Nature Energy 8, 1180–1181 (2023) Cite this article Lithium-ion battery manufacturing is energy-intensive, raising concerns about energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions amid surging global demand.
A team of researchers from Guangdong University of Technology achieved a major breakthrough in lithium-ion battery technology that could make electric vehicles and energy storage cheaper. Traditionally, lithium-ion batteries used to power EVs and renewable energy grids are made of lithium iron phosphate and lithium nickel manganese cobalt oxide.
It is also expected that demand for lithium-ion batteries will increase up to tenfold by 2030, according to the US Department for Energy, so manufacturers are constantly building battery plants to keep up. Lithium mining can be controversial as it can take several years to develop and has a considerable impact on the environment.
To find promising alternatives to lithium batteries, it helps to consider what has made the lithium battery so popular in the first place. Some of the factors that make a good battery are lifespan, power, energy density, safety and affordability.
"Recycling a lithium-ion battery consumes more energy and resources than producing a new battery, explaining why only a small amount of lithium-ion batteries are recycled," says Aqsa Nazir, a postdoctoral research scholar at Florida International University's battery research laboratory.
The research team calculated that current lithium-ion battery and next-generation battery cell production require 20.3–37.5 kWh and 10.6–23.0 kWh of energy per kWh capacity of battery cell produced, respectively, with today’s manufacturing processes.
In any case, until the mid-1980s, the intercalation of alkali metals into new materials was an active subject of research considering both Li and Na somehow equally [5, …
In short, as the next-generation high-energy battery, Li metal anode has great commercial prospects in the field of portable battery equipment and new energy vehicles. …
A brand new substance, which could reduce lithium use in batteries, has been discovered using artificial intelligence (AI) and supercomputing.
New promising emerging battery technologies include aqueous metal oxide batteries, solid-state lithium batteries, sodium-ion batteries, lithium-sulfur batteries, and flow …
Battery prices in China are now low enough to drive profound demand, but only the lowest-cost producers will survive. New manufacturers in Europe and North America face …
Emerging technologies such as solid-state batteries, lithium-sulfur batteries, and flow batteries hold potential for greater storage capacities than lithium-ion batteries. Recent developments in battery energy density and cost reductions …
The construction and switching modes of the lithium battery hybrid RTG crane and the cost of charging the battery are introduced, revealing that the new RTG saves 70% compared to the …
The global demand for batteries is surging as the world looks to rapidly electrify vehicles and store renewable energy. Lithium ion batteries, which are typically used in EVs, are difficult...
Emerging technologies such as solid-state batteries, lithium-sulfur batteries, and flow batteries hold potential for greater storage capacities than lithium-ion batteries. Recent developments in …
The U.S. Department of Energy designed a new lithium-ion battery that can retain 98% of storage capacity over 500 charge cycles. Companies are also leading the change.
The U.S. Department of Energy designed a new lithium-ion battery that can retain 98% of storage capacity over 500 charge cycles. Companies are also leading the change.
A new platform for energy storage. Although the batteries don''t quite reach the energy density of lithium-ion batteries, Varanasi says Alsym is first among alternative chemistries at the system-level. He says 20-foot containers …
The global demand for batteries is surging as the world looks to rapidly electrify vehicles and store renewable energy. Lithium ion batteries, which are typically used in EVs, …
4 · Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are critical to energy storage solutions, especially for electric vehicles and renewable energy systems (Choi and Wang, 2018; Masias et al., 2021). …
1 Introduction. Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) have been at the forefront of portable electronic devices and electric vehicles for decades, driving technological advancements that …
Nature Energy - Lithium-ion battery manufacturing is energy-intensive, raising concerns about energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions amid surging global …
But it''s proving difficult to make today''s lithium-ion batteries smaller and lighter while maintaining their energy density — that is, the amount of energy they store per gram of …
The research not only describes a new way to make solid state batteries with a lithium metal anode but also offers new understanding into the materials used for these …
3 · The renewable revolution runs on lithium. The metal is a key component in the batteries that power electric vehicles and store energy to stabilize electric grids as the makeup …
1 · Chinese companies have mastered NMC batteries — the lithium-ion chemistry long favored in electric vehicles — and taken LFP from fringe to mainstream in just the last few …
A brand new substance, which could reduce lithium use in batteries, has been discovered using artificial intelligence (AI) and supercomputing.
But mechanical engineers have now found a way to make these Li-S batteries last longer -- with higher energy levels -- than existing renewable batteries.
Feb. 22, 2021 — Lithium-sulfur batteries, given their light weight and theoretical high capacities, are a promising alternative to conventional lithium-ion batteries for large-scale …
Lithium-ion batteries, known for their superior performance attributes such as fast charging rates and long operational lifespans, are widely utilized in the fields of new energy vehicles ...