-state batteries that have a glass electrolyte.

29 posted on 08/16/2019 1:24:22 PM PDT by Wonder Warthog (The Hog of Steel and NRA Life Member)
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