Pourable Batteries

[greenmachine]

I saw an interesting documentary the other day on the Discovery Channel and they talked about "pourable batteries". Has anyone else heard of this technology??

[baglady]

That was a really interesting documentary. From what I understand, the technology is still just a conceptual idea on the "engineering drawing boards" there at MIT. They are evaluating the potential development of large, eco-friendly stationary batteries made entirely from liquid metal that would store large amounts of power from wind farms or solar cells or serve as backup power sources for hospitals.

[Linda_ma]

isnt he asking about hytron 50s??? those are not lithium batteries, are they?

[Kristy]

Give us more details - it sounds interesting!

[greenmachine]

Hytron 50 - is a Nickel Metal Hydride type cell (NiMH), not lithium ion.