Building Blocks for Energy Storage: MGA Thermal tour
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Published 2022-11-28
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Bookmarks:
00:00 Intro
02:09 What are MGAs?
02:59 How do MGAs work?
05:34 Applications for MGA’s technology
06:38 Power, Duration and Efficiencies
10:00 Repurposing coal power plants
10:53 Cost and lifetime expectancies of the bricks
12:35 MGA Thermal’s Scale-up Plans
13:04 Rosie’s thoughts on MGA Thermal’s technology and timeline
14:03 Outro
Sources:
MGA Thermal
mgathermal.com/
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MMGA Thermal Scientific Paper
Sugo et al 2013 - Miscibility gap alloys with inverse microstructures and high thermal conductivity for high energy density thermal storage applications
doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2012.11.029