Submitted by DukeOfGeek t3_103cm7r in Futurology
zg3409 t1_j312qok wrote
Flow batteries have been around for 10+ years. They are basically a lead acid battery (or similar) where the liquid in the battery is moved in and out of battery into a big liquid storage so the battery itself is small but the amount of liquid is massive. Nothing really special and tend to be relatively expensive. Maybe handy for reducing costs of running generators at night. Lots of previous research on them. It's more an engineering solution than magic. Here from 2005 https://www.irishtimes.com/news/dundalk-college-gets-wind-turbine-to-supply-its-electricity-1.483649
StrugglesTheClown t1_j31fnkr wrote
I'm assuming the goal would be more energy independence if military installations. So Solar and wind tied to a big ass battery, or something like that
DukeOfGeek OP t1_j33bk95 wrote
Not having to ship fuel to a remote base is double plus good.
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