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[-] ClathrateG@hexbear.net 20 points 1 day ago

Batteries can be used to store excess power until needed

[-] shath@hexbear.net 10 points 1 day ago

ideally you want to use not batteries as they have to be replaced - a physical "battery" using two lakes that pump between each other for example would be a better potential energy store than a battery imo

[-] chgxvjh@hexbear.net 5 points 1 day ago

It's fine. Unlike fossils, the lithium isn't burned and released into the air. The resources can be reclaimed. It's not an infinite cycle of extraction.

[-] SmokinStalin@hexbear.net 10 points 23 hours ago

Lithium woulndt be needed for grid batteries at all. Weight doesnt matter for som permanent stationary installation.

[-] chgxvjh@hexbear.net 3 points 23 hours ago

We can retvrn to lead-acid.

+ for being fully recyclable in a garage.

- for lead.

[-] SmokinStalin@hexbear.net 4 points 18 hours ago

Rusty salt batteries would be ideal for grid. Steel and saltwater.

[-] shath@hexbear.net 3 points 22 hours ago

no, but reprocessing when lithium goes out of date after x cycles isn't ideal

[-] chgxvjh@hexbear.net 3 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago)

~~You can still put it in the water supply to improve mental health.~~

I guess it's possible that eventually we sit on a bunch of lithium we don't know what to do with. What happened to all the mercury and lead?

edit: honestly, there are so many potential mobile uses that I'm really not too worried.

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