Wow. Since rude people never see the need to apologize, let me do so on their behalf. Love your videos, and thank you very much for all of your important work helping so many of us understand these important technologies and recent advances!!!!
@soufianebellahbib780810 ай бұрын
☀️🌴💚
@JustHaveaThink10 ай бұрын
Cheers Deb. Much appreciated :-)
@avinashgore625810 ай бұрын
Thanks Deb…. Civilized people had to live with uncivilized always. Nothing new, but unfortunate too.
@boathemian769410 ай бұрын
Yes I wholeheartedly agree.
@Sekir8010 ай бұрын
@@avinashgore6258 And if I entertain the idea to separate them I'm becoming some kind of -phob or -ist. :D
@Nightowl545410 ай бұрын
Many people can't understand why there's only so much that you can pack into a 10-20 minute, keep making the great videos.😁
@sjsomething493610 ай бұрын
Those who can, do. Those who can’t make snarky remarks in the KZbin comments section. 😉 Dave is one of the guys who can and does. Thanks as always Dave!
@nico765432110 ай бұрын
Step 1 gently address "constructive" criticism 😅. Not only the content in this channel is brilliant you're also a great host
@JustHaveaThink10 ай бұрын
Thank you. I appreciate that :-)
@SunriseTequila52310 ай бұрын
@@JustHaveaThinkGreat video as always and you skills in using sarcasm makes me cry in laughter 😂😂
@petegeoffrey493910 ай бұрын
Yes I also agree. You handled the criticism in a polite (how-shall-we-say) British sophistication. Me thinks you have royalty in your genetics.
@kocerarif10 ай бұрын
Being a farmer, I've been an offgridder for 32 years. Our biggest problem is having to consume a great deal of energy for everything in a farm. Big volumes of cheaply stored renewable energy will definitely change the face of farming and also help decrease carbon emissions. Governments are slow and sluggish in acting on the urgency of the issue. I hope they will open their eyes and minds soon. For all of us.
@ricinro10 ай бұрын
Governments are slowed down politically by entrenched interests that don't want change that puts them out of business.
@marktapey767810 ай бұрын
You wouldn’t ever be able to afford it or the farm equipment.
@richardlangley909 ай бұрын
Ever is a long time. It wasn't that long ago that people said the same thing about Computers, Cellphones and Solar panels to name three things that are well within the grasp of most people.@@marktapey7678
@marklewus546810 ай бұрын
I want to thank you for the obviously massive effort you & your team put into these videos. There’s so much activity in renewable energy that is obviously impossible to cover everything. I think you do the best job at this of anyone on YT. The Internet can be an ugly place, just disregard the noise!
@JustHaveaThink10 ай бұрын
That's very kind of you. I appreciate your feedback and support :-)
@Dysiode10 ай бұрын
Worth noting that hurtful words trigger many of the same pathways in the brain as physical pain. We can build a tolerance to pain, but if you stub your toe or touch a hot stove no one would say to just ignore those pains :)
@pancakeface571710 ай бұрын
There are so many dollars chasing energy breakthroughs, lay people like me just don't have the time to follow all of the developments. And many of the postings out there are click-bait, with words like "may," "could," "possibly," etc,..."be a game-changer" in the details. I am grateful for your channel as one of the few where I can get useful, understandable, factual information, free from unrestrained hyperbole. Thank you.
@davestagner10 ай бұрын
There have been so many “game changers”, I barely know what the game is anymore!
@JustHaveaThink10 ай бұрын
That's very kind feedback. Much appreciated :-)
@mikeconnery465210 ай бұрын
Well said and absolutely correct.
@paulosullivan347210 ай бұрын
You should be careful listening to anyone, including this channel. Everyone has their own biases and this channel is no different, he is always desperate to pump up any "green" technology and ignores the downsides of the things he discusses, here for example the reality is redux flow batteries are very low density storage systems. It is completely impractical to use these for most use cases as you would need very large amounts of land to store the energy of a large industrial lithium ion battery. This channel always seems to ignore the clear downsides of the technology he discusses if it favours an advertised green solution.
