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Can Flow Batteries Finally Beat Lithium? (spectrum.ieee.org)
submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Amazing stuff.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

This cobalt must be mined first to be recycled later, and being infinity recyclable doesn't mean it will be, for example if it's cheaper to mine new cobalt instead of recycling.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

It was already mined, it only needs to be recycled if we continue using old battery chemistries. Which is unlikely.