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Batteries waiting to be
shipped to Sochi |
Giant megawatt batteries are being made as backup power for the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics. Being made by Ener1, who make lithium-ion batteries primarily for cars, these batteries will be housed in shipping containers, shipped out then wheeled to their final destination. These will also provide the city of Sochi and the huge influx of game participants and spectators with power lost to the Olympic games and will then be used to provide Russia's ever increasing energy requirements until its national grid is brought up to date to meet demands.
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Shipping container being used
to house the batteries. |
Each container of batteries will provide one megawatt-hour of power, enough for 1,000 homes for an hour.
Ener1 is mostly owned by the Russian paper mogul, Zingeravich and in association with a Russian chemical engineer, Novak but the company is based near Indianapolis, USA.
The cost? $40 million!
See
Engadget.com for further details
(Credits: Indy Star, Engadget, Gadget Reviews EU, etc)
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