LughM to [email protected]English • 7 days agoContrary to many predictions, so much new lithium is being mined there is a global glut and falling prices.www.mining.commessage-square7arrow-up169arrow-down11
arrow-up168arrow-down1external-linkContrary to many predictions, so much new lithium is being mined there is a global glut and falling prices.www.mining.comLughM to [email protected]English • 7 days agomessage-square7
minus-squareThe PantserlinkfedilinkEnglish10•7 days agoAwesome, maybe I’ll be able to afford a whole home battery soon
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•7 days agoCobalt has always been the expensive part. But there are battery chemistries now without cobalt, so hopefully those can be cheaper.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish4•7 days agomaybe i’ll be able to afford a whole home battery soon FTFY
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish4•7 days agoMy issue with whole home battery is that economies of scale seem to say that solar farms and bigger battery banks would be more efficient than installing solar panels on already habituated areas.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish6•7 days agoThey are more efficient however distributed power is better for overall grid resiliency. Not to mention having a solar system at home with a battery means having power if the grid goes down for any reason.
Awesome, maybe I’ll be able to afford a whole home battery soon
Cobalt has always been the expensive part. But there are battery chemistries now without cobalt, so hopefully those can be cheaper.
maybe i’ll be able to afford a whole home
batterysoonFTFY
My issue with whole home battery is that economies of scale seem to say that solar farms and bigger battery banks would be more efficient than installing solar panels on already habituated areas.
They are more efficient however distributed power is better for overall grid resiliency.
Not to mention having a solar system at home with a battery means having power if the grid goes down for any reason.