Iron-Air Batteries: Storing Energy In Rust | Answers With Joe

For the record we like getting different takes on the same thing. And I really like your take and presentation style.

Literally laughed my ass off through the whole phone scene. Trust me you've no reason to worry about Matt !

11:55 you got those two backwards. Watt-hours is the measure of total work done. Watts are the *rate* at which work is being done.
It is really unfortunate that we decided to use watt-hours instead of joules for energy. It makes it very confusing and people confuse watts and watt-hours all the time because they sound the same.

Good job Matt, this was one of your best videos, and an excellent hommage to your mentor and idol Joe Scott.

You're channel is SO GOOD man. Learning and laughing..... Well done.... One of my absolute favorite channels on TheXvid.

I knew I missed something in my video. Well done sir.

While Matt's video's are very clean and definitely worth a watch, it's nice to have different takes on the subject. I like your videos a lot because you're really good at explaining complicated topics in a way most folks can understand. Combining that with a healthy dose of humor makes for a great video that can teach us something in a fun and interesting way, and sometimes give us existential dread. Keep up your great work!

That was really good, Joe. Humble and entertaining, yet informative at the same time, while respecting another creator. Well done, and thanks!

I'm glad we have the choice to watch both you and Matt. If I absolutely-gun-to-the-head-had-to choose one or the other, I don't think I'd miss Matt all that much.

Love the video joe! You’re my go to guy for anything science/energy related. Love your style of delivery. You bring character to it 👍

Nahh Matt can do his own thing. You're my go-to guy for all things batteries and existential dread. Good times!

I been watching your videos for so long, and I just feel like joe is like the coolest friend to have, he seems smart, funny, down to earth and fun to hangout with. I don't get even a tiny vibe of selfishness from Joe and that's rare today, keep up the great videos and dont change the great work you do man.

Hey Joe, I can't wait until you are able to report on some of these great new battery technologies that are actually coming to market. You are definitely one of the great youtubers. Thank you for all your hard work!!

I don't know who this Matt is.
I've been following you for years and you've been an absolute essential source of valuable insights.
I'd give you a public standing ovation if I found you.
You my friend, have done beyond well and people like you are essential.
Eventually, someone or an AI will collect every important bit of information into one speedrun video.
This way it doesn't take 20 years to find all the important bits.
Or multiple life times of reading books.
Within 15 years you can get to a point where you understand what is needed and that the quantum speed of information and research is much quicker then you or I.
This just means that if I think of something, there's a high probability that soomeone already on it.
But the more focused we are, or the more popular we make individual things, the faster those things become tangible.
So when we have this steam line of information mashed together into a single speed runnable video, we all end up on the same 5-10 lane track at the end of the day instead of pausing somewhere along the line waiting in line for simple answers to complicated problems.
Please keep up the good work.
The algorithm has actually done a very good Job, the numbers you see now are legit.
And if your content is as quality as it is, the watch time shouldn't change despite losing views.
But now people like me (rando's) can actually make good guesstimates as to where what percentage of people are at in life, what they're searching for, the view to like ratio and the view to response ration then that allows you to consider the view to physical action ratio.
What's the probability of this video actually pushing someone into doing something about said thing
A good channel will have 10-20% of their views have likes, 10-20% of their likes have comments 1-5% of their comments to have action.
Even if just acts as a transition to a new train of thought.
Rabbit holes can be torturous, but they are down hill :D

I look forward to your videos every Monday and Thursday. After a rough day of being a senior in college I enjoy learning the way that you present it with humour and not a monotone dead like voice… like my professors. Keep going!

hey Joe, know it was just a bit, but I just wanted to say I actually prefer your presentation style to Matt's despite how slick his videos are. Your humor is an irreplaceable part of it as well so please keep doing what you do, even if it happens to be what matt did a week ago.

Really interesting content. Just remember Joe, It's not the size of the weapon, it's the fury of the attack.

The puppies, the phone, I love this channel. You’re informative and also a brilliant comedic writer.

Hi Joe, another awesome video. Hopefully some brilliant mind will solve the energy storage crisis or ‘they’ will be able to perfect graphene fabrication! Anyway - definitely more puppies and dogs please! Best, Jonny

I really enjoy your videos, your delivery is fantastic! Keep it up! Sorry competition on yt is pain sometimes. Just keep head up and continue sharing your energy and charisma with the world!

