Rechargeable Aluminum: The Cheap Solution to Seasonal Energy Storage?

29 Aug 2022 | Abstracted from New Atlas

"...a single, one cubic meter (35.3 cu ft) block of aluminum can chemically store a remarkable amount of energy - some 23.5 megawatt-hours, more than 50 times what a good lithium-ion setup can do...The team estimates...a system like this at an efficiency around 65%."

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