This Battery Doesn't Need Lithium and It Just Hit Mass Production

Anything that makes countries less dependent on geopolitical whims is a good thing for sure.

I think I’d be able to cope with a slightly thicker phone with a battery that won’t deteriorate.

At 1/3rd the cost of lithium ion, it's a very good contender for utility grid storage of solar and wind power. Energy density is of less importance, and tolerating lower temperatures is a big plus.

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You've overcharged your video with puns, raising the risk of a fire.

I'm fine with making my phone a little thicker. Bring back the 3.5 mm headphone jack at the same time.

This reminds me of a story my father told me. During the "Suez Crisis" companies invested heavily into research how they can make the Internal combustion engine more efficient. For ship engines they put slow motion cameras directly into the cylinder to track how and when the "explosions" happen. The result was that engines became way more efficient. Before that nobody really cared how much engines burn as fuel was as cheap as water.

More battery options are always a good thing.

0:41 - This explosion is often portrayed as explosion of lithium batteries. In reality that track was transporting gas cans and cought fire on Moscow Circle Road somewhere in 2015. I was living that time in Moscow and remember that accident.

The ease with which this video explained to me how all this works is remarkable. You're an excellent communicator, teacher and presenter.

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I love that we're finally getting tech to the point of the "future living" they imagined in the 70s.

I think this is the first video on battery technology I've come close to understanding, thank you.

Sodium is not perfect battery but has a huge potential on large storage facilities, trains and Ship industry, were weight doesn't matter much due to the enormous capacity of holding load or vasty storage space. Ship's are already being produced hybrid, they store excess energy and release when needed. This technology will not change much your daily life, but will make a huge impact on the heavy duty industry.

This is great news. Being able to choose the exact right tech for the task instead of being stuck with one product is obviously a winner.

It never ceases to amaze me what humans are capable of achieving in such a relatively short span of time.

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16:18 you might also recall it’s taken years for lithium ion batteries to get smaller and more densely charged. What seems unlikely now may be a breakthrough or two and five years away from being an obvious outcome.

But can we just talk about Sodium batteries for house holds or big scale energy grid compensation? This could massively cut the need for fossile fules in the energy sector in an quickly realisable, efficient way.

14:22 for a lot of consumer electronics, I can still see Na batteries becoming more popular than Li. Phones and laptops need the energy density of lithium, but for most other products, the lower price, reduced safety risks and wider operating temperature range are going to make sodium a very appealing choice. Stuff like a portable Bluetooth speaker, or a wireless mouse, where space just isn't at the same premium, for example. For industrial or military electronics, where space is irrelevant and cost is not critical, sodium batteries will win hands down