"Just cut to an animation and pretend it never happend" got me good. Joe, if you're reading this THAT is the reason i keep on coming to this watering hole of knowledge and humor in the often dry desert called youtube.

I'm "undecided" as to which of these videos I like better! I watch a lot your videos a few times each and learn something new everytime. I don't mind seeing several videos on the same topic. I would say his is more informational and yours is more entertaining. Both fantastic

Always look forward to your videos! I have been fascinated by flywheel/inertia energy storage lately, you should look into it. On a household scale I think it has great potential. Combined with solar and wind generation, and with permanent magnet bearings, it seems like a great storage option for 24-48hr storage with minimal losses, but it really looks good when you consider long-term costs of battery degradation and the ever-looming replacement costs of any chemical battery. Flywheel storage has pretty minimal long-term costs or maintenance costs. I am pretty sure Matt did a video on this a few years back but things change and maybe it needs new light

Joe. I like your take on things. Don't ever feel discouraged. Your work has value to me. I haven't ever done anything original and what I do had tremendous value. 🙏❤️

You do you Joe. I enjoy both your own and Matt's channels for the similarities in topics and differences in presentation.

Hey Joe, another part to consider for these battery videos is Micro grids, i work for an energy company and the plan now is to take the fringes of the network and disconnect them from the main grid to cut down on infrastructure and maintenance costs, so this would potentially service dozens of customers or more per micro grid. Large scale batteries like this will play a massive role in regional communities in the future.

Matt has great content though I find you to be far more approachable and charismatic and that makes your videos that much more enjoyable.

Matt and you both create great content in quite different ways. I appreciate what you both bring to the table. the puppy bit was hilarious btw.

Just got through the intro and I just want to say this. I like your humor and delivery more than Matt’s, so keep doing these videos even if he scoops you. 😀

The puppies are a definite win for you, Joe. I had to watch twice: once for the batteries, once for the puppies.

I thought aluminum (like stock..pieces Dowell, blocks, plates, etc.) was coated in aluminum oxide, not aluminum hydroxide..?
Awesome video (and great humor, haha, love it!)

Listen man I absolutely love your commitment to the bit. Like that one time you played a warning sound for way way way longer than was funny until it flew past rage inducing and landed right in the hilarious zone.

I enjoy Matt's content, but i watch your videos more regularly. So, you got that going for you.

Love your work, man. Keep going.

Deadpan, irony, and the morbid / cerebral humour combo. Love it all. And the science, love the science. Chair spin is a keeper too. Though I'd like to see some science kittens. Cat people are people too.

I really love the crane battery idea. Joe talked about it quits awhile ago but it is always on my mind when interesting battery ideas come up

Matt freaking Ferrell, made my day...
Also he is really just about the information...
You Joe on the other hand make your videos hilarious and I love that...

This is why we keep watching your videos on TheXvid in the hopes that the little bit of cash that it brings you helps, even though we have Nebula (and love your other stuff there).
Thanks for keeping some smarts on TheXvid.

I actually like listening to both you and Matt (and others) talk about the same topics because (1) you all offer slightly different perspectives, and (2) I remember the information better hearing it multiple times.
P.S. The puppies were cute.

The number one reason I started watching Matt in the first place was to find out what Joe would be talking about next week.

Love your delivery, Joe. Keep it up!

I watch you both, and enjoy both equally. I hope sixty thousand other people have already said that❤️ You deserve to hear it 60k times

Love your work Joe!

I hope they can do a side project in the future so that some day we can take our cars in annually to have them un-rusted. Or un-rust bridges, or anything.

Got it! Puppies are energy storage from oxygen. My question, when the puppies grow up and eventually become older dogs, how does that effect their changing cycles?

Great job Joe I'm used to your humor or you are really good in that. This was nice way how to note Matt. I don't mind to watch same topics from you and him. Take care

Hello Joe, and thank you for this video. Can you or anybody else please comment on a molten salt battery? It's used by the 100MW solar power plant located in Dunhuang, Gansu Province, China. It generates power day & night, creating 2.4 Million Kilowatt hours of electricity per day, enough power for half a million homes even through the night. Built in less than two years and in continuous operation since 2018 this plant does not use photovoltaic panels or any metal based battery. Instead it uses mirrors and molten salt heated up to 550°C (1,022°F) which acts as a massive thermal battery with unlimited life cycles. Steam is then generated to turn turbines, same as a nuclear power plant but without the radiation threat. Check it out, cheers.

