Batteries from molten metals

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The classic academic approach of inventing the coolest chemistry and then trying to reduce costs in the manufacturing stage wouldn’t work [here]. In the energy sector, you’re competing against hydrocarbons, and they’re deeply entrenched and heavily subsidized and tenacious.

Donald Sadoway, professor

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Donald Sadoway of materials science and engineering, David Bradwell MEng ’06, PhD ’11, and their collaborators have developed a novel molten-metal battery that is low-cost, high-capacity, efficient, long-lasting, and easy to manufacture—characteristics that make it ideal for storing electricity on power grids today and in the future.

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