Lithium really is brain-dead for Wind farm application ... maybe that pathology goes with the territory.
Advanced flywheel storage probably makes the most sense. Below is one company that has done well with them. Smart Energy's flywheel is 4th-generation featuring longer life than batteries, lower-maintenance, higher charge-discharge cycles, higher efficiency and zero emissions. http://beaconpower.com/files/bp_intro.pdf -----Original Message----- From: mix...@bigpond.com BTW Sodium-Sulfur might have been a better choice for a fixed location, given that both Sodium and Sulphur are common and cheap. Also the weight penalty imposed by the thermal insulation required isn't a problem for a fixed location. (Besides, that weight penalty would be negligible if aerogel is used as the insulator). >In reply to Jed Rothwell's message http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2014/02/beech-ridge-ene rgy-plans-battery-system-at-west-virginia-wind-farm >This has to be one of the stupidest possible uses for Lithium batteries, given the scarcity of Lithium. Non-mobile storage facilities don't need high energy >density storage. Mobile applications do. Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/project.html