Hi Joe! You're doing a good job. Thanks. 👍

I love Matt's videos, but I love yours more. You've got the chops kid, you make the laughs and we all love you!

I’ll always watch you videos Joe. Very detailed with a few laughs 😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣

Why pay for early access when we can get it for free by watching Matt the week before?
Just kidding. 😂 I enjoy your videos a lot and honestly have never heard of this Matt guy until now.

Yes, I can already see the utility companies investing untold millions into extra battery storage just in case something happens. Because we've seen how good they are at getting ready for unexpected events. Like the ones in Texas.

I have never watched Matt’s videos. You’re my science guy, Joe! Well….mostly. There’s the brisk British wit on display over there at PBS Spacetime, but his version of “astrophysics for the lay person “ is still well beyond my understanding.

Hey Joe, I hope you solar setup goes well, 35% of houses here in South Australia have solar now 👍

I had never heard of Matt before today, maybe I should switch to watching his channel 🤣 but seriously love you Joe I'll never stop watching you

Like others have said, I specifically clicked your video to get your take on it. I think this may be the third or fourth video I've watched on the subject, actually. But, for the record, I subbed your channel waaaaay before any of the others. Your presentation style is awesome. Both optimistic, but grounded. And always funny. : )
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Man, really ran with those puppies, didn't you... 😂😂

Hey Joe I had never heard of Matt Ferrell until this video. You will always be my first choice for science news! But, I'm definitely going to check out this Matt guy.

Finding more abundantly available materials for battery technology in conjunction with a more decentralized energy infrastructure is the key here.

Never fail to make me smile, Joe. Keep up the amazing work. My depression finds reprieve and knowledge in your videos. 🙏

Honestly, I'm taking all the claims with a giant grain of salt until one of these miracle batteries is put on the market and shows that they can actually deliver what they promise in their fancy CG ads.

Love Matt Ferrel, he is a very punny guy but your videos are def better Joe. I love the comedy style you have been leaning into over the past year. Keep it up and thanks!

This could be a good alternative to a backup generator

I suspect superconductors with permanent magnets and optimal shielding to also act somewhat as a switch... will soon be the future of lightweight power generators. I've made many such predictions never mentioned before a few years ahead that came true to the surprise of many people.

#1) Joe and Co., you’re awesome.
#2) Work=energy, Watt=>energy/time, Watt-hour=>energy.

Both of you are solid at researching, gathering, and presenting information.
But you are very funny.

Love your content Brut. Don't worry bout posting what your passionate about. We aren't here to hear Matt F's spin on things. We're here to listen to you!

Joe, I really enjoy your videos (I bet every body tells you that). On batteries, I wonder why we talked about most of the iron/air versus Ni/Li battery characteristics but I missed one. RECHARGE PROFILE.. I would not buy an EV (and I don't now) because it takes so darn long to recharge them compared to pulling up to my local gas pump for 5 minutes. AND that gas nozzle has been standardized to fit all cars and trucks. I can't get over this huge-to-me inconvenience. When there is a 600 mile range battery that recharges in 5-10 minutes and doesn't cost an arm and a leg, and I can stop at any of a zillion recharge stations anywhere in the USA, I might, maybe, get interested. So this issue is to me and I'll bet to a ton of others, a big one.

While I also enjoy watching Matt's videos, and (as other have pointed out), having two takes on the same subject can enhance understanding. But, for me, I find your presentation style and pace just a bit more enjoyable than Matt's. No offence to him, and others may feel differently, sure. Thanks for all the videos; you keep making 'em, I'll keep watching 'em!

I have seen both your video and Matt's, I appreciate them both. I also find your puppies to be excellent substitutes for better graphics. They are more than just acceptable, they are adorable! The phone call was funny though.

Hey if it makes you feel better Joe, Although i love Matt's videos I always pay more attention to yours.

Puppies and future tech! Two of my favorite things! Thanks Joe

11:52 W and Wh are not units that can be directly converted into each other. Watt is the unit of power (Work over time). Wh is the unit of energy (Power * time). Wh is usually used to measure the capacity of the storage. It has nothing to do with power. Just how much battery you have.

Awesome video. I loved it. Speaking of matt, a colab between you two would be awesome! I feel like you guys could create some awesome stuff together.

