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Electricity prices in France turn negative as renewable energy floods the grid (fortune.com)

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[–] Specal 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Sodium ion batteries are just about ready for mass production, they take up twice the amount of space as lithium but are just as effective and far cheaper

[–] EveryoneDiesAlone 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

What is your source on that? I heard some news about china making some breakthroughs on sodium ion batteries but I am waiting for independent confirmation on that because, well china has let us down more often than not with “bleeding edge” tech.

I was thinking molten salt would be a better energy sink for the here and now.

[–] Specal 1 points 5 months ago

It's been a while as I couldn't find a source but... https://www.ess-news.com/2024/07/02/worlds-largest-sodium-ion-battery-goes-into-operation/

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