#Renewable energy storage

[radiantinfosolutions]

Why Quanta VRLA Batteries Are the Top Choice for Indian Businesses

Discover why Quanta VRLA batteries are the top choice for Indian businesses. Learn about their reliability, long battery life, and wide range of applications. Radiant Info Solutions, a trusted Quanta battery distributor.

[medicaldevicesindustrynews]

APAC Is Dominating Vanadium Redox Flow Batteries Market

In 2023, the market for vanadium redox flow batteries witnessed an approximate revenue of USD 401.2 million. Projected into the forecast period from 2024 to 2030, the market is anticipated to exhibit a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 9.7%, ultimately reaching a valuation of USD 759.4 million by the end of 2030. UPS systems are becoming a vital component of offices, homes, sectors, and all…

[chemicalsmaterialsnews]

Transforming Industries: Phase Change Materials Market Insights

As stated by P&S Intelligence, the total revenue generated by the phase change materials market was USD 1,775.5 million in 2021, which will power at a rate of 16.8% by the end of this decade, to reach USD 7,206.2 million by 2030.

This has a lot to do with the increasing growth in the construction and packaging sectors and increasing importance on green buildings.

Cold chain and packaging category will grow at the highest rate, of above 17%, in the years to come. This can be mostly because of the surge in PCM requirement to sustain precise temperatures through the supply chain while lowering the emissions of carbon dioxide. Using ACs and electric fans to stay cool contributes to approximately 20% of the total electricity employed in buildings globally. The increasing requirement for space cooling is straining quite a few countries' power infrastructure, along with bringing about increased emissions.

With the enormous increase in the requirement for energy-efficient ACs, the requirement for PCMs will soar, as the electrical consumption of modified ACs with PCMs could be brought down by 3.09 kWh every day.

Europe dominated the industry with a share, of about 40%, in the recent past. The predisposition toward the acceptance of eco-friendly materials will power the PCM industry in the region. European regulatory associations, such as the SCANVAC, took more than a few initiatives for developing and promoting and effective building mechanical solutions and increase awareness pertaining to PCM applications.

The convenience of paraffin at a wide range of temperatures is a major reason for its appropriateness as an energy storage medium. Likewise, paraffin-based PCM is called a waxy solid paraffin, safe, dependable, noncorrosive, and economical material.

HVAC systems had the second-largest share, of about 30%, in phase change materials market in the recent past. This has a lot to do with the fact that PCM installation decreases fluctuations of temperature. HVAC with PCM supports in maintaining a steadier temperature and eliminating thermal uneasiness caused by alterations in temperature. It is because of the emphasis on green buildings, the demand for phase change materials will continue to rise considerably in the years to come.

[electronalytics]

Lithium Ceramic Battery (LCB) Market Consumption Analysis, Business Overview and Upcoming Key Players,Growth factors, Trends 2032

Overview of the Lithium Ceramic Battery (LCB) Market:

The Lithium Ceramic Battery (LCB) market involves the production, distribution, and utilization of batteries that utilize a ceramic electrolyte in combination with lithium-based materials. LCBs are a type of solid-state battery technology that offers potential advantages such as high energy density, improved safety, and longer cycle life compared to traditional lithium-ion batteries. LCBs are being developed for various applications, including electric vehicles, renewable energy storage, and portable electronics.

The Global Lithium Ceramic Battery (LCB) Market Size is expected to grow from USD 1.02 Billion in 2017 to USD 2.48 Billion by 2030, at a CAGR of 10.5% from 2022to2032

Here are some key drivers of demand for LCBs in the market:

High Energy Density: LCBs offer higher energy density compared to traditional lithium-ion batteries, which is especially appealing for applications where compact and lightweight energy storage is crucial.

Safety and Stability: LCBs are known for their improved safety features, including resistance to thermal runaway and reduced risk of fire or explosion. This makes them a preferred choice for applications where safety is a primary concern.

Long Cycle Life: LCBs have demonstrated longer cycle life and calendar life compared to some conventional lithium-ion batteries. This characteristic is valuable in applications where longevity and durability are essential.

