Neat News 566 (added 2017-07-19)

Cheap Batteries to Replace Gas Power Stations

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The transition to sustainable energy requires buffers that can take over at night and/or when there is no wind. One possibility is to have gas power stations at stand-by. However, with the drop in prices of lithium-ion-batteries there is now the economic alternative to store the energy in batteries.

News seen at: Heise - Technology Review (in German)