MIT scientists propose power storage using cement blocks - eviltoast

Plan to commercialize supercapacitors in the next few years

  • TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Or alternatively, can it even discharge fast enough to provide a meaningful enough amount of electricity?

    What does the charge/ discharge cycle do to the integrity of the concrete?

    What special conditions are necessary for is curing? Whats the yield? Because the consequences of having a 45 cubic meter block of concrete that was supposed to be a battery sitting in my yard but isn’t are not trivial.

    Whats the carbon footprint of adding 45 additional cubic meters of concrete to every structure? It takes a shit ton of energy to rip off the necessary electrons from lime stone to make lime.

    • QuinceDaPence@kbin.social
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      1 year ago

      They’re saying it coule be part of the foundation.

      Basically for the average American house I think that would just be a slightly thicker foundation (if it could work like that)