The Future of Energy Storage: Understanding Thermal Batteries

[@GeniusEngineering]

In this video I moved away from an art style very similar to that of Kurzgesagt, to something more unique and own to myself. Please let me know what you think of this new approach to illustrations and if you have any recommendations, feel free to let me know. Enjoy the video!

Really liking it! Minimalistic yet detailed!

[@GeniusEngineering]

That is fantastic to hear. Thank you Björn!

[@VictorECaplon]

Way better. The Kurzgesagt style works for them, but not necessarily for others. This new style fits your channel perfectly. Keep up the great work !

[@GeniusEngineering]

Thank you Victor, your support is very motivational, and I truly appreciate your feedback.

[@GeniusEngineering]

I have been hesitant with the monotone voice over. I will try to sound a little more alive by varying the tone and such in my next video. Hopefully it can convince you that I am indeed not dead inside :)

[@janjedynak1191]

This is a really underrated channel with an amazing art style similar to Kurzgesagt. Keep up the great work!

[@GeniusEngineering]

Thanks for you nice comment. I appreciate it!

[@delgermuruntsagaankhuu6951]

Yeah a better microphone would really help the channel I think

[@kacgibibiter6640]

you made it very easy to grasp this hard concept for undergrad chemE students. Thx a lot

[@snowglade1]

The title is a misnomer, you are actually talking about Thermal Energy Storage. That said, the content is good!

[@jamessmith2488]

This was very informative and I hope we won't rely on power generation and expand on energy storage technology to meet the power demands of the internet, industrial industries, and other energy demanding markets. This will be critical year for the energy to meet the energy demands for this summer due to the expected rise in energy consumption.

[@GeniusEngineering]

I agree with you. I feel we are going to see a lot of new technologies emerging in the energy sector.

[@marcosanaya9540]

We won't rely on power generation? Do you mean rely on fossil fuels? I do agree the energy demand is growing as is the population however, at the rate renewable energy technologies are being produced we may still need to use fossil fuels as a primary energy source.

[@GeniusEngineering]

@@marcosanaya9540Yes I think he meant fossil fuels. Agreed, it will still be a while until every country worldwide mainly use renewable energy. Read an article yesterday that only 34% of Europe's electricity was generated by fossil fuels in the first half of 2020. (techxplore.com/news/2020-07-renewables-eu-biggest-source-electricity.html?) In 3rd world countries we are still a few years off until we will see such figures. Fossil fuels will still be primarily used for a while especially with the rise in energy demands as you mentioned.

[@ramonpunsalang3397]

What is the efficiency of thermal batteries? Liquid Air Bstteries ie Cryobattery efficiency is around 69%. Perhaps do a comparison between the two?

[@GeniusEngineering]

An efficiency of 80% has been achieved with a prototype built by 1414 degrees. Source: 1414degrees.com.au/answers/ In one of my next few videos I will be doing a comparison between all the promising new emerging battery technologies.

[@s.sradon9782]

We already have large arrays of thermal batteries: insulated housing with heat pumps. changing the temperature of 1000s houses by a few degrees is the cheapest, most immediate solution. Governments should subsidize free insulation and replacing central heaters with heat pumps in exchange for joining this program since public perception is the biggest challenge here.

[@vedantaher9646]

can you make more videos on thermal energy storage i mean its profits and losses over other form of storing energy forms ..and anything about thermal energy storage

[@GeniusEngineering]

I will definitely to somer more research and videos on thermal energy storage. It’s a very interesting topic that I know very little about. Thanks for the recommendation vedant aher!

[@chungnguyenphuoc5727]

Excellent video. Nice illustrations, easy to understand. The amount of infomation is superb too. You deserve more subscribers XD

[@GeniusEngineering]

Thank you so much for the kind words! It really means a lot.

[@GGN-92]

Thanks for sharing this with us. It was very interesting. Take care of yourself.

[@GeniusEngineering]

Glad you enjoyed it, thank you for your comment!

[@musikSkool]

1 lb of superheated metal holds as much energy as 10 lbs of batteries. A single pound of superheated iron, but still below melting point, would make a bike go 50 miles. Why iron? The worst thing that could happen if something went wrong is we breathe the oxidized material, and iron oxide is edible to humans, so it would be pretty safe. Simply force a drop of water into the chamber and use the steam produced to make power. Iron fuel rods instead of uranium fuel rods. I love this idea so much.

