New energies: the age of materials?
Over the past decade, costs have deflated by 85% for lithium ion batteries, 75% for solar and 25% for onshore wind. Now new energies costs are entering a new era….
Compressed air energy storage: costs and economics?
…of charge-discharge cycles (chart below). But generally, CAES costs 30% more than a lithium ion battery storage system. Key reasons are the lower efficiency (discussed above) and 5-10x higher maintenance…
Long-duration storage: dirtier than gas peakers?
…Energy and CO2 paybacks of batteries, however, are more nuanced, and depend on how the batteries are used. Our build-up estimates that producing a lithium ion battery requires 175 kWh/kWh…
Leading Companies in Redox Flow Batteries
…offering ultra long-life battery storage, which could greatly surpass lithium ion economics in grid applications. A key challenge is the round-trip efficiency of redox flow batteries. For example, in other…
Battery recycling: the economics?
This data-file models the economics of recycling spent lithium ion batteries, taking in waste cells at end-of-life, and recovering materials such as cobalt, nickel, manganese, copper, aluminium, lithium and steel….
Electrochemistry: redox potential?
Batteries, electrolysers and cleaner metals/materials value chains all hinge on electrochemistry. Hence this 19-page overview of electrochemistry explains the energy economics from first principles. The physics are constructive for lithium…
Energy transition: top commodities?
…covered in this data-file include Aluminium, Ammonia, Carbon Fiber, Coal, Cobalt, Copper, Ethylene Vinyl Acetate, Fluorinated Polymers, Fluorspar, Glass Fiber, Graphite, Hydrogen, Indium, Lithium, LNG, Mass Timber, Methanol, NdFeB Rare…
Thermal energy storage: heat of the moment?
…What implications for solar, gas, lithium batteries and industrial incumbents? $599.00 – Purchase Checkout Added to cart Solar is the new energy source that excites us most, generating electricity from semiconductors, capable…
Solid power: solid state battery breakthrough?
Solid Power is developing solid-state batteries, using sulphide electrolytes. Ambitious goals include >500 miles of EV range (50-100% more than today’s lithium ion batteries), 2x higher life-spans and costs as…
Energy transition: active duty?
…Will the rise of the solar industry add 40% to total global silver demand, or will silver be entirely thrifted out? (note here). Will the entire lithium mining industry be…