Alphabet’s Secret Lab Develops Competitor For Lithium-Ion Battery

A new project by Alphabet Inc.’s clandestine X lab could put
salt and antifreeze at the center of battery technologies for
renewable energy sources. A decade ago, this lab made headlines for
its driverless car. Now the lab’s leaders claim its Malta project
could store energy anywhere around the world, while boasting a
longer lifespan than lithium-ion batteries. “If the moonshot
factory gives up on a big, important problem like climate change,
then maybe it will never get solved,” said director Obi Felten,
referring to his lab’s…

A new project by Alphabet Inc.’s clandestine X lab could put
salt and antifreeze at the center of battery technologies for
renewable energy sources. A decade ago, this lab made headlines for
its driverless car. Now the lab’s leaders claim its Malta project
could store energy anywhere around the world, while boasting a
longer lifespan than lithium-ion batteries. “If the moonshot
factory gives up on a big, important problem like climate change,
then maybe it will never get solved,” said director Obi Felten,
referring to his lab’s…