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Cheap proton batteries compete with lithium on energy density (newatlas.com)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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edit I am an idiot, who uploaded the image link as the URL. The original source should now be accessible

RMIT engineers say they've tripled the energy density of cheap, rechargeable, recyclable proton flow batteries, which can now challenge commercially available lithium-ion batteries for capacity with a specific energy density of 245 Wh/kg.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"you don't need lithium or any other exotic metals"

This is really good news.

[–] [email protected] -5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Lithium isn't exactly exotic, it's the third most common element in the universe.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

25th most common on Earth and most of it is in the ocean, which we don't have a good extraction method for yet.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Huh, I guess I was wrong. Lithium was one of the first elements created in the universe, and it turns out it's lack of abundance in the current universe is a problem.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Wow that's really interesting.