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labrador ◴[] No.45678298[source]
It seems clear that na-ion batteries will replace large scale grid storage especially in cold climates. This isn't another hyped up battery.
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sschueller ◴[] No.45678363[source]
IMO, for large scale, nothing beats pumped water storage if you have the right conditions for the required lake. No risk of a bad cell causing a fire, no chemical degradation, no cooling or heating required and zero to full power within seconds just like a battery.
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1. _carbyau_ ◴[] No.45678775[source]
Sure. But batteries are needed for "more" and "location".

If a sodium battery is heavy and bigger but used for gridscale then that'll work fine.