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The Batteries You Are Familiar With Are Not The Ones Some Energy Providers Are Building
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What is a kinetic battery? It is a technology that puts water, air, and masses of material in motion to make turbines turn and generators produce electricity. In this article, we look at four different kinetic battery technologies.
The Batteries You Are Familiar With Are Not The Ones Some Energy Providers Are Building
Alternatives to chemical batteries can help fill the power generation drops caused by a grid largely using solar and wind sources. All of these solutions use kinetic energy to generate electricity by moving water, air and masses of material.
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