[@GeniusEngineering]

Thank you for commenting on the video :)

[@SimplySpace]

Great video, you chose a very interesting topic. I really like your animation style, keep it up, you'll have thousands of subscribers in no time.

[@GeniusEngineering]

Thank you Simply Space. Yes the topic of energy and new things that have come forward are incredibly fascinating.

[@BeautifulScience]

Yes keep it up another great video with great science behind it!

[@Augmentfluup]

Azelio is a public swedish company using an Al-Si alloy for latent thermal energy storage (melting point around 600C). They are currently doing a big verification project at Noor (the giant solar energy park in Marocco) together with the maroccan agency for sustainable energy (Masen).

[@GeniusEngineering]

I will read up a bit on this. Thanks for letting me know Simon

[@himanshumataray]

Bro Why have You stopped making these amazing videos. Please continue Your amazing work. Also i would like to see a video on TESLA. How they build those cars , like the material they use , etc . please bring a video on this in a very cool way like You Always DO. :)

[@GeniusEngineering]

Thank you so much for your comment. I am currently busy with a nee video and plan on uploading more regularly. So stay tuned :)

[@GeniusEngineering]

I will definitely add that to my list of possible video topics. There is already so much awesome topics, just a bummer it takes a while to make these videos. Thank you for your suggestion!

[@himanshumataray]

@@GeniusEngineering also just out of curiosity wanna ask you what's your main job ? because you make this AMAZING stuff in your leisure time.

[@GeniusEngineering]

I’m a final year student in mechanical engineering

[@keshanranasinghe]

Please consider getting a better microphone. I think it would really elevate your channel which is already good 😊

[@Aghor.1]

Can this thermal storage be used for solving the problem of duck curve in California?

[@GeniusEngineering]

It might be able to assist with reducing the overall strain on the grid during peak times. However, the technology’s efficiency is currently still low due to energy lost due to converting energy from heat to electrical and so.

[@Aghor.1]

@@GeniusEngineering Thanks for the reply.

[@GeniusEngineering]

You’re welcome :)

[@lukavranckx835]

Good information in combination with beautiful animation! Well made video!!!

[@GeniusEngineering]

I am very glad that you enjoyed it and found it informative. Thank you so much Luka!

[@zachmarcus107]

I'm a little late to this video, but I'd just like to say thanks for doing the video on starships! Also, I love the new animation style.

[@GeniusEngineering]

It is my absolute pleasure. I am thrilled that you like the new style.

[@georgejennings8743]

This channel is going to sky rocket in subs very soon i reckon

[@GeniusEngineering]

Thank you for your kind words George! I just started working on a new video, hopefully you’ll like it!

[@jonathanhemson9337]

I appreciate your contribution in the area of energy storage as this type of storage has not been adequately covered. Everything you have is valuable - I would like to see a longer presentation that goes into the technology more deeply, and provides more metrics to locate these solutions in the energy storage field.

[@muhdaimanzarif4544]

this video helped with my assignment thankyou so much!! :D

[@GeniusEngineering]

I’m glad it helped you. I hope you ace your assignment !

[@sheighmurnbarry6786]

Is there a video that show the comparison between thermal energy storage and batteries. Like research efficiency, environmental status, storage and discharge rate etc.

[@GeniusEngineering]

I haven’t seen a video of the comparison but there are some research papers with these information, so that might be a good starting point.

[@eugeneleroux1842]

It is not 100 % clear to me how the heat is converted back to electricity, although the sketches imply some sort of a turbine. Heat is a lower for of energy, which means that if you want to convert heat energy back to a high level energy like mechanical or electrical energy, one can at best hope for an efficiency of circa 33 %. Does this sound promising ?

[@rishabhacharya8606]

well created content ⚡Which application is used to create this video ??

[@GeniusEngineering]

Thank you for the kind words Risabh, it means a lot! I used Adobe Illustrator for the illustrations and Adobe After Effects for the animations.

[@Jessica-dy8ib]

Biochar materials are high silica in the ash component and depending on the production conditions can either be more useful in phase change or thermochemical I think. I would like to see a working example of this.

