Are lithium-ion batteries a viable energy storage solution?

Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) have become one of the main energy storage solutions in modern society. The application fields and market share of LIBs have increased rapidly and continue to show a steady rising trend. The research on LIB materials has scored tremendous achievements.

Can new battery materials reduce the cost of a battery?

Although the invention of new battery materials leads to a significant decrease in the battery cost, the US DOE ultimate target of $80/kWh is still a challenge (U.S. Department Of Energy, 2020). The new manufacturing technologies such as high-efficiency mixing, solvent-free deposition, and fast formation could be the key to achieve this target.

What is a platform for next-generation battery manufacturing?

Platforms for Next-Generation Battery Manufacturing Subtopic 1 focuses on advanced processes and/or high-performance processing machines for low cost, large-scale, sustainable, commercial manufacture of sodium-ion batteries.

What are smart manufacturing platforms for battery production?

Smart Manufacturing Platforms for Battery Production This topic emphasizes development of broadly applicable smart manufacturing platforms that can be leveraged to improve the production of a variety of battery technologies. For a full list of projects click here.

Are battery manufacturing innovations a good idea?

Although different battery manufacturing innovations have been proposed and developed in academia, very few can be adopted by the industry due to various reasons (e.g., cost, reliability, scalability, etc.). It is understandable that the risks of adopting new manufacturing technologies with low technology readiness levels may be high.

Are battery & pack designs hindering the development of high-efficiency recycling?

Although the researchers have studied different automatic disassembly systems and even introduce robots to increase the disassembly efficiency, the various battery, pack, and module designs are still hindering the development of high-efficiency recycling (Herrmann et al., 2014; Wegener et al., 2015; Waldmann et al., 2016).