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New sodium ion battery stores twice the energy and desalinates seawater (www.sciencedaily.com)

submitted 7 months ago by Gsus4@mander.xyz to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 0 points 7 months ago (4 children)

They are not going to get the sodium from desalination, they will mine it because it's cheaper.

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[–] trongod_requiem0432@lemmy.world 1 point 7 months ago (2 children)

and more pure

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[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 0 points 7 months ago (1 child)

Exactly, the desalination gimmick is bullshit for STEM ignorant hippies.

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[–] iopq@lemmy.world 1 point 7 months ago

Countries like Saudi Arabia and UAE depend on it

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[–] iopq@lemmy.world 1 point 7 months ago

Desalination sodium is free if you want the water

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