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m1nty t1_izwdqfd wrote

There's always news about breakthroughs in batteries but I'm still waiting for them to go into mainstream devices

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midnightcaptain t1_izwv9eh wrote

Yep, basically the same article gets written a couple of times a year. The revolutionary new battery technology never materialises.

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OnePay622 t1_izx037h wrote

The "problem" is li-ion technology ....for example i found a graph 2008 to 2020 of energy density increase from 55Wh/l to 450Wh/l.....basically every new battery development is eaten up by efficiency increases with the known chemical structure....also cost decrease has been massive as well....how to compete?

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killerboy_belgium t1_izx6g1n wrote

because its need to be so much massivly better to displace the current technology. everything that use battery tech would need get be retooled production facily's need to be build to build the new battery ect mining company's need start looking for these metals.

all these things take long as time to change wich shareholders dislike long term investment is getting more and more rare in the investment world everything needs to be a quick win everything need to grow in exceptional rate wich causes stagnation in loads of things

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draeath t1_izxc4m0 wrote

>Dr Zhao’s Na-S battery has been specifically designed to provide a high-performing solution for large renewable energy storage systems, such as electrical grids, while significantly reducing operational costs.

This doesn't sound like it's meant for consumer devices.

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Krazzee t1_izx2toh wrote

Enovix seems to be the leader in breakthrough battery technology that should be consumer electronics very soon.

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