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…ascent continuing to 500kTpa in 2030 and almost 2MTpa in 2050. This data-file estimates global lithium demand across electric vehicle batteries, industrial batteries, consumer electrics, grid storage, ceramics, glass, lubricants…
Nuclear power can backstop much volatility in renewable-heavy grids, for costs of 15-25c/kWh. This is at least 70% less costly than large batteries or green hydrogen, but could see less…
…batteries, in grid-scale storage and electric vehicles. The data suggest hidden upside in the demand for batteries, for lithium and high-quality power electronics, especially if batteries are to backstop renewables….
…battery binders, there is also a side focus on developing lithium metal batteries, or solid state batteries. Note that a typical lithium ion battery uses fluorinated polymer binders in its…
Lithium ion batteries famously have cathodes containing lithium, nickel, manganese, cobalt, aluminium and/or iron phosphate. But how are these cathode active materials manufactured? This data-file gathers specific details from technical…
…unwanted side reactions along the way. Overall, we score batteries as a 4.2 out of 6 on our score of prime movers. https://thundersaidenergy.com/downloads/electrochemistry-battery-voltage-and-the-nernst-equation/ https://thundersaidenergy.com/downloads/lithium-ion-batteries-energy-density/ Finally electro-chemical fuels can have similar…
…batteries, flow batteries, thermal batteries, SSBs, heat pumps, fusion, geothermal, CCS, DAC, blue hydrogen, green hydrogen, electrofuels, biofuels, landfill gas, biomass, biochar, nature. https://thundersaidenergy.com/2023/11/16/renewable-heavy-grids-dividing-the-pie/ Energy efficiency technologies from first principles: EROEI, electric…
StoreDot is developing “extreme fast-charging” batteries for electric vehicles, using a proprietary range of nanomaterial additives. It claims its prototype cells can charge 5-6x faster than conventional lithium ion. The…
…grid-scale batteries, which can lower energy bills by 10-30% and uplift IRRs. Revenues are targeted to grow at a c50% CAGR. Stem’s patents are visibly focused on software (>80%) rather…
Our global decarbonization models effectively burn through the world’s entirely terrestrial cobalt resources (data file here), mostly in EV batteries, making it one of the most crucial materials for an…