Might be of interest to those looking at energy storage

[T1 Terry]

This is part of a series of You Tube videos by Rosie Barnes, Engineering with Rosie

Hope you enjoy them as much as I do

T1 Terry

 

[decrep]

Thanks Terry.
She paints a bright picture for us in Aus, as long as the right people listen!

 

[T1 Terry]

There are so many other energy storage options, I listed a few in the comments section and hopefully she will look into them and either knock them on the head, or expand on the possibilities.

These people Sundrop Farms - A fresh way of growing - Redefining sustainable greenhouse are already doing the briny water to salt extraction, fresh water, power generation, as well as a massive tomato farm green house just outside Port Augusta South Australia.

I seem to remember a French mob doing the two layer salt water heat storage idea and actually managed to achieve 24hr power generation at one stage .....

T1 Terry

 

[Bam Bam]

This is part of a series of You Tube videos by Rosie Barnes, Engineering with Rosie

Hope you enjoy them as much as I do

T1 Terry

Rosie is great - I do appreciate what she does.

I watched this video and immediately sent it to my colleague who teaches an online course on the energy transition because I think it would be very useful for his students.

 

[T1 Terry]

Here is another one that will possibly even shift political power when it comes to controlling the oil .....

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With China's ruling regarding no thermal runaway batteries, that ends Cobalt use in battery manufacture ....... will this drop the political power struggle regarding lithium and rare metal supply, dependence on burning stuff to create steam for turbines and the last nail in the ICE battle regarding automotive drive ..... trucks included ....... this coming yrs could be very interesting as political power moves start to unravel ....... the last bit in the video "Any country can make these cells because the materials are commonly abundant" Maybe not the aluminium casing though?

T1 Terry

 

[Bam Bam]

Maybe not the aluminium casing though?

aluminium is about the easiest thing to recycle.

Bauxite is mined around the world so no country can restrict supply.

 

[T1 Terry]

aluminium is about the easiest thing to recycle.

Bauxite is mined around the world so no country can restrict supply.

I've never looked into that side of aluminium production. After Trump's tariffs on it, I though it might be restricted to certain places that could produce it ....

T1 Terry

 

[Ian Key]

Aluminium is the most common metal in the Earth's crust although if you include the Earth's core Iron takes that spot but it's not easy to access.

 

[Bam Bam]

Thanks @Ian Key

I believe the problem with aluminium is that it does not occur naturally (separately from other elements) so it has to be extracted from rocks (I mentioned Bauxite) which takes a HUGE amount of energy/electricity.

Recycling aluminium, however, uses much less energy (though some) and the product is just as good as the original.

This is why I go around collecting cans when walking the dog and putting them in recycling bins. Don't want unnecessary mining and energy use to be going on. I probably collect about 30 a week, but I take the same route most days so it could be a lot more.

I walked on a different route once and saw loads (including lots of them under bushes). I can only carry a few at a time and already had my hand full (the dog lead in the other hand) so wasn't able to collect them.

 

[Ian Key]

Thanks @Ian Key

I believe the problem with aluminium is that it does not occur naturally (separately from other elements) so it has to be extracted from rocks (I mentioned Bauxite) which takes a HUGE amount of energy/electricity.

Recycling aluminium, however, uses much less energy (though some) and the product is just as good as the original.

This is why I go around collecting cans when walking the dog and putting them in recycling bins. Don't want unnecessary mining and energy use to be going on. I probably collect about 30 a week, but I take the same route most days so it could be a lot more.

I walked on a different route once and saw loads (including lots of them under bushes). I can only carry a few at a time and already had my hand full (the dog lead in the other hand) so wasn't able to collect them.

Alvance British Aluminium in Fort William uses hydro-electricity from its own power plant.

 

[Bam Bam]

Alvance British Aluminium in Fort William uses hydro-electricity from its own power plant.

I think they make a lot of aluminium in Iceland, where the electricity is very clean (and cheap).