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[deleted] t1_j2y5hfq wrote

Reply to comment by DukeOfGeek in The Army Has a New Flow Battery. It Could Change Military Power. by DukeOfGeek

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manikin13 t1_j2yf1s4 wrote

All power generation requires energy input, that's what the diesel is. Here you combine this with Solar panels or wind turbines, or other electric sources, and its the same,

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[deleted] t1_j2ygcol wrote

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manikin13 t1_j2ygvg7 wrote

The battery may bring long-duration, large-capacity energy storage to bases around the world."

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manikin13 t1_j2ykgvq wrote

Did you read the article? "Operational in 2024, .... grid scale energy storage, " yes there are other players in the market, but this is new technology, nothing is guaranteed, but without innovation there is no progress.

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cluckatronix t1_j2z25gn wrote

The military has already started using solar in some field applications because they were tired of their diesel supply convoys getting blown up. If I find the podcast I learned about this on I’ll link it.

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