Household items were battery operated ? I mean heavy duty type ones for big applainces etc ?? Would this be kinder to the ozone detracting from using electricity ?
2007-01-21 02:15:20 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Environment
Would it not be better just to replace the batteries rather that recharging ? (i`m being serious i don`t know) but by heavy duty custom made batteries for big appliances i would hope they would last up to 6 months and i would have no problem in changing them around twice a year or so , we would still be saving money from not using (as much) electric ..
2007-01-21 02:24:23 · update #1
plc.. you are probably right , i just had a brain wave earlier this morning thinking what could be done to reduce using electricity etc ..
2007-01-21 02:28:41 · update #2
Great idea not really thought out much.
You see most batteries have a negative impact on the environment. To do this, you would have to prohibit the marketing of some batteries containing hazardous substances and recycling wet batteries safely.
But wet, lead acid batteries are very heavy, and the carbon footprint in delivery and service would far outweigh any benefits.
Plugging a fridge into the mains or onto a battery uses the same ammount of electricity, only the ammount lost in the leads is removed from the system. The loss allong supply lines is minimised at higer voltages, thus America is wating millions each year by using 120 volts. The appliances are using only one phase, thus burn out and waste more heat energy to function.
2007-01-21 02:30:10 · answer #1 · answered by DAVID C 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In a power cut it is often useful to have battery opperated stuff, but batteries are expensive if used alot. The equiptment needed to make a battery would probably rely on gas to generate the heat to melt the metal to cut it to the right size. The cathode and anode thing needed for power to flow into a battery would be inefficient and the waste battery acid would become toxic and probably do more damage to the earth. So I think you should get a battery charger.
2007-01-21 02:39:41 · answer #2 · answered by Think Tank 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Possibly, but I really don't know what could supply the amount of energy needed to charge the batteries each day. Maybe in the future if we make solar cells more effective in creating electrical energy from light, I suppose it could be possible.
2007-01-21 02:26:39 · answer #3 · answered by Ghandric 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not really, the batteries would die quicker with a higher charge being placed in them. This is why you have car batteries and watch batteries built differently.
2007-01-21 02:22:35 · answer #4 · answered by Robb the B.D.C. 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No battery yet invented can power a refrigerator for 6 months, or even one week. And even then, the one week refrigerator battery would be bigger than the refrigerator and more expensive than a new car.
2007-01-21 02:34:07 · answer #5 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep! providing you generate the electricity to fill the batteries via wind or solar power!
2007-01-21 02:19:56 · answer #6 · answered by Chew 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
we would end up with all kinds of land fill sites full of rotting batteries, oozing there toxic contents into the earth
2007-01-21 02:26:40 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
What would we use to charge the batteries with?
2007-01-21 02:20:39 · answer #8 · answered by taxed till i die,and then some. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