So, it should be available commercially extremely fast, because the profit potential is fantastic.
I, for one, will not be holding my breath.
I hope they make it happen, but the claims are extreme.
To move this new battery from early stage exploratory research into commercial development, IBM Research has joined with Mercedes-Benz Research and Development North America, Central Glass, one of the top battery electrolyte suppliers in the world, and Sidus, a battery manufacturer, to create a new next-generation battery development ecosystem. While plans for the larger development of this battery are still in the exploratory phase, our hope is that this budding ecosystem will help to bring these batteries into reality.So, it appears they do not even have a working laboratory prototype, yet.
Given how long it’s taken Mercedes to perfect their CO2 A/C System, I will not be holding my breath.
I have six LifePo4 lithium batteries for my home solar battery storage. Each one holds 5kWh of charge and each one is a little larger than an old desktop computer from the mid 1980's (though much heavier). A saltwater battery (or array of batteries) holding as much charge as just one of these would be about the size of my refrigerator.
If they've come up with a way to increase the storage capacity of saltwater batteries to be at least somewhat comparable to lithium batteries, then I tip my hat to them.
But if they think it'll shut up the climate alarmist crowd they're crazy. The climate lobbyists are comprised of two kinds of people: the people who believe it as a religion and the people who are making money off of pushing the phony religion. No breakthrough is going to change that. It's not a scientific battle it's a spiritual battle.