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Energy storage: the key to a decarbonised future

Setec Powerr

Storage can reduce the demand for electricity from inefficient, polluting plants often located in low-income and marginalized communities. Others solid battery types are nickel-cadmium and sodium-sulphur, while zinc-air is emerging. Storage can also help smooth out demand, avoiding price spikes for electricity customers.

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Take a detailed look at 7 types of energy storage batteries

Setec Powerr

The advantages of lead-acid batteries are mainly: safety sealing, gas discharge system, simple maintenance, long service life, stable quality, and high reliability; the disadvantage is that the pollution of lead is significant, and the energy density is low (that is, too bulky).

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Volt like hybrids are the intermediate future between hydrogen or fast charging electric cars. If GM hadnt killed off the EV1 and spent all those years doing bogus development on hydrogen fueled cars, wed be on the 3rd generation of cars using Volt technology by now. So I think its a safe bet for GM.

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