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How a startup makes Lego-like bricks to serve as battery power source


Imagine if you could store as much energy as a Tesla Model X with only a brick. That’s already a reality thanks to a Bay Area startup that designs bricks to look sort of like giant Legos and can be used as a power source.

That’s already a reality thanks to a Bay Area startup that designs bricks to look sort of like giant Legos and can be used as a power source. It’s a promising way to fight climate change because if you stack enough of these bricks together, it allows industrial plants to stop using fossil fuels, offering the potential of a low-tech, low cost climate solution. Kari Hall chats with Rondo Energy's CEO as well as an expert about the game-changing technology in the video above.

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