They are not but you can break them into smaller installations that are hard to find / hit. Then Russia has to spend millions on missiles to hit millions of batteries that can be quickly replaced vs knocking out a $500mm CCGT plant.
You should ask an llm about sodium ion battery performance in winter, or vanadium flow, or some hardened versions of lithium ion. There's a lot out there and it is all peer reviewed. In summary: they perform well.
what about energy density where it's very simple and easy to have a relatively tiny diesel generator run many hours in cold weather and be refuelled in minutes contra a giant lithium battery that would not be able to be recharged in Russian winter sun.
Really interesting, thanks.
So, lithium batteries are immune to drone strikes? Ever seen a lithium battery fire?
They are not but you can break them into smaller installations that are hard to find / hit. Then Russia has to spend millions on missiles to hit millions of batteries that can be quickly replaced vs knocking out a $500mm CCGT plant.
I’d like to see how those work in the Russian winter. Minus 20-40 degrees.
You should ask an llm about sodium ion battery performance in winter, or vanadium flow, or some hardened versions of lithium ion. There's a lot out there and it is all peer reviewed. In summary: they perform well.
what about energy density where it's very simple and easy to have a relatively tiny diesel generator run many hours in cold weather and be refuelled in minutes contra a giant lithium battery that would not be able to be recharged in Russian winter sun.
An alliance of sovereign individuals, defence hawks and the green/environmental left becomes oddly possible. Thanks for the article.