The Missing Link in Renewables
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Published 2020-12-30
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Writer/Narrator: Brian McManus
Editor: Dylan Hennessy (www.behance.net/dylanhennessy1)
Animator: Mike Ridolfi (www.moboxgraphics.com/)
Sound: Graham Haerther (haerther.net/)
Thumbnail: Simon Buckmaster twitter.com/forgottentowel
References:
[1] www.aurecongroup.com/markets/energy/hornsdale-powe…
[2] www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2016/sep/29/sou…
[3] www.energycouncil.com.au/analysis/south-australias…
[4] www.reuters.com/article/us-australia-windfarm-laws…
[5] www.researchgate.net/publication/233787246_Liquid_…
[6] Note: Many different sources quote different figures. There are of course high margins for error when estimating the total quantity of an element on a planet. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abundance_of_elements_in_Ear…
[7] www.researchgate.net/publication/233787246_Liquid_…
[8] iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1149/1945-7111/abae3…
[9] ambri.com/benefits/
[10] www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2542435…
[11] ambri.com/benefits/
[12] about.bnef.com/blog/behind-scenes-take-lithium-ion…
[13] www.nature.com/articles/srep12967
[14] www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/arizona-batte…
[15] www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/terrascale-depl…
[16] energycentral.com/c/iu/how-and-why-power-grid-cybe…
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All Comments (21)
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Here's a link to the podcast. watchnebula.com/modulus/battery-breakthroughs
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I really liked how you covered the "challenges" of manufacturing, and how that is a barrier. Almost no battery video which talks about "breakthroughs" touches this aspect.
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Please do keep us updated on those batteries : )
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Sony: "Fine, I'll just do it myself."
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"you know in university, you build 5 cells, one of them works and you get a publication and everyone is high fiving and so on - but in manifacturing, everything has to work" lmao
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This might be the best video you ever made. The interview sections were also a great addition!
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I only understood 1/3 of this video but the 3D models in the Battery set are FIRE!! It took me a few seconds to realize they were CG! Great work to Mike Ridolfi, the animator (and I'm assuming 3d modeler)! The texturing and lighting was perfect!
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@4:21 I can't unsee that smiling gauge :D
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This astounding amount of quality research and detailed facts paired with beautiful and comprehensive presentation is seriously above anything else on youtube. Please keep up the awesome work!
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I love how Prof. Sadoway addresses scalability & affordability. Making something work in a laboratory environment is a very different problem than implementing it at a large scale.
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"Deep cycling" is the thing that makes this sound so much better and more possible
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The North American grid is 240 volts at 60 hertz and is tripolar, but standard outlets are 120 volts at bipolar with a separate ground. Generally the higher voltage is used for manufacturing and electric appliances that require more power such as electric stoves and run at higher amperage. Standard outlet at 120 volts are either 15 or 20 amps.
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Thank you for actually talking about power frequency regulation, which is a measurement often forgotten or misunderstood by other YouTubers talking about next generation grid storage. Storage capacity and output power are good measurements for medium and long term energy storage, but short term frequency smoothing for renewables like wind is something that is essential in a green power grid!
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"If you want to make something dirt cheap, make it out of dirt." Haha, I love it!
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Im from South Australia. The blackout was good fun. My local pub had a generator built in and as word spread, a quiet bar became the most packed its probably ever been.
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I really like how you include references and indicate them in your videos.
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17:35 "Technological lock-in" that term I will use endlessly lol
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Didn’t know that Sony was the first ones to introduce lithium-ion batteries to the masses. They, if not invented, started something big.
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Bringing in the world-leading expert, quantitative analysis and reviewing the literature. This video is incredible. Completely rich in state of the art content too, that's not even mentioning the animations! Well done Brian. It is so good to see the channel growing 🙌
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4:30 Says lithium ion batteries, and shows standing electrolyte lead-acid batteries.
