Featured in Burning ambition – 09-2012

From coin cell to giant

Lithium batteries: The technology is well known and there are enormous quantities of lithium batteries for laptops and mobile phones in use. While these batteries can also be used to store solar power, new developments are looking more promising for the near future.

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pv magazine

05 Sep 2012

They come wrapped or layered, as button or coin cells, in cylinder, bag or box shapes. They contain liquids, gels, and or solid material. “Not all lithium batteries are the same. The number of possible varieties is huge,” says Martin Winter, Professor at the University of Münster. Martin Winter is one of Germany’s leading scientists …

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