{"id":6293,"date":"2012-03-28T08:50:51","date_gmt":"2012-03-28T12:50:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/?p=6293"},"modified":"2017-09-05T17:44:53","modified_gmt":"2017-09-05T21:44:53","slug":"talking-about-storage-for-alternative-energy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/talking-about-storage-for-alternative-energy\/","title":{"rendered":"Talking About Storage for Alternative Energy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Storage is one of the hurdles in the way of mass-scale adoption of alternative energy types such as solar and wind.<\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_6294\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6294\" style=\"width: 254px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/donald_sadoway.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/donald_sadoway.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"donald_sadoway\" width=\"254\" height=\"191\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6294\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6294\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Donald Sadoway. Photo: TED<\/figcaption><\/figure>Efficient storage is key because we need to be able to access power when the sun is not out and the wind is not blowing. <\/p>\n<p>A recent <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ted.com\" target=\"_blank\">TED<\/a> talk delved into this subject. The lecture was delivered by MIT&#8217;s Donald Sadoway, who explains in plain English how large-scale batteries that store <a href=\"http:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\" target=\"_blank\">alternative energy<\/a> work.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We need to think about the problem differently. We need to think big. We need to think cheap,&#8221; he said. The reseacher is working on a three-layered battery that is inexpensive, efficient and uses &#8216;liquid metal&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153If we&#8217;re going to get this country out of its current energy situation, we can&#8217;t just conserve our way out. We can&#8217;t just drill our way out. We can&#8217;t bomb our way out. We&#8217;re going to do it the old-fashioned, American way. We&#8217;re going to invent our way out, working together.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n<p><center><object width=\"500\" height=\"350\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/video.ted.com\/assets\/player\/swf\/EmbedPlayer.swf\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\"\/><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"transparent\"><\/param><param name=\"bgColor\" value=\"#ffffff\"><\/param><param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"vu=http:\/\/video.ted.com\/talk\/stream\/2012\/Blank\/DonaldSadoway_2012-320k.mp4&#038;su=http:\/\/images.ted.com\/images\/ted\/tedindex\/embed-posters\/DonaldSadoway_2012-embed.jpg&#038;vw=512&#038;vh=288&#038;ap=0&#038;ti=1401&#038;lang=&#038;introDuration=15330&#038;adDuration=4000&#038;postAdDuration=830&#038;adKeys=talk=donald_sadoway_the_missing_link_to_renewable_energy;year=2012;theme=tales_of_invention;theme=a_greener_future;event=TED2012;tag=alternative+energy;tag=energy;tag=invention;tag=technology;&#038;preAdTag=tconf.ted\/embed;tile=1;sz=512x288;\" \/><embed src=\"http:\/\/video.ted.com\/assets\/player\/swf\/EmbedPlayer.swf\" pluginspace=\"http:\/\/www.macromedia.com\/go\/getflashplayer\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" wmode=\"transparent\" bgColor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"500\" height=\"350\" allowFullScreen=\"true\" allowScriptAccess=\"always\" flashvars=\"vu=http:\/\/video.ted.com\/talk\/stream\/2012\/Blank\/DonaldSadoway_2012-320k.mp4&#038;su=http:\/\/images.ted.com\/images\/ted\/tedindex\/embed-posters\/DonaldSadoway_2012-embed.jpg&#038;vw=512&#038;vh=288&#038;ap=0&#038;ti=1401&#038;lang=&#038;introDuration=15330&#038;adDuration=4000&#038;postAdDuration=830&#038;adKeys=talk=donald_sadoway_the_missing_link_to_renewable_energy;year=2012;theme=tales_of_invention;theme=a_greener_future;event=TED2012;tag=alternative+energy;tag=energy;tag=invention;tag=technology;&#038;preAdTag=tconf.ted\/embed;tile=1;sz=512x288;\"><\/embed><\/object><\/center><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>You should follow us <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/energyrefuge\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<h3 class='related_post_title'>Related Posts:<\/h3><ul class='related_post'><li>No Related Posts Found! 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