[@Alex-fl2yh]

"Scaling the battery down to be used in Smartphones...are not plausable" - I for my part wasnt planning to put a 1400°C hot battery in the front pocket of my pants. Jokes aside, you should look into the Carnot battery out of Cambridge by Malta. They operate with molten salt. With ~500°C still too hot for my pants but also very interesting. We have a lot of salt available on the surface, too. I like the animations, nice video!

[@GeniusEngineering]

That gave me a good chuckle, fair point you have though. Thank you Alex I will check it out. :)

[@vinayakthote3957]

@@GeniusEngineering yes its not possible now but it will possible in future.

[@GeniusEngineering]

@@vinayakthote3957 Definitely!

[@dorriennorth5317]

@@GeniusEngineering sandman🎶, sand boet, I'm busy heating up 100 kg, using my design of a rocket stove I cased in it.... Doing it all outside, cooking at the same time to save on wood... I will wheel it in Inside at night this winter when the power is switched off💩. Stand strong this winter folks... Keep prepping 🇬🇧

[@H2Dwoat]

Hi, nice overview video, cheers 👍👍. I would be interested in a more comprehensive video that covers efficiencies and losses compared to traditional batteries such as lithium ion. I am particularly interested in energy loss during the conversion processes.

[@GeniusEngineering]

Thanks for your comment. I am planning on doing a more in-depth video in the near future. Thank you for the suggestion!

[@prafulbhagat902]

Can you make a detailed video on this topic.

[@GeniusEngineering]

I am definitely interested in diving more into detail on this topic. Will add it to my list of video ideas. Thank you for the recommendation

[@philip6419]

Nice video! Thank you. In the video you state this 'Battery' converts, " E > Thermal heat > [back to] E". From that formula, could you briefly explain the 2nd stage.. ' E > [Th > E ]', the 'Heat [Th] back into Energy' part? Appreciate in advance.

[@growtocycle6992]

It's fairly obvious. With high heat quality, use steam. With lower quality, use a more volatile compound Like ammonia. Just a turbine

[@brettmoore3194]

Best decentralized energy storage would be water tower potential storage.

[@GeniusEngineering]

Agreed. It’s easy and do not require any complicated technology

[@vpsinghngp]

Storing renewable energy from Solar PV Panel into a Cooking Stove heat storage sink ..what is the material used ?

[@vpsinghngp]

Also is this system of storage has effeciency of 65% ?

[@t.b.a.r.r.o.]

"I got a thermal battery installed at my house today. The company that sells them is called "Backyard Volcanoes!!!"."

[@GeniusEngineering]

This is good! :)

[@theshuman100]

ah yes iceland

[@HayleyLoren]

Great video! Love the animations! Do you do them yourself?

[@GeniusEngineering]

Thank you Hayley. The kind words mean a lot to me. Yes I do the animation myself. Started dabbling in animation early this year with no prior knowledge. I am quite happy with the progress I have made so far. Currently working on a new video and looking to improve further on it. Any input is highly appreciated

[@HayleyLoren]

Crikey you've done well if you only started this year with it!! I tried animation a while back and massively struggled so great work!

[@GeniusEngineering]

It did take a lot of effort and watching videos and tutorials to get a better understanding. But make no mistake it was quite a struggle in the beginning

[@notoco1199]

Better to use solar thermal systems which are efficient up to 60-70% rather then 21% like PV systems to store heat to heat and extract heat during winter to heat the House. 80% of house power demand is hot water and heating. We don't need electricity as much as wee need heat.

[@Capt.Pikles]

No, you need a heat pump.

[@alihamdani6605]

IMO you can differentiate your graphic design style to make your video stick and to maintain your kind of brand uniqueness, I mean you can tell if a video is Real Engineering's, Wendover, etc. I hope you reach the tipping point soon! Best of luck

[@GeniusEngineering]

Thank you for the feedback, it means a lot. In my latest videos I've been trying to try out a new style to get to something a bit more unique.

[@tomtaylor8948]

Great content. Love the animations. Where are you from if I might ask?

[@GeniusEngineering]

Thank you for the kind words Tom. I’m from South Africa

[@petriepretorius4085]

@@GeniusEngineering as am I...great content...

