Planar Power
Tuesday, October 12, 2010 - 09:31
in Physics & Chemistry
A flat sodium-nickel chloride battery could deliver 30 percent more power at lower temperatures than its cylindrical counterpart, making it a viable alternative to lithium-ion batteries for storing wind and solar power on the grid, according to work published by the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in the October 8 issue of ECS Transactions.
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