Date: 27/01/2019 16:12:43
From: Tau.Neutrino
ID: 1336504
Subject: Scientists Create Liquid Fuel That Can Store The Sun's Energy For Up to 18 Years

Scientists Create Liquid Fuel That Can Store The Sun’s Energy For Up to 18 Years

No matter how abundant or renewable, solar power has a thorn in its side. There is still no cheap and efficient long-term storage for the energy that it generates.

The solar industry has been snagged on this branch for a while, but in the past year alone, a series of four papers has ushered in an intriguing new solution.

Scientists in Sweden have developed a specialised fluid, called a solar thermal fuel, that can store energy from the sun for well over a decade.

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Date: 28/01/2019 03:00:46
From: Kothos
ID: 1336690
Subject: re: Scientists Create Liquid Fuel That Can Store The Sun's Energy For Up to 18 Years

But… hydrogen fuel can story energy for a billion years. What’s wrong with that?

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Date: 28/01/2019 08:49:35
From: The Rev Dodgson
ID: 1336746
Subject: re: Scientists Create Liquid Fuel That Can Store The Sun's Energy For Up to 18 Years

Kothos said:

But… hydrogen fuel can story energy for a billion years. What’s wrong with that?

I wondered the same.

Presumably this fuel can be produced more efficiently.

I should probably read the link.

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Date: 30/01/2019 04:56:00
From: Kothos
ID: 1337688
Subject: re: Scientists Create Liquid Fuel That Can Store The Sun's Energy For Up to 18 Years

The Rev Dodgson said:


I should probably read the link.

Pfft, I didn’t – why should you? :-p

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Date: 30/01/2019 08:32:06
From: Kothos
ID: 1337696
Subject: re: Scientists Create Liquid Fuel That Can Store The Sun's Energy For Up to 18 Years

Well, I read it, and I see the benefits over hydrogen is that it’s for home use, and electrololysing water would be impractical.

Also they don’t seem to be intending to generate electricity with this, just heating water.

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