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For now, the most mature technology for storing energy appears to be electrochemical batteries. While they are expensive, the alternatives (flywheels, ultracapacitors, redox batteries, creating hydrogen to power fuel cells) are generally still experimental. However, redox batteries are rapidly approaching usefulness.
 
For now, the most mature technology for storing energy appears to be electrochemical batteries. While they are expensive, the alternatives (flywheels, ultracapacitors, redox batteries, creating hydrogen to power fuel cells) are generally still experimental. However, redox batteries are rapidly approaching usefulness.
  
== Electrochemical Batteries ==
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[http://seasteading.org/seastead.org/commented/paper/infra.html#Power The book] covers these technologies extensively.
 
 
== Vanadium Redox Batteries ==
 
 
 
== Hydrides ==
 
 
 
== Flywheels ==
 
 
 
== Supercapacitors ==
 
 
 
== Gravity Battery ==
 
 
 
== Hydrogen ==
 

Revision as of 19:30, 29 May 2008

For now, the most mature technology for storing energy appears to be electrochemical batteries. While they are expensive, the alternatives (flywheels, ultracapacitors, redox batteries, creating hydrogen to power fuel cells) are generally still experimental. However, redox batteries are rapidly approaching usefulness.

The book covers these technologies extensively.