White-Hot Thermal Grid Battery Aims To Decimate Lithium On Price

15 Dec 2023 | Abstracted from New Atlas

"Fourth Power says its ultra-high temperature 'sun in a box' energy storage tech is more than 10X cheaper than lithium-ion batteries, and vastly more powerful and efficient than any other thermal battery...compete with big lithium battery arrays in the short-duration 5-10 hour range - basically storing excess solar energy during the heat of the day for use in the evening and at night...pipes become white-hot and emit intense light, which is harvested through thermophotovoltaic (TPV) cell."

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