A US government agency says it has attained the “holy grail” of energy – the next-generation system of battery storage, that has has been hotly pursued by the likes of Bill Gates and Elon Musk.
Teaser news release. All the other articles I've found are similarly vague and most reference this Guardian piece. I think the good folks at ARPA-E are deliberately holding back to generate buzz.
Yeah, saw a reference or two for "Flow batteries" but didn't know what to make of it. I would like to see some, you know, peer reviewed papers before I get all excited.
A US government agency says it has attained the “holy grail” of energy – the next-generation system of battery storage, that has has been hotly pursued by the likes of Bill Gates and Elon Musk.
Government science! Hank Rearden weeps.
President Trump will eliminate the Department of Energy and protect our vital fossil fuels sector.
Teaser news release. All the other articles I've found are similarly vague and most reference this Guardian piece. I think the good folks at ARPA-E are deliberately holding back to generate buzz.
Or, there could be no "there" there. We'll see.
Is it cold fusion all over again?
"Fool me once shame on – shame on me. Fool me twice… You can't get fooled again."
I quoted that to a co-worker once and he had the best response while laughing: "Bush raped The Who!"
And we know you speak as an ordinary, disinterested observer of good journalistic practice.
I only post these things to rile up our resident energy storage expert.
The Guardian has to be one of the last bastions of quality in-depth reporting, and keeps me sane. Relatively. Outstanding Climate coverage.
I knew it!
Yeah, saw a reference or two for "Flow batteries" but didn't know what to make of it. I would like to see some, you know, peer reviewed papers before I get all excited.
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