Storing Energy Nature’s Way

The biggest obstacle on our way towards a sustainable-energy-based future is the problem of energy storage. Of all the energy generated by solar panels, wind turbines, ocean waves and other sources, only a small fraction is stored because today’s batteries are still not very efficient. So, a group of researchers from several U.S. and Chinese universities say we should try to mimic nature. VOA’s George Putic reports.

         

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