@davestagner10 ай бұрын
@@paulosullivan3472 Low density storage is only a problem if physical space is at a premium, i.e. on board a vehicle. But for grid scale storage, the usual constraints are cost and lifespan, not size. Lithium batteries are expensive, and have a relatively low ceiling on the number of charging cycles they can handle. Flow batteries can be made of much cheaper materials (like iron and salt!), and can avoid the dendrite problem that eventually kills lithium. This makes it cheaper. If the grid battery farm needs another acre or two of land, that’s ok, if it means saving millions of dollars in the process. Make sure you’re looking at the correct constraints.
@robertdavidson309010 ай бұрын
Your intro was hilarious. There are so many technologies for large scale storage it would be impossible to do the subject justice. Each has its own advantages, the major being long life cycles and full discharge and recharge. Redux flow, liquid metal etc. However critical people can be the great advantage of these technologies is their cost and longevity . Keep up the good work.
@Kevin_Street10 ай бұрын
Thank you for another great video! Redox flow batteries really seem to be taking off. It's nice to see so many companies investing in what could be a key renewable technology.
@nakedonthebeach10 ай бұрын
And it has made me regain hope that we can maybe make it, since this seems quite a tested technology by now.
@freeheeler0910 ай бұрын
Dave, I appreciate your videos! It is my opinion, based on my own energy needs, doing a lot of reading, watching everything on batteries and renewable energy, etc., that batteries are the key to everything! We need less expensive, home and business scale storage batteries. And these batteries need to be inexpensive, safe, affordable, easily recyclable, low cost, made of common materials, and economical. We also need more streamlined permitting and easier access to financing for small scale solar, wind and batteries. Citizens have been mistreated by the utility monopolies for far too long. Distributed energy production and storage is robust.
@williamjmansfield876810 ай бұрын
Distributed energy makes incredibly good sense in our warlike world.
@580guru10 ай бұрын
Exactly! and why I've taken a $5K stake in the ESS iron flow battery company! To the moon🚀
@580guru10 ай бұрын
Having discovered your channel recently, I've enjoyed your videos and am particularly excited about this one as I've been following and researching GWH (ESS) for about a year. It makes me more comfortable in my recent decision to take some profits on 5% of my nvidia holdings which I sold at $489 and invested in GWH. Don't see how this can be a bad move. Keep digging and finding these hidden gems! Thank you!
@grahampalmer10 ай бұрын
Wow! You want these to be inexpensive, affordable, low cost & economical all at the same time. That's easy just make them "cheap" ;-).
@gexrgia9310 ай бұрын
Your higher level of sass in this video is sparking joy.
@user-ny2bx8ez1c10 ай бұрын
It's hard to imagine anyone would be hard on you as you provide energizing (no pun intended) information on technologies that will help mankind. I watch every video you make and learn good info every time. Thank You!
@JustHaveaThink10 ай бұрын
That's very kind :-)
@joerosburns563910 ай бұрын
Thanks for your great research and your fantastic sense of humor!
@JustHaveaThink10 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it :-)
@mm-qd1ho10 ай бұрын
Bloody brilliant intro! I'm only 45 seconds in, and I love it already
@ralphstern284510 ай бұрын
“A little bit of both” I love your wit and delivery.
@10esseeTony10 ай бұрын
Absolutely love your sense of humor! :D
@JustHaveaThink10 ай бұрын
Cheers :-)
@danchesney63110 ай бұрын
Every battery on youtube is the one that changes everything.
@solarcabin10 ай бұрын
A German company is advertising a flow battery that can be installed at home like a powerwall: "Prolux Solutions says that all components can be repaired indefinitely. It notes that the vanadium electrolyte also retains at least 95% of its capacity, even after 20 years, so it can be reused indefinitely." I live off grid full time and now use LIFEPO4 but I like the idea of a battery that can be fully repaired and doesn't require Lithium mining and can be fully recycled.
