I started this article with a very cynical mindset. After all, you can heat up any liquid and it can "store the sun's energy". Oil itself is even a very indirect store of the sun's energy. But...
I started this article with a very cynical mindset. After all, you can heat up any liquid and it can "store the sun's energy". Oil itself is even a very indirect store of the sun's energy.
But this material is fascinating. As a tl;dr, when heated, the molecule changes it's bonds into a higher energy state. Then it can be stored at room temperature and catalysed to get the energy back. It has twice the density of a Tesla powerwall. The reaction seems reversible indefinitely.
I am curious about the thermal efficiency. Either the article doesn't mention it or I missed it. Either way, this technology seems truely revolutionary for the power industry.
I started this article with a very cynical mindset. After all, you can heat up any liquid and it can "store the sun's energy". Oil itself is even a very indirect store of the sun's energy.
But this material is fascinating. As a tl;dr, when heated, the molecule changes it's bonds into a higher energy state. Then it can be stored at room temperature and catalysed to get the energy back. It has twice the density of a Tesla powerwall. The reaction seems reversible indefinitely.
I am curious about the thermal efficiency. Either the article doesn't mention it or I missed it. Either way, this technology seems truely revolutionary for the power industry.
If they achieve the energy release temperature of 110°C we might see a new era of steampunk 😂