[@GeniusEngineering]

Thank you!

[@321weeman]

Hey, great video and channel !! thank you for your work !! Could you make a video about physical adsorption ? It seems that this kind of thermal storage is more efficient than any other because of the good insulation and also the high levels of energy density !

[@GeniusEngineering]

Thank you for your kind words Igor, it means a lot! Thanks for the suggestion om physcial absorption it sounds like a promising topic, I’ll do some research on the topic and add it to my list of videos to make. Thanks once again for your kind words and suggestion

[@prasadkoppal3868]

Very informative!

[@GeniusEngineering]

Thank you for your comment! I’m glad the video was informative 😀

[@henrywang3977]

The over 1400℃ melting point of silicon is making it somewhat impractical. As the preferable working temperature of a steem turbing or a sterling engine made of steel is around 550℃. If there is a chemically stable material with a melting point above 400℃ but lower than 550℃, while having a high fusion heat. It will have more potential to be deployed in multiple forms of platforms, even maybe mobile usage. And... I think this is not efficient to store electricity. Electric batteries have an efficiency of more than 85%, but a steam turbine generator usually has no more than 50%. So turning electricity into heat and using the heat to generate electricity will make a lot of energy loss. However, if the heat directly comes from heat source. Either drained from the combustion chamber of fire power plant boilers, or from solar tower, or nuclear reactor, or a diesel burning heater on a mobile platform such as an AIP military submarine. It will have no such problem.

[@bertolli0152]

Great video! Keep up the hard work!

[@GeniusEngineering]

Thank you Bertolli01. I strive to continue improving and deliver informative videos.

[@scarman5367]

Nuclear energy may not be renewable, but it’s cleaner, safer, and more powerful than any other energy production method out there.

[@GeniusEngineering]

I’m a big fan of nuclear. It can solve a lot of problems!

[@davidmundow1074]

It's very expensive and time consuming to implement and we still don't have a solution for nuclear waste. Most renewables are lower cost and can be deployed almost immediately

[@myhouse9]

Silicone plus Geo thermal battery? Any thoughts?

[@ericfernandes3966]

Btw why havent these batteries been made commercial yet? Is there enough silicon in the earth cause we need to have enough for the solar revolution (as I like to call it the "Solar Boom"). That aside I really appreciate the hard work and time spent on this video , and for that you have earned yourself a loyal sub!😉. I would be most grateful of you could clear my doubts.

[@GeniusEngineering]

Thank you for the kind words The Gaming Pro Bro. Honestly I am not sure why it has not been commercialized yet. What I personally think is that the actual efficiency may not be that high. The silicon ‘thermal battery’ does have a high energy density compared to that of a lead acid battery for instance. Due to the thermal battery requiring energy conversions multiple times the actual efficiency may be low compared to currently commercialized systems. I am sure this technology will be tested further and if viable in terms of efficiency we might see it available on the commercial market. Although I did not answer your question fully, I do hope that provides some clarity.

[@ericfernandes3966]

@@GeniusEngineering Thanks a lot! Looking forward to more of your videos

[@MrVelociraptor75]

@@ericfernandes3966 Thermal batteries (or energy storage) have been used for quite some time, with varying degrees of success. The main problem with earlier models, is that their operating temperatures were lower (typically in the 5-600deg C range) with didn't offer a large usable operating range. I've only been following alongside 1414deg, so I'll have to look into CCT, but, from what 1414 were stating, because they operate at such a high temperature, you still remain practical (with usable heat) through a MUCH larger cycle. For electricity for example, you need a lot of heat pressure to turn a turbine (or heat water to steam) The earlier models also had issues with longevity, as a lot of the salt solutions they were using were corrosive or abrasive. So the machines would wear out. I don't believe that to be an issue with 1414deg. Silicone is mined from quartz rock (and potentially sand and a bunch of other things) I can safely say we have enough of it (for a GOOD long while)

[@GeniusEngineering]

Thanks for your detailed reply, I appreciate it.

[@GeniusEngineering]

You seem very knowledgeable about this topic. I remember reading another very detailed comment from you. What other technologies do you think show a lot of promise such as Thermal Energy Storage?

[@tanvirrahman6659]

Awesome video 👍. What a animation.🙆. Very nice.

