Robin van Spaandonk
Tue, 08 Jul 2008 16:00:43 -0700
In reply to Horace Heffner's message of Tue, 8 Jul 2008 12:44:18 -0800: Hi, [snip] >ALTI finally makes its big move, but in (2MW test) power management, >not vehicles. > >Oooops! Sorry, I forgot the link: > >http://www.tradingmarkets.com/.site/news/Stock%20News/1742502/ Grid storage is precisely what Li batteries should NOT be used for. There isn't enough Li to go around. Li should be reserved for mobile applications. A far better and cheaper option for grid storage would be molten salt (100% efficient energy input with 50%-70% efficient energy retrieval).