Bernie Ecclestoned to TechnologyEnglish • 1 year agoGreener Alternative To Lithium-ion Batterywww.silicon.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square31fedilinkarrow-up1109arrow-down110
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minus-square@TropicalDingdonglinkEnglish25•1 year ago The battery uses a carbon electrode to store hydrogen that has been split from water, and then works as a hydrogen fuel cell to produce electricity Carbon. Much cheaper, and basically, infinitely abundant. Big big big deal if they can scale it.
minus-squarechaogomulinkfedilink20•1 year agoThat always seems to be the rub. You can make these breakthroughs in a lab, but if they can’t be translated to manufacturing, then it’s not a huge achievement.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish7•1 year agoWhat’s the round trip energy efficiency?
Carbon. Much cheaper, and basically, infinitely abundant. Big big big deal if they can scale it.
That always seems to be the rub. You can make these breakthroughs in a lab, but if they can’t be translated to manufacturing, then it’s not a huge achievement.
What’s the round trip energy efficiency?
I didn’t read anything beyond the summary