heat batteries : "meet the future" paul newman

[rampart]

this guy is storing industrial levels of electricity in refractory brick.

it seems energy can be stored (at scale ) in bricks at 1500C

replacing lithium batteries . so afghans , chileans, and other inconvenient people can relax and those of us worried about disposal , well, bricks are great londfill.

 

[martybegan]

this guy is storing industrial levels of electricity in refractory brick.

it seems energy can be stored (at scale ) in bricks at 1500C

replacing lithium batteries . so afghans , chileans, and other inconvenient people can relax and those of us worried about disposal , well, bricks are great londfill.

The issue is you lose the whole point of photovoltaics in having to transfer electricity INTO heat, and then back again when you need it.

Also most of the literature I've read talks about DOING this in the future, not about any existing large systems.