How can we store electricity as heat and use it later to power our homes? Could mixing simple fluids like CO2 and hydrocarbons revolutionize energy storage while protecting the environment? In this episode, we sit down with Majid, a passionate researcher exploring the potential of Carnot Batteries — a promising technology that could make renewable energy more efficient and affordable.

Majid breaks down complex thermodynamics into everyday examples, like boiling water, to show how energy can be stored and released. But science alone isn’t enough — what about the cost? He dives into the economic challenges of bringing new energy solutions to market and why being the most efficient technology doesn’t always mean being the winner.

Could Carnot Batteries be the key to a more sustainable future? With pilot projects already in motion, this technology might be closer than you think. Tune in to discover how a blend of physics, economics, and innovation is shaping tomorrow’s energy systems!

More about the project:

• Majid Zarif, Universität Duisburg-Essen, project: Flexible Inverse Design of Carnot-Batteries with Fluid Mixtures: A combined theoretical-experimental approach, PI: Burak Atakan. https://www.uni-due.de/spp2403/en/area-b.php