193 - Mechanical Batteries for the Grid
May 13, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 193
Episode description
On today’s episode: Trying to be a perfect parent might actually make you…a worse parent. Storing energy from the grid using mechanical batteries. All that and more today on All Around Science...
RESOURCES
- Caterbot? Robotapillar? It crawls with ease through loops and bends- Princeton Engineering
- Study: Pressure to be “perfect” causing burnout for parents, mental health concerns for their children | The Ohio State University College of Nursing
- Storing energy with compressed air is about to have its moment of truth
- Inside Clean Energy: Flow Batteries Could Be a Big Part of Our Energy Storage Future. So What’s a Flow Battery?
- Electricity explained: Energy storage for electricity generation
- The Pros and Cons of Pumped Storage
- How It Works: Flywheel Storage
CREDITS:
Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura Armstrong
Booking - September McCrady
THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen
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