moment = ƒ()

ENERGY STORAGE

comments = Array(7) [HTMLParagraphElement, HTMLParagraphElement, HTMLParagraphElement, HTMLParagraphElement, HTMLSpanElement, HTMLParagraphElement, HTMLParagraphElement]
steps = Object {sizeLabels: Array(6), smallSystems: Array(1), mediumSystems: Array(1), largeSystems: Array(1), timeLabels: Array(3), allButLithium: Array(1), lithiumion: Array(1), fullDataRects: Array(2), fullDataText: Array(1)}

There are lots of ways to compare energy storage technologies.

Two useful factors are how much power a system can deliver and for how long it can deliver that power.

storyStep = 0
as_sec = ƒ(durStr)
log_size_midpoint = ƒ(minNum, maxNum)
log_time_midpoint = ƒ(minStr, maxStr)
si_watts = ƒ(x)
storageData = Array(15) [Object, Object, Object, Object, Object, Object, Object, Object, Object, Object, Object, Object, Object, Object, Object]
sizeLabels = Array(3) [Object, Object, Object]
timeLabels = Array(3) [Object, Object, Object]
rectTemplate = Object {x1: "size_min", x2: "size_max", y1: ƒ(d), y2: ƒ(d), fill: "category"}
textTemplate = Object {text: "name", x: ƒ(d), y: ƒ(d), fill: "category", stroke: "white", lineWidth: 15, fontWeight: "bold"}
ElectricalElectrochemicalHydrogen-relatedMechanicalThermal
1k10k100k1M10M100M1GLarger system size (W) →100m200m1210201002001k2k10k20k↑ Longer discharge time (s)

Chart: James Goldie, 360info
Data: Roger Dargaville, Monash University