[@GeniusEngineering]

Thank you Tanvir, the kind words means a lot!

[@tanvirrahman6659]

@@GeniusEngineering Thank you very much. It's been my pleasure 😊

[@prasenjitkm]

Please make video on solar collector

[@GeniusEngineering]

That's a great idea. I will add it to my list. Thank you so much for your suggestion :)

[@musAKulture]

i saw your comment on epic mountain music and immediately thought "this is gonna be a hit channel one day". so, here i am.

[@musAKulture]

brother, when you got the cash, invest in a better mic.

[@musAKulture]

(kinda wanna be your voice guy tbh...)

[@GeniusEngineering]

Thank you for the kind word musAKulture. Yeah my microphone is not really of good quality but I am Planning on rather getting someone else to do the voice over (not really confident in my accent and pronunciation) Send over an email to my mail at [e-mail] and we can have a chat about the voiceover details if you are interested

[@1234jituk]

Your animation is great I subscribed you from my all 4 devices.

[@High_7]

That's cheating 😂.

[@patrickmckowen2999]

Easily understood !! We had John Meyers, published "The Renewable Energy Transition-Realities for Canada and the World" in last weeks EV meeting. Seems the best way to go is geothermal storage. Keep up the good work -- Sub 489 😁 Cheers

[@GeniusEngineering]

I'd love to get my hands on a copy. Just read through the synopsis and sounds like a very interesting read. Thank you for the Sub Patrick.

[@MUCAV_COM]

Hello, Can you prapare a video for my presentation about heat battery.

[@gopalkumawat8849]

hare Krishna 👌,very nice explanation

[@GeniusEngineering]

I’m glad it was informative :)

[@pcpatel01]

Excellent idea

[@GeniusEngineering]

We live in an exciting era regarding the development of energy related technology

[@FRESNEL_COOKING_SOLAR_OVENS24]

I need to see a thermal storage powering Thermoelectric modules to provide stable power for 1-2 days. I am thinking for a sand/salt insulated storage with a top insulation trap which can be opened and heated by a large fresnel lens and the light its focused trough a triple layers of thick glass windows to maintains a temperature of 500°C into the storage. As a main heating surface under glass must be placed a high temperature resistant TITANIUM PLATE HEATED BY SOLAR RADIATION TO 1200°c....same as an oven heating element. I am thinking for generating an electrical power 5-10 times bigger per square meter TEG elements instead of using poor solar technology

[@philip6419]

I have, for at least 3 decades, been trying to make my MANY inventions.. using Solar coupled with a Fresnel Prism.. into reality with no success. Aside from a lack of funding, being alone as a high-functioning Autistic, makes bringing them into fruition quite a challenge. I can say for certainty you're on the right track. I wish you better success!

[@الكترود.الوافيالذماري]

How the thermal battery control circuits work.

[@faridalidavid6450]

Very good.

[@GeniusEngineering]

Thanks for the kind comment

[@NaumRusomarov]

nice animations.

[@GeniusEngineering]

Glad you like them!

[@mukiex4413]

Nuclear is actually 100% renewable. More uranium gets vented into the ocean yearly than we use, and our waste profile is reusable to some 20-30x the electricity it originally provided. Thermal batteries could end up being really useful for nuclear reactors, as they can basically run full blast 24/7 topping the battery up, turning "base load" into "variable load".

[@GeniusEngineering]

You make a good point. Thank you for the thorough explanation.

[@mukiex4413]

@@GeniusEngineering I just want whatever solution gets us to zero emissions and then to negative emissions. Bless you for making these videos, good sir; they’re brilliantly made.

[@GeniusEngineering]

Thank you for your comments, it means a lot!

[@dunexapa1016]

Nuclear fusion energy is a pipe dream and nuclear fission energy is *OBSOLETE* , dirty and dangerous. Let's talk about France. France has detonated over 150 nuclear bombs. "More uranium gets vented into the ocean yearly than we use ..." What is EROEI to 'mine' this Uranium??? "our waste profile is reusable to some 20-30x ..." Name one nuclear power plant on Earth producing commercial amounts of electricity that recycle waste "20-30x" ... Another fantasy ... I want real solutions.

