The new aluminum-sulfur batteries developed by MIT could enable low-cost storage for renewable energy.
Renewable energy is fantastic, but what happens when the sun doesn't shine or when the wind doesn't blow? You could use lithium-ion batteries, but they are pricey and have a flammable electrolyte, making them unsuitable for shipping due to the risk of fire.
However, a remedy may be on the way. According to a statement released by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on Wednesday, a professor named Donald Sadoway, along with 15 others at MIT and in China, Canada, Kentucky, and Tennessee, has published a new paper demonstrating an aluminum-sulfur battery that may just replace lithium-ion batteries and be the key to storing renewable energy.
Much superior to lithium-ion batteries
"I intended to design something that was better, much better, than lithium-ion batteries for small...