Comment on Can Flow Batteries Finally Beat Lithium?
bizzle@lemmy.world 6 months agoIf it still relies on mined lithium, it’s some pretty bad stuff. Come to find out mining isn’t super great for the environment.
Comment on Can Flow Batteries Finally Beat Lithium?
bizzle@lemmy.world 6 months agoIf it still relies on mined lithium, it’s some pretty bad stuff. Come to find out mining isn’t super great for the environment.
Viper_NZ@lemmy.nz 6 months ago
Much of the lithium is mined in Australia or via salt brines in Chile.
It’s not worse environmentally than the other mined materials that go into a vehicle.
HerbalGamer@sh.itjust.works 6 months ago
That doesn’t make it a good thing.
Viper_NZ@lemmy.nz 6 months ago
Ok so let’s drill into it further.
Lithium gets mined once and then enters a circular system where batteries can be recycled after 10+ years in service.
It doesn’t exist in isolation either. While lithium is mined, its competitors (oil, coal, gas) are too with significantly higher environmental costs. They’re also not reusable.
Zinc Bromide batteries look like a great idea door static energy storage but if you’re worried about mining, I have bad news.
bizzle@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Are lithium batteries getting recycled? Because there are millions of pounds of disposable vapes that just get fuckin yote directly into a landfill. Then they crack and leak PFAS into the ground water.
CmdrShepard42@lemm.ee 6 months ago
But it does mean it isn’t any worse as well. Plus lithium can be recycled.