Air-Breathing Battery Makes Renewable Power Viable for the Grid

Air-Breathing Battery Makes Renewable Power Viable for the Grid

“Sourcing energy to power the grid from a range of origins, including biomass, hydro, solar, waves, and wind, to break free of the need to switch back to coal and gas backup sources — we need large-scale energy storage systems.

A team of researchers at MIT has developed a new kind of “air-breathing” battery that could make this happen sooner. The battery stores energy for months at about one-fifth of the price of existing technologies. What really sets it apart, though, is that the battery inhales air from outside while discharging, and recharges the battery as it exhales oxygen…”

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