A new battery technology could be a good fit for grid-scale storage of electricity. A team of engineers at Sandia National Laboratories has modified and improved molten sodium batteries, with an eye ...

As renewable forms of power like wind and solar continue to gain prominence, there will be a need for creative solutions when it comes to storing energy from sources that are intermittent by nature.

They published their work on Aug. 25 in Energy Material Advances. "Aqueous secondary batteries hold substantial promise for stationary energy storage," notes Professor Ying Bai, affiliated with the ...

Researchers have designed a new class of molten sodium batteries for grid-scale energy storage. Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories have designed a new class of molten sodium batteries for ...

A small piece of sodium metal is placed in a flask of chlorine gas. A little water helps expose the sodium so it can react with the chlorine gas. The reaction releases a lot of heat as the ionic ...