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submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by TankieTanuki@hexbear.net to c/science@hexbear.net

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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 3 months ago (2 children)

No, saltwater is corrosive, pure salt is not.

[–] Sausage@hexbear.net 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] Collatz_problem@hexbear.net 2 points 3 months ago

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

[–] Sausage@hexbear.net 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

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 3 months 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.