The Fully Charged Podcast
Liquid Metal with Prof. Donald Sadoway
Aug 28, 2023
Prominent scientist Prof. Donald Sadoway discusses battery technology, including his innovative liquid metal battery. They explore ethical implications of battery materials, burning oil without CO2 emissions, advantages of liquid metal batteries, and decreasing cost of electric cars.
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- Professor Donald Sadoway's liquid metal battery offers high safety, no flammability, and self-heating features, making it an ideal solution for large-scale renewable energy storage.
- Professor Sadoway underscores the need to explore other chemistries beyond lithium-ion to achieve widespread adoption of electric vehicles and improve energy storage solutions.
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Liquid Metal Battery for Stationary Storage at Massive Scale
Professor Donald Sadoway discusses his work on liquid metal batteries for stationary storage at massive scale. The battery operates at elevated temperatures and uses molten salt and metal electrodes. It has a stratified structure with no physical barrier between the layers. The battery's discharge and charge cycles generate heat, which is trapped to maintain the battery's temperature. It offers high safety, no flammability, and self-heating features. The liquid metal battery is ideal for large-scale applications like data centers, providing uninterrupted renewable energy.
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