The Missing Link in Renewables
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Published 2020-12-30
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Writer/Narrator: Brian McManus
Editor: Dylan Hennessy (www.behance.net/dylanhennessy1)
Animator: Mike Ridolfi (www.moboxgraphics.com/)
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References:
[1] www.aurecongroup.com/markets/energy/hornsdale-powe…
[2] www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2016/sep/29/sou…
[3] www.energycouncil.com.au/analysis/south-australias…
[4] www.reuters.com/article/us-australia-windfarm-laws…
[5] www.researchgate.net/publication/233787246_Liquid_…
[6] Note: Many different sources quote different figures. There are of course high margins for error when estimating the total quantity of an element on a planet. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abundance_of_elements_in_Ear…
[7] www.researchgate.net/publication/233787246_Liquid_…
[8] iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1149/1945-7111/abae3…
[9] ambri.com/benefits/
[10] www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2542435…
[11] ambri.com/benefits/
[12] about.bnef.com/blog/behind-scenes-take-lithium-ion…
[13] www.nature.com/articles/srep12967
[14] www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/arizona-batte…
[15] www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/terrascale-depl…
[16] energycentral.com/c/iu/how-and-why-power-grid-cybe…
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All Comments (21)
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Here's a link to the podcast. watchnebula.com/modulus/battery-breakthroughs
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Sony: "Fine, I'll just do it myself."
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I love how Prof. Sadoway addresses scalability & affordability. Making something work in a laboratory environment is a very different problem than implementing it at a large scale.
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"you know in university, you build 5 cells, one of them works and you get a publication and everyone is high fiving and so on - but in manifacturing, everything has to work" lmao
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This astounding amount of quality research and detailed facts paired with beautiful and comprehensive presentation is seriously above anything else on youtube. Please keep up the awesome work!
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I wonder if the term "lava battery" has any marketing merit.
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I really liked how you covered the "challenges" of manufacturing, and how that is a barrier. Almost no battery video which talks about "breakthroughs" touches this aspect.
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Thank you for actually talking about power frequency regulation, which is a measurement often forgotten or misunderstood by other YouTubers talking about next generation grid storage. Storage capacity and output power are good measurements for medium and long term energy storage, but short term frequency smoothing for renewables like wind is something that is essential in a green power grid!
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@4:21 I can't unsee that smiling gauge :D
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Didn’t know that Sony was the first ones to introduce lithium-ion batteries to the masses. They, if not invented, started something big.
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Please do keep us updated on those batteries : )
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Love your dedication to high quality research for your videos! You make your sources transparent and even put in an interview with a leading expert - great work!
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Humanity’s rejection of Nuclear power was a massive mistake, and the environment has payed dearly for it as we continue to rely on fossil fuels for our electricity
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"Well fine! I'll start my own battery manufacturing facility! With lithium! And ions!" -Sony
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"If you want to make something dirt cheap, make it out of dirt." Haha, I love it!
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I really like how you include references and indicate them in your videos.
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Imagine using the heat generated by that data center combined with a heat pump in order to keep the batteries at optimal temperatures.
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Im from South Australia. The blackout was good fun. My local pub had a generator built in and as word spread, a quiet bar became the most packed its probably ever been.
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This might be the best video you ever made. The interview sections were also a great addition!
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The fact that a private company is bringing into the world such an urgently-needed and revolutionary product while governments are sipping oil money and banning plastic straws is ridiculous.
