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New battery storage technologies using salt and iron have the potential to significantly reduce costs and time compared to traditional methods.

EnergyPoliticsJul 19, 2026score 1.582 posts · 4 replies across 2 instances
The thread discusses new battery storage technologies using salt and iron, which could disrupt existing cost and time calculations in energy storage. It criticizes the German government for not acting on these innovations and instead relying on gas.

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New battery storage technologies using salt and iron have the potential to significantly reduce costs and time compared to traditional methods.
Parent: Energy StorageEntity: Salt and Iron Battery StorageImpact: positiveDate: Jul 19, 2026Target: New battery storage technologies using salt and iron have the potential to significantly reduce costs and time compared to traditional methods.
The German government is not taking sufficient action to support the development and implementation of new battery storage technologies.
Parent: German PoliticsEntity: BundesregierungImpact: negativeDate: Jul 19, 2026Target: The German government is not taking sufficient action to support the development and implementation of new battery storage technologies.

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Kolumne: Neue #Batteriegroßspeicher aus Salz (sicher) und Rost (mit guten Chancen) stellen bisherige Kosten- und Zeitkalkulationen auf den Kopf. Kobalt und Nickel werden teils überflüssig, die Preise sind im freien Fall. Und was tut die Bundesregierung? Aussitzen, auf Gas setzen.
203 boosts · 200 favs · 14 replies · Jul 19, 2026
#batteriegroßspeicher
@[email protected]
Kolumne: Neue #Batteriegroßspeicher aus Salz (sicher) und Rost (mit guten Chancen) stellen bisherige Kosten- und Zeitkalkulationen auf den Kopf. Kobalt und Nickel werden teils überflüssig, die Preise sind im freien Fall. Und was tut die Bundesregierung? Aussitzen, auf Gas setzen.
13 boosts · 0 favs · 1 replies · Jul 19, 2026
#batteriegroßspeicher