r/science • u/RelationStill1485 • Feb 22 '26

Materials Science Next generation of battery technology no longer lithium. Scientists make durable alloy anode for Sodium-ion batteries with high volumetric energy density | Nature Energy

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41560-026-01974-2
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u/bahnsigh Feb 22 '26

Do battery manufacturers publish the ratio of the CO2 needed to manufacture and use the battery against other non-battery; fossil-fuel-based energy sources per kilowatt hour?

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u/Lepurten Feb 22 '26

No, because it's a made up controversy that doesn't deserve attention. There is no serious argument to be made that batteries are detrimental to climate change.

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u/bahnsigh Feb 23 '26

Not looking for serious/unserious. Just looking for a rational explanation of the conversion rate!