I wish you could do a deeper dive into diamond batteries. Unfortunately, there's still not much to be known about them. A lot of videos about them talk about how limited they are as far as providing power but I think that can be mitigated to an extent by just using a bunch of them. They could power watches, phones, pacemakers, satellites...so many things.

Matt hasn't covered micro hydros yet (at least not that I know of). Are they something that might be a viable small-scale, modular energy generation solution?
And while puppies might contain a lot of energy, they leak everywhere, so they make terrible batteries. ;-) Love the extended joke!

What makes me trust their claim more is the lack of “WE WILL REPLACE LITHIUM” claims, instead having a “We are making a less effective but far cheaper solution that attempts to make large scale grid storage less of an economic burden” sorta approach

Much respect to your commitment to the puppies. Bravo sir, bravo!

5:11 I have never seen such a brutal attack from a pack of vicious animals. Those carful coordinated strikes seem devastatingly effective.

Joe, i don't know if you've done it yet, but another battery technology you could look into is the flywheel. Legit flywheels can power an entire home no problem

I watch both you and Matt without fail. Regardless of what Matt or anyone else has covered, release the content. I've been watching your videos for quite a while and you've only improved on every measurable metric. Even if Joe Scott only did videos of previously covered content, I would still watch every one for the writing alone.
It's like having all good sets at the comedy club: just a good solid uninterrupted stream of entertainment.
Oh and also education.

We're always learning from nature. Its main principle in evolution seems to be efficiency. Living systems wouldn't even be possible w/o energy storage. We should focus on that, & on squeezing every last bit out of the energy we produce, instead of wasting it all the damn time. & consider non-electric means of doing whatever is possible, before turning to the laziest & most wasteful option.

Oh my you are just the medicine I needed - laughter ! LOVED the puppies ,… sooo clever Jo!💙🙏👁

Matt is all about the puns; Joe is all about the pups.
Great video, Joe. Thanks.

I've never heard of Matt. Please don't skip posting something because someone else covered it. You're my connection to this whole world.

Good video, but you made a common mistake regarding your units for energy around 11:52 . When we say X Watts hours, it means Watt TIMES hours, and NOT X Watts / hours. Energy is some power TIMES some duration. E.g. If you work two times longer, you need to use two times more energy, NOT half the energy.

Hey Joe. What became of the idea of pumping water up hill and stored say in a dam above and then letting it run down through turbines when needed - hence energy storgae or a battery? Was it not efficient?

If it's any consolation, I've never heard of this Matt guy, I never would have known about Iron-Air Batteries if you hadn't uploaded your video. The phone skit was hilarious btw

I don't know who this Matt guy is, but he can't be as great as you are, Joe! Keep up the great work!

1:55 even right after welding aluminum the heat affected zone which looks weird from ionic bombardment is covered by that layer of oxide

I kept putting off watching this video, thinking to myself, "I just watched Matt Ferrell do a video on this". But apparently Joe was a step ahead of me, just like Matt was a step ahead of him.

Hey Joe can you review different battery storage systems that are available in California for residential as well as commercial applications. I'm a solar guy and want to offer choices to my clients. Thanks either way

See I had considered watching Matt's video but I really wasn't looking for information about storing energy in rust batteries unless there were puppies. It's like studying wind on the planet without also studying air pressure. Or Einstein's theory of relativity without the special theory. It might as well be worthless. So when I heard your intro about the puppies I knew I found my man

11:50 12:10 Nitpick: Shouldn’t it be “MWh” and “GWh,” not “MW/hrs” and “GW/hr,” since you’re multiplying by hours, rather than dividing?
More importantly, great video. I can’t wait for the energy storage race to really take off!

Love the fact puppy combo …….just the right balance of each 🤣

Aluminium backed mirrors show pure aluminum. Technically you're still looking at a layer of glass, but since it's transparent, your looking actually at fresh aluminum. So most people have actually seen pure uncorroded aluminum

Don't worry Joe, we love your angst and sarcasm! ❤️❤️❤️

No disrespect to Matt, but you are my go to guy. I love your videos & your content. The puppies were an adorable bonus. Thank you.

Thank you Joe
I was not expecting puppies
And it helped my day so much

God I love your sense of humor! (and the amazing content!) 🤣😊🤘🏻

Hey joe!! Could you do a video on all the decorations in your background? I know Luke was a donation but not much else…. Thanks man. Love the content!!