With these precisely designed molecules, the team also plans to learn how to better control and
direct larger quantities of energy, and convert photo energy to light, electricity, heat or even molecular motion at will.
By allowing us to potentially store
large quantities of energy cheaply and robustly (no need to worry about power spikes, temperature variations, etc), they could make a transition to renewable energy much faster and easier.
Micro-batteries are very widespread and store
a large quantity of energy due to their chemical properties.
Nearly all the world's transportation fleets will continue to run on liquid fuels, which are abundant, widely available, easy to transport, and provide
a large quantity of energy in small volumes.