Are These Batteries The Future Of Energy Storage?

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One important thing missing in this video (and many videos from many sources about energy storage systems) is the *EFFICIENCY*. For instance, some of the grid-scale storage systems are only 30-50% efficient, loosing the rest to heat in some part of the process of charging, storing, or discharging. I think this is a metric that we simply can't ignore, as it has fundamental implications for their long term economic viability, payback time, and appropriate use-cases.

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My uncle worked on battery technology for Dunlop here in Australia in the 1970s and 80s - it always frustrated him how slowly they made progress due to the relatively primitive materials science they had at the time. Sadly he is no longer with us but I often think about how excited he would be if he could see how things have progressed in the 2000s since NiMH (which is probably more of a nineties thing), then Lithium Ion arrived. Despite some of the challenges the modern world is throwing at us today it is great that there are still things to wonder at.

#1 Solid State 4:59 #2 Sodium 6:14 #3 Aluminum-Ion 7:33 #4 Niobium 8:43 #5 Lithium Sulfur 10:21

Aluminum Ion and Aluminum Air batteries are still the two I'm most interested in seeing develop. It feels like the wait for new battery types has been one of the longest in technology.

"Lithium-ion replacement? Great new battery tech coming soon!" Sorry, but we've walked past this same tree a dozen times and the thrill is gone. Wake me when lithium-ion has been replaced.

Great video, something to point out on the Lithium Sulfer batteries is the C-Rate comparison. You mention that they "only" have a 0.5C rate, whereas in reality that is basically the same as the Li-ion. A 1C rate at 200WH/KG is the same as a 0.5 C rate of a 400WH/KG battery in terms of power delivery per density. So basically, a 1KG battery in either chemistry could potentially deliver 200 watts over an hour, which to me sounds very promising.

A someone working in the field: I kind of have a problem how you compare the new technologies to standard Li-Ion. For Li-Ion you show average values that an existing battery can have/keep all at the same time. For the new technologies you show ranges of values that have been demonstrated but in different cells. For example the solid state cells with very high energy density do not at the same time have the highes lifetime and high current capability.. The high values demonstrated in each subfield are not currently achievable while also having all of the other subfields in place. In individual subfield Li-Ion cells right know can achieve much higher values than depicted here albeit with the trade of in other fields. The new technologies have the same trade off.

For my small off-grid power system, the sodium-ion battery looks promising to me, especially with a potentially lower price tag and environmental footprint than lithium. And with the manufacturer being in Wales where I live, it's double lower footprint with short travel. I hope they are ready soon. My old lead acid batteries are close to dead.

I think sodium ion will be a game changer in both grid and home stationary storage. What I have read has them at 30% of the cost of NMC, so figure a powerwall or Generac PWRcell for $5,000 instead of $15,000. A lot more people could get home storage, including lower income households with subsidies or grants. They could do this even before installing solar and use them for arbitrage reducing peak demand on the grid.

Will clickbait finally dispense with the question mark? Of course not.

What do you have that can replace the lead-acid battery in my Prius? (Yes, there is one, and it's freaking expensive at over $300. I replaced one three years ago and it died already.)

It is so annoying waiting year after year for these to change me to market. I bet in 3 years we will still be waiting.

It's not technically a sealed battery, but I think vanadium fuel cells (aka flow batteries) are borderline criminally underexplored for grid scale storage, given that they've got far longer cycle lives than lithium based chemistries and their primary disadvantage is weight, not to mention that recycling of the electrolyte, the bit that's scarce in lithium cells, is trivial in vanadium based systems because it's a completely separate liquid that can be just drained off to allow only the fuel cell module to be replaced.

HEADER: Be careful, with choosing the header. Most people never see the message in the video, only the head line. Header will be burnt to there memories. It is easy to use “click bate” headers, but dangerous. Any new battery chemistry in a lab is not important for battery users. It will be important after those batteries are in mass manufacturing. Most will never get to that level.

I think all these batteries have different benefits. For an ebike I'm looking for lightweight and high e density. I can accept slow charge rate

Why did the charged ion go to the doctor? Because it was feeling a little negative.

Big fan of this comparison type video, would love to see a similar one on grid scale energy storage.

Why cant we store energy like starch in food