Global Warming's Terrifying New Math

[Phximiev]

Looks like this thread has evolved into solutions rather than scaring us to death...

300 mile iMiev with Store-dot battery?
https://www.store-dot.com/business-units

As far as this FlashBattery is concerned, to paraphrase Elon, "bring me a fully-developed production-ready battery to test, and then we'll talk".

How about a 1,000 km iMiev?

https://phys.org/news/2017-05-km-range-battery-concept.html

 

[Phximiev]

Ultrabattery, in place BTW, in a New Mexico utility solar power plant:

http://www.ecoult.com/media1/videos/199-ultrabattery-the-movie?_cldee=am9obi5tYWNtdWxsaW5AaWNsb3VkLmNvbQ%3d%3d&recipientid=lead-83918771dfa2e61180fa3863bb36fef8-4838ccd1ee0142e0a4af14408edd0b69&esid=6598034d-8f3b-e711-8116-e0071b692791

 

[wmcbrine]

Ultrabattery, in place BTW, in a New Mexico utility solar power plant:

http://www.ecoult.com/media1/videos/199-ultrabattery-the-movie?_cldee=am9obi5tYWNtdWxsaW5AaWNsb3VkLmNvbQ%3d%3d&recipientid=lead-83918771dfa2e61180fa3863bb36fef8-4838ccd1ee0142e0a4af14408edd0b69&esid=6598034d-8f3b-e711-8116-e0071b692791

Maybe I'm too picky, but I'd really prefer a lead-free design.

 

[Phximiev]

A working flow battery product:

https://youtu.be/4OHstY_kKUY

Redflow: http://redflow.com

There are also a number of videos on the Redflow YouTube Channel.

For the home product, the ZCell, see: https://www.zcell.com

The Photon Farmer installs Redflow batteries:

http://redflow.com/news-events/

 

[Phximiev]

See-Zeros?

Micro-grids?

https://youtu.be/BvDRazGGiNw

 

[Phximiev]

Looks like this thread has evolved into solutions rather than scaring us to death...

300 mile iMiev with Store-dot battery?
https://www.store-dot.com/business-units
https://youtu.be/s5yuzKR0LAU

Clueless marketeers, using the soundtrack of an ICE vehicle as the BEV starts and drives off at the 00:40sec mark. Doesn't every BEV driver now just cringe when hearing an ICE car start?

They're addressing their FlashBattery being able to quickly absorb a high power jolt, but the allied issue with EV rapid charging is having a very-high energy source available and then being able to dump it quickly into the vehicle without blowing up the source or connection between the two. Last night I spent quite a few hours freezing way up in the remote Sierras at an RV campground resetting their (expletive deleted) 50A circuit breaker which was popping open as I was trying to charge Tesia (my Tesla) … I had to dial the current waaay down… 32A finally held. :twisted: These FlashBattery people are talking transferring energy at thousands of amps.

Rapid charging is only needed when doing an extended and continuous trip (like Rick on Route 66), whereas ordinary L1 and L2 normally meets most people's needs; that said, this would be really useful technology for the commercial industry, especially long-distance truckers.

As far as this FlashBattery is concerned, to paraphrase Elon, "bring me a fully-developed production-ready battery to test, and then we'll talk".

More on StoreDot: http://insideevs.com/storedot-battery-charges-5-minutes/

 

[JoeS]

Back to the roots of this thread - reasons to BE AFRAID - The Uninhabitable Earth

http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/07/climate-change-earth-too-hot-for-humans.html

Putting the above fatalistic essay into perspective -

http://grist.org/climate-energy/stop-scaring-people-about-climate-change-it-doesnt-work/

 

[Phximiev]

Back to the roots of this thread - reasons to BE AFRAID - The Uninhabitable Earth

http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/07/climate-change-earth-too-hot-for-humans.html

Putting the above fatalistic essay into perspective -

http://grist.org/climate-energy/stop-scaring-people-about-climate-change-it-doesnt-work/

We should be afraid and the notion that it will happen quickly at some point is even more important. Perhaps those with more ability to calculate when the oceans are maxed out as to CO2 can help. But it brings to mind the notion of "phase change".

 

[Phximiev]

The Queen and big batteries:

https://youtu.be/HyM0BXz2Rjc

 

[Phximiev]

Only 800 km range?

http://www.electric-vehiclenews.com/2017/09/sunswift-violet-ready-to-compete-in.html

 

[Phximiev]

Iron battery for cheap diy storage?

https://youtu.be/hp8IGX42eEI

 

[Phximiev]

Both interesting and optimistic: https://youtu.be/UhH-XoGjE7E

Based on this and his other videos, this gentleman claims to have invented a battery that we all can just print.

 

[Phximiev]

Both interesting and optimistic: https://youtu.be/UhH-XoGjE7E

Based on this and his other videos, this gentleman claims to have invented a battery that we all can just print.

More optimistic news: https://youtu.be/rwXx-SjTEIk

 

[Phximiev]

If enough heat is produced, is this a possible cold weather heating alternative for the iMiev? https://youtu.be/6B3n3TAwC4g

Anyone want to try this kit? https://youtu.be/JMHw6YNEb5w

 

[Phximiev]

A breath of optimism on the battery front:

http://www.pbs.org/video/2365946487/

Here is the website for Ionic, one of the subjects of the video.

http://ionicmaterials.com

Some progress: https://insideevs.com/ionic-materials-raised-65-million-for-revolutionary-polymer-electrolyte/

And joined by the Alliance.

 

[NeilBlanchard]

PBS NOVA had one of their best programs, ever:

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/earth/decoding-weather-machine.html

 

[wmcbrine]

PBS NOVA had one of their best programs, ever:

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/earth/decoding-weather-machine.html

An excellent presentation of the science behind AGW and an explanation of how solid it is. Too bad most of the people who really need to see it never will.

 

[Phximiev]

Interesting company; note the ‘Miev: http://www.wildcatdiscovery.com/#hs1

See also: https://chargedevs.com/features/wildcat-sorts-through-the-avalanche-of-new-battery-materials-to-find-the-best/

 

[JoeS]

Interesting company; note the ‘Miev: http://www.wildcatdiscovery.com/#hs1
See also: https://chargedevs.com/features/wildcat-sorts-through-the-avalanche-of-new-battery-materials-to-find-the-best/

That ChargedEVs article very ably points out the difficulties of introducing new chemistry into an existing production environment - for the cell originators as well as both cell and vehicle manufacturers. Wildcat offers to help in that. I recall the leap of faith that both Honda and Toyota took in producing the original Insight and Prius with at that time minimally-proven (long-term) NiMh technology - and that was over 30 years after the original NiMh battery was invented! Exciting world, and we are still in its infancy. Pity that battery development lay dormant for 100 years. Now, EVs and large-scale storage are providing the impetus for its revival.

 

[wmcbrine]

Pity that battery development lay dormant for 100 years. Now, EVs and large-scale storage are providing the impetus for its revival.

Eh, but handheld electronics have probably provided a bigger impetus.