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A version of this article appeared in MIT Tech Talk on March 18, 2009 (download PDF).
Liquid battery big enough for the electric grid?
Professor Donald Sadoway and graduate student David Bradwell observe one of their small test batteries in the lab. The battery itself is inside the heavily insulated metal cylinder at center, which heats it to 700 degrees Celsius, while the wires at top charge up the battery and measure its performance.
Photo - Photo: Patrick Gillooly
Photo - Photo: Patrick Gillooly
Professor Donald Sadoway’s research in energy storage could help speed the development of renewable energy.
