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Team expects, may be useful, could be used, prototype, are currently investigating and so on. Cool piece of technolgy, but no even mention when they'd expect that to be commercially available, if it's even possible to manufacture in commercial scale. Like many other new battery chemistries and technologies, it shows promise and makes a good headline, but at this point that's pretty much it.
Eh, give em the clout they need to develop it further.
Well tbf this was a university lab which isn't focused on commercial production but just trying to prove their experiments
They are likely working under grants.
That's usually how it works. Why is that relevant?
Because grant funded work often seems some sort of result, contrary to parents claim that they were just "trying to prove their experiments."
In particular if they have grants coming from any sorts of industry sources.
This is regular scientific hedging.
This thing, even if it turns out to be real good, it's years away from being a marketable product. And it's alright! It says more about sensationalism in scientific communication.
To be fair, commercial long-life nickel-iron batteries are already being sold for grid storage. The main reason they aren't used more widely is they cost more up front.
That's ok, because they still cost less than alternatives over the full life span of the battery.
The risk is that the higher purchase cost required will likely be wasted as new battery tech surpasses it long before its life is over.
So for now, it's all about weighing opportunity cost, tech lock-in, and early obsolescence