Advantages of Liquid Metal Batteries

The chapter discusses the advantages of liquid metal batteries in terms of energy efficiency and cost. They explain that while liquid metal batteries require a significant amount of energy to reach their operating temperature, their round trip efficiency is 80 percent, meaning that 20 percent of the energy is converted into heat. They emphasize that for stationary storage, the most important metric is dollars per kilowatt hour, taking into account the capital costs, operating costs, and fade rate.

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