[@mukiex4413]

@@dunexapa1016 I mean, under those same circumstances, no power source is clean. "Wind and Solar will solve our problems as soon as energy storage gets cheap enough" I mean, name ONE BATTERY currently in production that gets 50-100 times more density than current lithium-ion. Ocean mining, using CURRENT technology, is 4x as expensive as earth mining. Fuel price is not what makes nuclear expensive, though. 4x would make the fuel's contribution to nuclear pricing go from 0.2¢/KWh to 0.8¢/KWh. At least we have fast spectrum reactors up and running, though they're closer to 2-4x re-use at the moment. Regulation prevents us from getting higher numbers; even more efficient BURNER reactors (e.g. use the fuel 4-6x longer than current designs) won't be allowed to go into production 'til the late 2020s.

[@noname-codm4590]

Great visuals!

[@GeniusEngineering]

Thank you for the kind words LaGAiming

[@neanderthalknight9417]

1:14 . . . . . . . A NEW HAND TOUCHES THE BEACON.

[@tazsnoop1044]

Umm a topic could how sand battery's are heated , 🤔 what happened to Tasmania on the map of Australia we are part of Australia ?

[@Inversed00]

We are missing you bro. Waiting for future upload

[@GeniusEngineering]

Glad you are looking forward to the next upload Inverse Education. Been a rough few months, I started working on a few new videos but did not feel that intrigued by the topics so I lost interest. I just started working on a new video that I want to try in a completely new video style. It will hopefully go faster than some of my previous videos. Will probable be uploaded within the next 2-3 weeks. Looking forward to hear what you think about it.

[@Inversed00]

@@GeniusEngineering great. I know it is really hard when you start a channel and have to keep it going. Take your time. It will take nearly 10-15 videos to become a successful channel I think. Waiting for your next

[@GeniusEngineering]

Thanks Inverse Education, hope it does not disappoint :)

[@Inversed00]

@@GeniusEngineering I'm sure it wont

[@srivatsajoshi4028]

Great video and artstyle. You need to use a more clickbaity title and thumbnail or you will be crushed by the yt algorithm. Watch the latest veritasium video for mor info.

[@GeniusEngineering]

Thank you for the recommendation Srivatsa, I will watch the video as soon as I have a few minutes to Spare. Thereafter I will put some thought into changing the title and thumbnail to be more clickbaity. Thanks again.

[@VictorECaplon]

Agreed, @Genius Engineering, you need to draw attention to yourself, maybe even target a few subjects that are more clickbait-ish to kick off your channel. Some stuff that are more sensitive to people and main stream (renewable energies, climate change, automation, space exploration etc...). I absolutely loved this video as it fits in my interests, but you need to target more general and “breaking news” subjects to intrigue a wider range of people. Hype draws the crowd ! Love what you are doing. Hope you can grow extensively as videos like this are unfortunately quite scarce !

[@GeniusEngineering]

Another great comment filled with valuable recommendations. Thank you for taking the time. Since I have a very small reach it makes a lot more sense to target topics that is more popular, I will focus on top of the latest news and target more general subjects. Have a great day :)

[@mysterioussecrets1908]

Good video subbed👍

[@GeniusEngineering]

I am glad you enjoyed the video legendry gamer. Hope that you enjoy the future videos as well..

[@mattking1974]

DPSI institute created a new fuel using rhodium and cerium oxide to create a new methane type fuel gassy fuel and can be stored in tanks awesome

[@GeniusEngineering]

Interesting! I will read up a bit, thank you so much for your comment.

[@thekaizer666]

absolutely nothing wrong with it, but thats one of the most distinct (weird) accents ive heard so far... its like some weird mix of indian + dutch + australian + southAfrican!

[@GeniusEngineering]

It’s South African :)

[@Евгений_Грабинский]

Video about termal battery, but without a technology of the termal battery shown😁

[@LaughingblueSu]

How could a person build their own thermal battery for their home?

[@GeniusEngineering]

As it is an emerging technology, I am not sure if there are pre-made thermal batteries being sold in the market yet. In terms of building a DIY Thermal Battery I recommend doing some research to see if there are any systems that are currently well functioning and easy to build.

[@الكترود.الوافيالذماري]

Explanation of the thermal battery function by firing a cruise missile

[@cyclewisconsin105]

Hydro in the age of climate change with droughts isn't always dependable.

