https://www.mpg.de/24073565/sodium-sulfur-batteries-service-life
"It is a crucial question in the energy transition: how can electricity from
wind power and photovoltaics be stored when it is not needed? Large batteries
are one option. And sulfur batteries, in particular sodium-sulfur batteries
offer several advantages over lithium batteries as stationary storage units.
The materials from which they are made are much more readily available than
lithium and cobalt, two essential components of lithium-ion batteries. The
mining of these two metals also often damages the environment and locally
causes social and political upheaval. However, sodium-sulfur batteries can
store less energy in relation to their weight than lithium batteries and are
also not as durable. Lavender oil with its main component linalool could now
help to extend the service life of sodium-sulfur-batteries, as a team from the
Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces reports in the journal
Small.
"It's fascinating to design future batteries with something that grows in our gardens," says Paolo Giusto, group leader at the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces."
Via Christoph S.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
