Featured in Corona Chaos – 03-2020

Stored potential

Demand for batteries is going nowhere but up, as new factories seem to appear almost every week with promises to power electric vehicles, consumer electronics, and grid-connected storage. But the lithium-ion technology that all of these rely on is not without drawbacks, and a whole host of new storage solutions is eager to get out of the laboratory.

By

Mark Hutchins

09 Mar 2020

Image: Markus Breig/KIT

Today, just three different chemistries of lithium-ion batteries represent the vast majority of energy storage technologies on the market: nickel-cobalt-manganese, nickel-cobalt-aluminum, and lithium-ferrous-phosphate.While the performance and energy density of these batteries has opened a lot of doors for other technologies, including electric vehicles and large-scale renewable energy, there are pitfalls, and the scope for further …

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