[@GeniusEngineering]

Fair point, what energy storage technology do you think is most suitable for the drought conditions?

[@devtech416]

Nice vids

[@GeniusEngineering]

Glad you like them! Thank you for the kind words

[@growtocycle6992]

Not all energy involves electricity generation, either... 😉

[@ujjalmedhi1957]

Asteroid mining possibilities

[@GeniusEngineering]

What’s the soonest you think asteroid mining will start out?

[@johnjames4902]

Cool

[@thekaizer666]

i wanna build an ecovillage, whereby we dig a ginormous hole in the ground, insulate it with aircrete, and fill it with sand/ dirt. all our methane, solar, wind, micro-hydro, etc, will work 100% into heating that sand to 500'C. and then run a closed-loop turbine powered by that hot sand to produce electricity. where do i go to learn how to do this best?

[@djjoel1]

Same artist or inspired by kurzgesagt???

[@GeniusEngineering]

I was inspired by Kurzgesagt’s beautiful style. I’m currently busy discovering my own style as I don’t want to be a Kurzgesagt copycat.

[@Kaister]

Is that a South African accent I hear?

[@GeniusEngineering]

It indeed is :)

[@S.C.A.M.B.E.R.]

This video is not that accurate. The principle behind both types of solar panel - solar photovoltaic (PV) and solar thermal - is the same. They absorb raw energy from the sun and use it to create usable energy.In solar PV systems this is through the creation of electricity, whereas thermal systems are used directly for heating water or air. For many households there is no need to decide which of the two technologies is better as they can be used in tandem. For businesses and landowners the debate is slightly different, as the main goal is to get a return on investment or generate a sustainable second income. ©

[@MrVelociraptor75]

Maybe I'm missing something, but I don't remember him talking about solar thermal specifically. Just the storage systems, but either way. With Thermal Energy Storage Systems, you can hold and recover that heat to produce electricity, at quite high efficiency rates. 1414degrees actually do it directly through a modified gas generator, that runs purely on super-heated air from the TESS. You can, ofc, use that heat for other uses directly, as well. Potentially, using it to heat furnaces and other high-energy intense applications too. Worldwide, heat energy actually out-weighs our use of electricity directly by quite a bit Regarding the way the heat is captured, there are many possible ways. Waste heat is one, that is very desirable. Recapturing energy you've used to use again is great. 1414deg are currently running this testing system with "SA Water" sewerage treatment plant. Burning the methane gas for energy, storing the heat and reusing later. Solar thermal is another. That's what 1414deg's pilot test plant will be exploring in the coming year. And the other proposed idea, is more traditional electric heating elements, to capture excess energy production (from renewables) to use at a more appropriate time. Least desirable imo, but still useful. TESS are designed to be used on the medium to large scale though. Unlikely we'll see domestic sized systems any time soon (not considering hydronic heaters, or hot water systems, as they're not electricity generation capable)

[@GeniusEngineering]

Thanks for the in-depth comment :)

[@dorriennorth5317]

Just subscribed.... Good info. boet... Will check you out my mate, lol

[@Taahmim]

We dont have enough Silicon

[@GeniusEngineering]

Yes unfortunately we do not have an infinite amount of silicon. I wish I could get my hands on some theoretical efficiencies of these Thermal Silicon Batteries. It would be nice to know the total amount of Power that all of the Silicon would be able to generate.

[@DMTHOTH]

silicon is the second most common elements on earth.... duh?

[@ABU-lz2sh]

Use sand

[@brianlarsen3209]

Vacuum

[@GeniusEngineering]

I’m confused by the comment. Can you please elaborate

[@brianlarsen3209]

@@GeniusEngineering try vaccum as insulator to store heat no transfer of solids necessary, heat will transfer through solid copper instantly inside vacuum towards cooler temperatures, nonetheless H2o boils at freezing temperatures. Use heat exchanger to transfer heat inside vacuum to water which is also in a vacuum and boils to cold steam then extract stored energy kinetically which also works as AC with benefit of generating electricity via steam turbine

[@GeniusEngineering]

Wow I haven’t thought of that. Thanks for elaborating Brian!

[@Ginp-]

Nuclear is a clean energy lmao

[@marian2365]

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