@steveleonard520610 ай бұрын
I’m in Canada and there are numerous small communities in remote isolated locations, especially in the North. They usually depend on diesel generators to provide electrical power. Are there any companies offering renewable power sources coupled with short/long term electricity storage. In particular, solar does not work well for a large part of the winter in the Northwest Territory, Yukon and Nunavut. Love your videos. I find I feel more positive about the future for my grandchildren from you research and videos. Ignore the negative comments. There way too many negative, critical, anonymous voices on the internet.
@simonpannett881010 ай бұрын
Love to see these integrated into sub station networks to lower Electricity costs by storing cheap night energy to release during the day!!
@bicyclemanNL8 ай бұрын
Lower costs??? Surely you mean more profits
@sergeradojevic898210 ай бұрын
Superb coverage of redox flow technologies. I’ve been in the vanadium redox flow industry for the past couple of years and you’ve manage to capture many hard won learnings in such a short and eloquent couple of videos. Thank you for your ongoing great work in shining a spotlight of truth in this global transition effort.
@JustHaveaThink10 ай бұрын
That's great feedback! Much appreciated :-)
@juliane__10 ай бұрын
Had to watch the intro several times. Adressing the "constructive critique" this way once in a while is certainly worth the laugh!
@martincotterill82310 ай бұрын
Love your humour, Dave! Great video, good to see practical mass storage solutions available. Now the utilities just need to be motivated to invest
@sjsomething493610 ай бұрын
Exactly, but if they manage to get down to 5 cents per kWh then a lot of private investors will be jumping in to add storage.
@580guru10 ай бұрын
In my research I discovered that my utility, SDG&E has two installations of ESS energy warehouses and they also have contracts with SMUD to install up to 2GWH of long term storage!
@sjsomething493610 ай бұрын
@@580guru great news! I think a lot of the changes are taking place quietly and the much louder voices of the “petroleum will never be replaced!” crowd are getting more attention. There’s no question that it’s still many miles to go but the pace of both innovation and adoption of these alternatives is cause for optimism.
@keneriksen397310 ай бұрын
Love your humble approach and great sense of British humour. Cheers from Cape Town where most Americans still think that we have elephants and lions roaming our streets.
@jimhood120210 ай бұрын
Great response Dave! Bringing us all up to date on just how far down the road this tech is. Seems like we have many options and they all look good. .
@zatar12310 ай бұрын
A follow up/revisit of the organic thing you mentioned at the end here might be worth doing.
@75blackviking10 ай бұрын
Love your channel! Really enjoy your solid and informative content.
@JustHaveaThink10 ай бұрын
I appreciate that! Thank you :-)
@karmaraven606610 ай бұрын
thank you for kickstarting my brain every week. it has chipped away the cobb webs stored there.
@JustHaveaThink10 ай бұрын
Glad to help :-)
@philip594010 ай бұрын
First to demonstrate the vanadium battery was of course Maria Kazacas of NSW University Australia. I thought it was a great idea . Naturally what came to mind then was other elements to use with multiple valence states to exploit , elements like iron yes , then there's copper too but iron is more appealing. Lead also has multiple valence states and the lead acid battery operates because of this . The advantage is when you can avoid the clutter and unpredictability of how heaps of different substances will adversely interact and shorten life . There's heaps of different substances in the lithium batteries as an example. .
@kennethflegel573610 ай бұрын
Love the videos. Thank you for making them. This channel is one of only a handful that I actually have notifications turned on for.
@EdSurridge10 ай бұрын
Ditto. Scared Team JHaT might go payg. 😮
@JustHaveaThink10 ай бұрын
Thank you :-)
@fintux10 ай бұрын
People can be terrible, especially online. I appreciate the work you do! On the topic itself, 5c/kWh LCOS with the specs stated (including non-toxicity) sounds pretty dang good. It would be on a level where I think it is cheaper than many of the non-renewables we are using today. So this really sounds promising as a grid-scale energy storage that could help to make a big push towards sustainable electricity production.
