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MockeryOfANoble t1_ix1o23l wrote

Reply to comment by Nolobrown in Super-hot salt could be coming to a battery near you by Apart_Shock

Yeah, it stores the energy as heat. I believe it's harder to get it started but easier to stay charged

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paulfdietz t1_ix1xjgl wrote

No, it does not store the energy as heat.

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ZorbaTHut t1_ix2b6b6 wrote

Yeah, there are systems that use molten salt to store heat, so I understand the confusion . . . but this isn't one of them, it's a chemical process that only functions at high temperatures.

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