Researchers from Chalmers University of Technology have claimed a "big breakthrough" in the design of a battery that can double as part of a structure.
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Scientists In Sweden Introduce Concrete Batteries, Turning Buildings Into Energy Storages
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Scientists from Sweden have demonstrated the first of its kind concrete battery that would re-shape the energy storage for buildings.
Structural components storing energy is a concept first used in electric cars. However, knowing the idea could work with concrete is newfound.
Scientists at the Chalmers University of Technology are working for developing more sustainable building materials and the research on using concrete as an energy storage source was also conducted.
Concrete is one of the most widely used materials in the world and is energy-intensive to produce. For quite some time, researchers are working on finding out the ways to reduce the carbon footprint of concrete, but that wait is probably over with the authors of the new study having a potential solution.
Researches in battery development are now focusing not just on making them more sustainable but also on reducing their weight. And one interesting way to do that is by turning batteries into structural components so they can also be used as a building material as well as energy storage devices.