@stevencowles841910 ай бұрын
Keeping as close as you do to such a fast moving subject is remarkable and I look forward to watching the new video every time, a truly fascinating subject area. My working days are almost over but if I had them again I’d love to be involved in this vibrant industry
@JustHaveaThink10 ай бұрын
Thank you very much!
@MarkRose133710 ай бұрын
Iron and saltwater could be game changing given how cheap the materials are!
@dougaltolan301710 ай бұрын
We've not had figures for efficiency... That might be an Achillies heel for any system, since it represents a ongoing cost.
@kapytanhook10 ай бұрын
Bingo, when it's omitted it's usually bad. I hate that most about Battery news. About 10 important properties exist. He could rattle them all off in a second. But never happens. Disappointing channel
@OrenTirosh10 ай бұрын
So what’s the downside? There must be some reason everyone else is using vanadium. Some trade off.
@dougaltolan301710 ай бұрын
@@OrenTirosh energy is lost when the battery is charged and when it us discharged. It might be that iron solutions lose more energy than vanadium ones.
@kapytanhook10 ай бұрын
@@dougaltolan3017 spot on, it's like a ridiculous 60% round trip efficiency. Pretty much need to double your entire generation capacity to compensate
@danburnes72210 ай бұрын
Dave, you are doing a great job! Keep the information and ideas coming. Don’t let anyone get you down. Remember, no one has the perfect answer right now. If they say they do, I would be very skeptical.
@JustHaveaThink10 ай бұрын
Cheers Dan :-)
@nickiemcnichols539710 ай бұрын
It’s gonna take a lot of people working on a lot of technologies to solve our problems. No one system can solve it all.
@bibliotek4210 ай бұрын
Dear Dave, you are a fabulous human being! Thank you for every video, even the climate ones that terrify me. I am proud to be a Patreon supporter, and very grateful that you can keep uploading such high quality videos week after week.
@JustHaveaThink10 ай бұрын
Thank you :-) and thank you for your fantastic support!
@shawnr77110 ай бұрын
Excellent information. Having multiple solutions to a common problem is a good thing.
@nickiemcnichols539710 ай бұрын
Nature successfully uses diversity, so should we.
@trncn10 ай бұрын
Dave, I look forward to your videos every week! They are not only interesting, but give me a deep feeling of hope 🙏
@JustHaveaThink10 ай бұрын
Thank you. Glad you like them!
@lemagicalpotato831810 ай бұрын
🤦♂️I will never understand people like that. Thank you for your videos! It’s hard to find videos about research on renewable resources that actually describe smaller details about the research. Keep it up!
@feandil66610 ай бұрын
Thanks man, you're the best channel on renewables out there because you never fall victim to the hype, keep on the good work :)
@JustHaveaThink10 ай бұрын
Thank you :-)
@petertrypsteen10 ай бұрын
He fell victim to some anti-nuclear fusion hype, that weird fear-inducing intro he has in his video about nuclear fusion is very inappropriate.
@clydecox210810 ай бұрын
So far I like everything about this technology.
@JonathanHarvell10 ай бұрын
I don't know how you did it, but you found the PERFECT balance between telling off trolls and being informative, as well as entertaining. Bravo, sir.
@peterdollins361010 ай бұрын
I always find your reports clear & valuable. I thank you for all your long-standing efforts. I support 7 wildlife/enviromental groups, Amnesty & Labour. Also I care for my wounded Chinese partner so I fear I'm not able to be a patron. But I do recommend your work as the best UK person dealing with renewables, Nuclear & all such matters.
@JustHaveaThink10 ай бұрын
I appreciate you watching and leaving positive feedback Peter, That's good enough for me :-)
@haroldwood139410 ай бұрын
Thanks, Dave. No need to attempt to remedy your past emissions: some things are beyond us all; I recommend glancing disdainfully at your nearest neighbour while sidling out of the room. Great program!
