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Energy storage: the key to a decarbonised future

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And with the popularity of electric vehicles, the grid is under more and more pressure, so the demand for energy storage is growing. The best known and in widespread use in portable electronic devices and vehicles are lithium-ion and lead acid. So what exactly is energy storage? This article will answer your confusion.

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Waiting for Superbatteries

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But in a world that aspires to leave behind all fuels (except hydrogen or maybe ammonia) and to electrify everything, the preferred measure of stored energy density is watt-hours per liter. Soft wood, such as spruce or pine, packs less than 10 megajoules per liter, whereas bituminous coal has 2.5 less than 1/1,000 the density of kerosene.