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Re:Electric Ship Batteries Promise Compact, Cooler Power by namibj on Thursday November 12, 2026 @03:23PM (#50473648)
Do note that you could go for technology like the 100 hour ("0.01C") iron-air batteries "form energy" works on, especially if you're willing to swap them in port instead of DC fast charging through a temporary high voltage link.

You'd get the benefit of charging them when it's sufficiently convenient (off-peak), and the lower energy density and very low power density don't matter nearly as much on a ship.

Re:Electric Ship Batteries Promise Compact, Cooler Power by ekaryotic on Friday November 13, 2026 @07:15AM (#50482437)
you could fill the double hull compartment with electrolyte and fit nickel plates inside, voila, a nickel iron battery with no extra space taken up.

only problem i see is all the cells would be in parallel due to the single hull, so the voltage would be very low.