@sandrajohnnewmanwarnock223210 ай бұрын
Thanks again for your work. Like a previous commenter, I cannot believe some of the idiots of this world feel it’s appropriate to be rude to you - it isn’t and I hope they grow up soon! John
@dailyrider297510 ай бұрын
Needed a flashing neon sign on wall above your head say "He's lying!" when at beginning you were saying how wonderful all comments are.
@DEATHBYFIRE0910 ай бұрын
How could you forget Barry down the road with his shed chemistry lab, who just recently made a flow battery with jam jars and aquarium pumps??? All joking aside, fantastic video as always, heres hoping that the next time you talk about redox flow batteries, its because they are being installed left right and center and are busy saving the world. Or maybe thats just wishful thinking. Either way, looking forward to the next one!
@GodmanchesterGoblin10 ай бұрын
You forgot to mention the solar panels above my pond filter and the batteries below it, which I use for the garden lights in the evening... 😂 And yes, another great and very informative video.
@gerrysanterre631710 ай бұрын
Innovation is a trial and error.To find the best technology that works.Keep up the great videos.
@RWBHere10 ай бұрын
I used to have a copy of a hobbyists magazine which was published in the 1920’s, and which contained instructions for making a redox battery, based on Bromine.
@davejudydan10 ай бұрын
What a hoot. What a good laugh, I’m so glad that you’re able to deal with constructive criticisms. Mush better than I would have. Love your show always a delight. Gives me something to think on.
@BreakingBarriers2DIY10 ай бұрын
“…I’m not saying that!” Lol Thanks for the dead pan humour and being so dang clever. We love this content and your delivery!
@scharles141110 ай бұрын
Hey friend, you’re doing a great job. Watching you troll the trolls is entertaining.
@JustHaveaThink10 ай бұрын
Thank you :-)
@extraincomesuz10 ай бұрын
I took the Google Data Analytics course so for all the stupid, lazy people rudely commenting about how these videos should be made, I challenge you to complete that course and implement the data analysis on the final project before you comment here again. Researching all the data is challenging enough, but putting together an entertaining, yet insightful, video that a computer algorithm actually likes, from the data, IS rocket science at its highest form. Thank you for creating these fantastic videos. Every one of them is a gem. 😊🎉
@JamesKuffner-cg2pv10 ай бұрын
This comment is a little late but I'd like to see your detractors create content that anyone might find interesting , informative or even slightly entertaining. Cheers and thanks from Aussie James.
@jorgevieiro577410 ай бұрын
Love your videos, please keep doing them. Internet seems to bring the best and worst of people. It is easy to criticize people, not so easy to do something positive (like your videos).
@terryhollands279410 ай бұрын
I love your sense of humor, as expressed in the first 45 seconds. 😂
@justsayen202410 ай бұрын
This technology gives me hope for the future and it shows that if a country invests in its infrastructure it can provide a brighter future for our children.
@faustinpippin920810 ай бұрын
you dont have to wait for it i made my own 1.5kwp offgrid system with a 2kwh battery for 3k$ roi was 4 years (i use the battery also for my e-bike)
@johndoh518210 ай бұрын
Hey dude glad you got to ESS because these companies that are finding solutions without using more expensive elements or rare earth are critical to sustainable grid storage, which is critical for green energy, so I put them high up on the list of great solutions and am hoping they start winning lots of contracts to get their tech out there. I mean they've already installed systems, but when we get the most benefit is when a few of these start to push out the others so there are less competitors AND they can then get to economics of scale.
