kalkulat@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoFirms are exploring sodium batteries as an alternative to lithiumwww.economist.comexternal-linkmessage-square33fedilinkarrow-up1192arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up1189arrow-down1external-linkFirms are exploring sodium batteries as an alternative to lithiumwww.economist.comkalkulat@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square33fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarethreelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoHave they eliminated the need for sodium to be molten in sodium batteries? If so, that’s great news!
minus-squarekalkulat@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoIIRC sodium is the -cathode- in the battery. No molten (RU thinking of reactors?)
minus-squarethreelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoI’m not thinking of reactors, though I am aware that molten sodium is used as a coolant fluid. It seems that I was remembering an off-hand comment in a MinutePhysics video from a few years ago. Molten sodium batteries do exist, but regular sodium batteries also exist.
Have they eliminated the need for sodium to be molten in sodium batteries? If so, that’s great news!
IIRC sodium is the -cathode- in the battery. No molten (RU thinking of reactors?)
I’m not thinking of reactors, though I am aware that molten sodium is used as a coolant fluid. It seems that I was remembering an off-hand comment in a MinutePhysics video from a few years ago. Molten sodium batteries do exist, but regular sodium batteries also exist.