Featured in Material change – 03-2024

Next-gen battery trends

Lithium ion is the industry standard for a reason. Marija Maisch examines the most promising technological advances that could lead to further improvements in performance and cost from this versatile battery chemistry.

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Marija Maisch

11 Mar 2024

Bigger cells have led to bigger capacities at the container level. | Photo: Tesvolt

Innovation at material, cell, and system level has been just as important in lithium ion’s leap forward as supply chain development. Stationary energy storage cell design is trending toward large-format prismatic cells thanks to lithium ferro-phosphate (LFP) battery chemistry. Lower costs, a longer cycle life, and better safety have seen LFP batteries eat into nickel-manganese-cobalt …

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