@yeabutwecouldbefreer10 ай бұрын
The problem with iron flow batteries is that they haven't broken anywhere close to theoretical capacities. A entire large truck trailer (lori) holds about 5-20kwh of energy(this is why they don't advertise actual capacities). To give context a $1500 5kwh eg4 lifepo4(one of the safest battery chemistries) fits in a 3u server casing ( about 19"x12"x36"). In other words 15kwh can fit in about a cubic meter. You could throw 4 of them by themselves in a truck trailer and light it on fire with no problems. Also the infrastructure for iron flow batteries is huge when you don't count the batteries. I would wager that they cost 1000's of times more that the lifepo4 equivalent, making it kind of a grid level scam.
@moiragoldsmith705210 ай бұрын
Love the humour and the information. 😂
@JustHaveaThink10 ай бұрын
Thank you :-)
@candyshop139810 ай бұрын
If ever there was a stimulus that stirs my flagging brain into my fast approaching 8th decade that accolade has to go to your 'Just Have A Think' program that I look forward to on a regular basis. Thank you so much for the quality of the contents and for the exceptional manner in which you put the topic/s over. Brilliant!
@JustHaveaThink10 ай бұрын
That is very kind feedback. Thank you :-)
@urieaaron10 ай бұрын
Initially had no idea what you were talking about but laughed out loud when you said a little bit of both. Always surprises me that people can be rude to people that are just trying to do their best to entertain and educate. Also, LOL at your attitude is what made me subscribe just now.
@MCsCreations10 ай бұрын
Fascinating! Thanks a bunch, Dave! Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊
@stepheneyles219810 ай бұрын
I've been working on my own homemade Redox flow battery using washing up liquid and toothpaste as the electrolyte solutions... Joking aside, it's amazing how many different techniques and materials are being used to make batteries - thank you for opening our eyes and giving us real hope for the future :-))
@bartroberts151410 ай бұрын
I don't love your ironic sense of humour. Though I must admit I fall to the ground in worship of it from time to time. In other news, thank you for your optimism and intelligence applied to these crucial questions.
@ricktrenkler325410 ай бұрын
Thank you for all you do providing useful information and that allows me to be informed of what’s going on in a clear and concise manner.
@CraftyF0X10 ай бұрын
You just can't dislike Dave with his self deprecating humor and subtle but relentless Lockheed Martin bashing.
@JustHaveaThink10 ай бұрын
:-)
@richardmale319110 ай бұрын
Dear Mr. Borlace, thank you for your fascinating series of KZbin clips, with subject matter, always interesting in itself, made easily digestible by your relaxed style of presentation. Off the subject, though, Professor Pedantic asked me to give you an ever-so-gentle nudge and inform you that here in Ont-AH-rio we all say Ont-AIR-io. Good luck to you sir.
@JustHaveaThink10 ай бұрын
Fair enough. I stand corrected :-)
@dermotarriganproductionsch385710 ай бұрын
Love your take-down of the haters. Your channel is brilliant. Let them vent their own silliness in their childish way...
@petewright464010 ай бұрын
An interesting advantage of Vanadium flow batteries is that it's easy to increase storage capacity by simply increasing the electrolyte tank size, theoretically without limit. The Iron Salt battery can't do this as the iron is deposited as a solid. Similarly for the Redflow zinc bromine battery. For this reason I wouldn't call them true flow batteries.
@trueriver195010 ай бұрын
I will have to keep an eye-on this technology
@zachariah38010 ай бұрын
That may be up there with one of the most mature responses I have ever seen. Color me impressed. I'm taking notes on how to deal with unkind feedback 😅
@JustHaveaThink10 ай бұрын
Thank you. I really appreciate your support :-)
@farmergiles106510 ай бұрын
Another great video! Thanks so much! I've seen some of your other fine work in videos related to energy usage also. I'm thinking now of refrigeration and heat pumping. I've just learned some interesting things about "nitinol", a nickel-titanium alloy that is one of those amazing "memory metals" that can be restored to an "original" shape. NASA is using that property to make more durable tires for vehicles off Earth. The key point of my interest at the moment lies more in the facts about its stretchability/temporary deformation. A sufficiently thin straight rod of the stuff can be bent to about 180 degrees by hand, which yields a surprising result. The stress of the bending causes it to release heat, enough to startle the one who bent the rod (but not to burn). Then, reversing the deformation, the unbending causes it to absorb heat, again a startling effect on the hand. There is where the revelations of this property ended in the video I watched (from a well-known You-Tuber). It wasn't central to that presentation. But there was a mention that this heat transfer ability is under investigation for application in refrigerators and heat pumps, and has the potential to reduce costs in those applications significantly. So Dave, have any of your investigations run into this idea? If you're interested, I'd love to see a spot on this!
