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New Battery Could Be Solar Power's BFF

Wind turbines and solar power are growing sources of global energy, but one of their greatest limitations is the inability to generate power when the wind isn't blowing or the sun isn't shining. Startup Liquid Metal Battery is developing a low-cost battery they say will store wind or solar electricity for when there's no wind or sun.

Wind turbines and solar power are growing sources of global energy, but one of their greatest limitations is the inability to generate power when the wind isn't blowing or the sun isn't shining. Startup Liquid Metal Battery is developing a low-cost battery they say will store wind or solar electricity for when there's no wind or sun.

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