Comment on Firms are exploring sodium batteries as an alternative to lithium
RaoulDook@lemmy.world 10 months agoThey are actually better than Lithium in several ways. Sodium batteries have most of the capacity of Lithium batteries by weight, around 80% if I recall. But what they have to offer is being completely non-flammable, tolerant to wider temperature ranges, and they are made of materials that are cheap and abundant almost everywhere. It’s much better than having to source Lithium and Cobalt.
We could put Sodium batteries everywhere to power the grid since they are super safe, should be fine outdoors even.
Usernameblankface@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Ok, so that sounds good for grid size battery packs and backyard generator replacements as well as indoor wall packs.
capital@lemmy.world 10 months ago
And like 80% of car trips.
Usernameblankface@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Yes! It would be great for a cheap daily commuter.