@carlbrenninkmeijer892510 ай бұрын
awesome, all your videos are so clear and interesting and we need to stay well informed, even though the scope is large and the developments are fast. What you bring together is not only fascinating, it shows us developments we would otherwise not know about at all. Thanks!
@JustHaveaThink10 ай бұрын
Thank you. That's very kind feedback
@bilza202310 ай бұрын
I am not interested in batteries etc but I like this channel and the presentation of the presenter
@davidbayliss378910 ай бұрын
Just want to add another thumbs-up comment ... you manage to consistently, to me anyway, behave as one of the most sanest/reasonable/gracious people I've ever come across in person or via media like KZbin et. al. I consume a fair bit of information and I struggle sometimes with curtailing my anger/frustration at the world and I'm not disinclined to give some people (if they don't appear too vulnerable or like they would care lol or if they dish out much worse themselves) my err ... emotional ... appraisal. If I were to arrange all the billions of people in the world by order of how LEAST likely I am to be annoyed by them or overcome by a desire to insult them ... I figure you'd be within the top 100. You do fantastic work. :) (I mean "fantastic" as in great lol and not in an impugning way!). Please don't let the occasional few who struggle with their emotional control/opinions dissuade you at all.
@davideggleton556610 ай бұрын
LOVE your attitude towards additional incoming info 😀 -- kudos to you for your open-mindedness 👍
@whlphil10 ай бұрын
On a similar note but non flow is EOS Energy, their unit is a Zinc Bromine sealed cell with conductive polymers they recently received a $400m loan from the LDES DOE loan program, loan is to build out 8GWh of automated production lines, been around for a long time but the cells are now ready for scaling having been field proven for last 3-4yrs, very low cost of production at scale and has been through a 2 year verification process with DOE to get the loan
@jeremyradford510310 ай бұрын
Thank you, Dave, for the usual useful and informative video. Flow batteries have a great future in many systems, from domestic to office and small factories right up to grid level storage. As I am sure you know, they are safer and cheaper than lithium-ion and have the advantage of being able to be fully charged and discharged with virtually no degradation. Neither do they suffer 'vampire drain' like lithium-ion and hold their charge for many months or even years. Australian company Redflow, I think, is worth a mention as they make a zinc bromide redox battery that is ideal for domestic applications and is available to buy in the UK (and no, I don't have shares in the company).
@JustHaveaThink10 ай бұрын
They were in the first video that I did a few weeks ago. kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z2rXqKxpmr6aepo
@_DRMR_10 ай бұрын
The Dutch company Elestor is working on a hydrogen-bromine flow battery system for industrial scale use.
@ssbdifferent110 ай бұрын
Nice work as usual; been enjoying your channel for some time. As to the posts, it’s amazing to me how some folks just can’t help themselves from commenting in a personal, negative way. Guess we all can succumb to childish tendencies no matter how old we get.
@JustHaveaThink10 ай бұрын
Indeed. Thanks for your support though :-)
@deamer4410 ай бұрын
I wouldn't take too much notice of the idiots that resort to using insults. Good job as always.
@mattiafrancescobruni831810 ай бұрын
Really appreciate the effort & time behind the video - thank you for your time and for sharing your passion - Voltstorage GmbH don't know if it is the same you mention for vanadium, do iron flow as well...I personally wouldn't even consider vanadium or bromide for home use if a iron flow solution were available (due to their toxicity) in a more manageable form rather than a 33 Ton heavy & 40 feet long container
@paolopetrozzi221310 ай бұрын
Your British elegance in answering to that kind of people cannot be appreciated by the same people. BTW, we do. Thanks.
