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|[[Sodium-ion batteries]] | |||
|Good potential / needs investment. | |||
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|[[Sodium-sulfur batteries]] | |||
|Good potential / needs investment. | |||
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|[[Hydrogen gas]] | |||
|Okay for some applications, but too lossy and platinum-intensive for others. | |||
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|[[LFP batteries|Lithium ferrous (iron) phosphate]]<!--(LiFePo4 or LFP)--> | |||
|Okay if used in moderation. A bit too lithium-intensive to be a general solution. | |||
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|[[Lithium-ion batteries]] | |[[Lithium-ion batteries]] | ||
| | |Not scalable enough: Too [[cobalt]]-intensive. | ||
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|[[Lithium-sulfur batteries]] | |[[Lithium-sulfur batteries]] | ||
|Can't handle enough charge cycles<!-- | |Can't handle enough charge cycles.<!-- | ||
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|Lithium Titanate (Li4Ti5O12 or LTO) | |Lithium Titanate (Li4Ti5O12 or LTO) | ||
|? --> | |? --> | ||
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|[[ | |[[Lead-acid batteries]] | ||
| | |Toxic / hazardous. | ||
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| | !colspan=2|Stationary storage only (power grid, not vehicles) | ||
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|[[Iron redox flow batteries]] | |[[Iron redox flow batteries]] | ||
| | |Good potential / needs investment. | ||
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|[[Compressed air energy storage|Compressed air]] | |[[Compressed air energy storage|Compressed air]] | ||
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|[[Pumped hydro]] | |[[Pumped hydro]] | ||
|Only viable in rare geographical locations | |Only viable in rare geographical locations. | ||
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|[[Flywheels]] | |||
|? | |||
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|[[Gravity blocks]] | |[[Gravity blocks]] | ||
|Outrageously high environmental footprint of construction | |Not viable: Outrageously high environmental footprint of construction. | ||
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<small>For more details, read the wikipage of each energy storage type. Links are in the table.</small> | <small>For more details, read the wikipage of each energy storage type. Links are in the table.</small> | ||