battery: Investors in those projects are starting to worry that they might have picked the wrong technology, according to The Toronto Star. Carmakers Volkswagen, Hyundai and have all channeled funds into battery companies. Teams of scientists from San Francisco to Shenzhen are experimenting with new chemical processes to improve the traditional lithium-ion cell and find new ways to bottle up electricity for use at another time. PATRIK STOLLARZ / AFP/GETTY IMAGES file photo That's turning the debate about so-called stranded assets on its head. In the future, upheaval in the way energy storage devices are made mean that investments in batteries may turn unprofitable even though they're at the heart of transforming the way the energy system works. To date, the term has been deployed to refer to fossil-fuel projects that may turn unprofitable as pollution regulations tighten.
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