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phlogiston
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In the early 1800's, an interesting era in the history of science and technology, building giant batteries ('voltaic piles' as they were called) was
something scientists did a lot. Some great chemists such as Sir Humphrey Davy pioneered this and leading universities invested in building
record-breaking batteries to explore what could be done with them. Ofcourse, they soon discovered arc-welding and things like that. Exciting times.
If you are not trolling and -seriously- considering such an ambitious project, start reading books on electronics and study the basics first. Make
this a habit.
Otherwise, you are on a path to dissapointment and will be wasting your money and resources.
[Edited on 11-6-2015 by phlogiston]
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Came across this comment in Wikipedia when researching Zinc-air battery, which may provide a starting point to research some of the technology behind
mega batteries. To quote:
"Grid storage
The Eos Energy System battery is about half the size of a shipping container and provides 1 MWh of storage. Con Edison, National Grid, Enel and GDF
SUEZ began testing the battery for grid storage. Con Edison and City University of New York are testing a zinc-based battery from Urban Electric Power
as part of a New York State Energy Research and Development Authority program. Eos projects that costs of $160 per kilowatt-hour and that it will
provide electricity cheaper than a new natural-gas peaking power station. The cost of storing electricity with such EOS batteries is claimed to be
U$0.12-0.17/kwh.[20] Other battery technologies range from $400 to about $1,000 a kilowatt-hour.[21]"
Link: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zinc-air_battery
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