@JustHaveaThink10 ай бұрын
I appreciate that!
@bengoodchild88310 ай бұрын
Love your content as an EE in training to keep up with newer tech and companies easily. Thank you!
@JustHaveaThink10 ай бұрын
Keep up the good work Ben. You have a very busy and lucrative career ahead of you :-)
@punditgi10 ай бұрын
Awesome video and channel! 🎉😊
@JustHaveaThink10 ай бұрын
Thanks so much!
@alfredotto752510 ай бұрын
I think these battery research video's are great.I would tell those calling you stupid to bugger off. I am excited to see the world finally moving to a energy source that doesn't require the burning of fossil fuels of any kind.
@Altrovexrecords10 ай бұрын
Hi, thank you very much for your nice reportings on YT, your channel are all of time very interresting, I 'm so impressed by the next generation of batteries SolidStateBatteries (SSBs) (CATL Shenxing and more other Startups like Quantumscape, SiliconPower NAVA Technologies, Northvolt...etc.) best greatings from Luxembourg! 🙂👌👋👍👍👍
@Impackon10 ай бұрын
Love your (lightly sarcastic) humor, made me laugh a few times 😏👍 Would love to hear more about these sort of batteries for in house application. Greetings from the Netherlands
@luke903310 ай бұрын
😂😂😂😂, your delivery, sir, is impeccable. Keep showing us how it's done.
@JustHaveaThink10 ай бұрын
Thanks, will do!
@leeroychang10 ай бұрын
I do very much enjoy your videos. Keep it up!
@grindupBaker10 ай бұрын
I'm well ahead of the technology curve on this as usual. You know how building materials might be building batteries one day ? Well, my Ontario winter car the EEPmobile is an advanced prototype of an iron and salt water iron oxide battery using the STRUCTURE as the battery material to save weight and space. Brilliant !
@ramblerandy239710 ай бұрын
Hee-hee, nice one Dave. Caught this one rather late on Sunday. It's a testament to how good your videos are that gets you your high level ignorance feedback. The louder and ruder it is, the more informative and penetrating your videos must be. At least it unleashes your super-dry sarcasm, which is an occasional humour bonus. Keep 'em coming. 😊🖖
@JustHaveaThink10 ай бұрын
Cheers Andy. Much appreciated :-)
@mattialonghin327510 ай бұрын
Keep going on your path, you are doing what we vote for aren't. You can't make everyone happy even if you are the best. Seriously you are the best even in your scariest videos. Please don't let us down, I'm saving for solar and right storage system in the future and you are my book where i can study. Always a pleasure. Kind regards Aussie mate
@hariseldon378610 ай бұрын
Nice summary. As well, if people feel they need to be rude in order to make a point then they have weak minds... so ignore them.
@michelleshelton751610 ай бұрын
Many you tubers I have watched have mentioned similar rude comments. Maybe auto bots 😒 Anyways, I enjoy your videos and always learn something new! Thank you💜
@pdxyadayada10 ай бұрын
…love your sense of humour, as well as your in depth presentations…cheers!
@JustHaveaThink10 ай бұрын
Thank you :-)
@HelloNotMe99994 ай бұрын
It should be noted that there’s not a need for grid scale batteries to be particularly energy dense. Shipping containers can be stacked on top of each other and pull double duty to hold the solar panels on top or be incorporated into the support towers of wind turbines.
@salvadordavinci710 ай бұрын
Awesome vid. Thanks. Honorable mention to Elestor (in Netherlands) with their Hydrogen Bromide battery. That gives synergy with electrolysers and a hydrogen grid.
@kenwin584510 ай бұрын
There are good things in Oregon. I just live across the river and love going there.