MIT's Sun in a Box Stores Energy as Light
Dec-08-18
The innovative ‘Sun in a box’ concept would store wind and solar energy for the grid as white-hot, liquid silicon.Inspired by the use of molten salt batteries for energy storage, the MIT design relies on heating liquid silicon to as high as 4,000° F using the excess heat generated by wind and solar power. To tap into that stored energy, the glowing hot silicon is transferred through pipes, emitting a light that can then be captured by specialized solar cells and converted to electricity.
According to the MIT team, the TEGS-MPV system (Thermal Energy Grid Storage-Multi-Junction Photovoltaics) as it is officially called, could store enough energy to power a small city while costing much less than conventional pumped hydro systems.
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How big is this machine and can it just be used industrially or home operated? Could this be a perpetual energy machine? Seem amazing but their has to be some catch. Is it affordable for cities or homeowners? Amazing.
Posted by Malcolm Klein on December 15, 2018
Can it be home operated in northern climates? How large are the collectors and wind turbines/ storage tanks to make this work? What does it need in terms of daylight exposures/wind speeds and duration.....to make it work? What is the cost?
Posted by v watters on January 15, 2019
I HAD READ YOUR NEWS OF YOUR CREATION ,SUN IN A BOX.MY CREATION IS CALL 'ATOMIC HEAT ELETRIC'. SHOULD LIKE TO NOW IF U ARE FOR THE IDEA TO CO-OP.LET ME NOW.
Posted by HEADMAN BULLET on February 22, 2019
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How big is this machine and can it just be used industrially or home operated? Could this be a perpetual energy machine? Seem amazing but their has to be some catch. Is it affordable for cities or homeowners? Amazing.
Posted by Malcolm Klein on December 15, 2018
Can it be home operated in northern climates? How large are the collectors and wind turbines/ storage tanks to make this work? What does it need in terms of daylight exposures/wind speeds and duration.....to make it work? What is the cost?
Posted by v watters on January 15, 2019
I HAD READ YOUR NEWS OF YOUR CREATION ,SUN IN A BOX.MY CREATION IS CALL 'ATOMIC HEAT ELETRIC'. SHOULD LIKE TO NOW IF U ARE FOR THE IDEA TO CO-OP.LET ME NOW.
Posted by HEADMAN BULLET on February 22, 2019
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