article thumbnail

Energy storage: the key to a decarbonised future

Setec Powerr

Just like we put food in the refrigerator, we can store it for days or weeks without eating it immediately or discarding it. Others solid battery types are nickel-cadmium and sodium-sulphur, while zinc-air is emerging. Storage devices can save energy in many forms (e.g., Batteries encompass a range of chemistries.

article thumbnail

Waiting for Superbatteries

Cars That Think

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. By comparison, gasoline has 34 MJ/L and diesel about 38 MJ/L. less than 1/1,000 the density of kerosene.