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To make solar power viable, we need a solution for overnight energy storage.

Batteries are complicated.

Do you know what isn't? Water go up. stonks-up

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[-] Collatz_problem@hexbear.net 2 points 2 years ago

No, saltwater is corrosive, pure salt is not.

[-] Sausage@hexbear.net 3 points 2 years ago

Cool good to know, but why do they need to keep cleaning the pipes?

[-] Collatz_problem@hexbear.net 2 points 2 years ago

Some of molten salt crystallizes on pipe walls, because they are colder, and it makes the pipe narrower.

[-] Sausage@hexbear.net 2 points 2 years ago

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S030645492100801X

Just from reading here a bit there seems to be some corrosion though. My chemistry is to shit atm to understand it though

[-] Collatz_problem@hexbear.net 2 points 2 years ago

making it necessary to mitigate corrosion by either purifying the salt, controlling its redox potential in a reducing state, or using redox buffers

The salt is not pure enough, it seems.

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