Temperature Performance: LCBs perform well in a wide range of temperatures, from extreme cold to high heat. This makes them suitable for applications in diverse environments, such as aerospace and automotive industries.

Fast Charging: As demand grows for faster-charging solutions, LCBs are being explored for their potential to support rapid charging without compromising safety or longevity.

Sustainability and Environmental Concerns: The shift towards sustainable energy storage technologies has led to increased interest in LCBs due to their potential to reduce environmental impact and reliance on fossil fuels.

 Certainly, here's an overview of the Lithium Ceramic Battery (LCB) market trends, scope, and opportunities:

Trends:

High Energy Density: Lithium Ceramic Batteries (LCBs) offer higher energy density compared to traditional lithium-ion batteries, making them attractive for applications requiring longer-lasting and more powerful energy sources.

Enhanced Safety: LCBs are known for their improved safety characteristics, including resistance to thermal runaway and reduced risk of fire or explosion. This makes them appealing for applications where safety is a critical concern.

Wide Temperature Range: LCBs exhibit excellent performance across a broad temperature range, making them suitable for applications in extreme environments, such as aerospace and military applications.

Durability and Longevity: LCBs have demonstrated longer cycle life and extended calendar life compared to some conventional lithium-ion technologies, reducing the need for frequent replacements.

Fast Charging: Emerging technologies within the LCB category are showing potential for faster charging capabilities, catering to the growing demand for quick charging solutions.

Solid-State Design: Some LCB variants use solid-state electrolytes, eliminating the need for flammable liquid electrolytes and enhancing overall battery stability and safety.

Scope:

Electronics and Consumer Devices: LCBs could find applications in smartphones, laptops, tablets, and other consumer electronics due to their high energy density and improved safety.

Electric Vehicles (EVs): The EV industry could benefit from LCBs' fast charging capabilities, extended cycle life, and resistance to temperature fluctuations.

Aerospace and Aviation: LCBs' ability to operate in extreme temperatures and provide reliable power could make them suitable for aerospace applications, including satellites and unmanned aerial vehicles.

Military and Defense: The durability, safety, and reliability of LCBs could be advantageous for defense applications, such as portable electronics and military vehicles.

Medical Devices: LCBs' safety features, longevity, and potential for high energy density might make them valuable for medical devices requiring stable and efficient power sources.

Grid Energy Storage: LCBs could play a role in grid-scale energy storage due to their high energy density, longer cycle life, and safety features.

Opportunities:

Advanced Materials Development: Opportunities exist for research and development of new materials to further improve the performance, energy density, and safety of LCBs.

Commercialization: Companies that can successfully develop and commercialize LCB technologies could tap into various industries seeking high-performance, safe, and durable energy storage solutions.

Partnerships and Collaborations: Opportunities for partnerships between battery manufacturers, research institutions, and industries seeking reliable energy solutions.

Customization: Tailoring LCB technologies to specific applications, such as medical devices or defense equipment, can open up opportunities for specialized markets.

Sustainable Energy Storage: LCBs' potential to enhance the efficiency of renewable energy storage systems presents opportunities in the transition to clean energy.

Investment and Funding: Investors and venture capitalists interested in innovative battery technologies could find opportunities to support the development of LCB technologies.

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Global Lithium Ceramic Battery (LCB) Market: Regional Analysis

The regional analysis of the global Lithium Ceramic Battery (LCB) market provides insights into the market's performance across different regions of the world. The analysis is based on recent and future trends and includes market forecast for the prediction period. The countries covered in the regional analysis of the Lithium Ceramic Battery (LCB) market report are as follows:

North America: The North America region includes the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. The U.S. is the largest market for Lithium Ceramic Battery (LCB) in this region, followed by Canada and Mexico. The market growth in this region is primarily driven by the presence of key market players and the increasing demand for the product.

Europe: The Europe region includes Germany, France, U.K., Russia, Italy, Spain, Turkey, Netherlands, Switzerland, Belgium, and Rest of Europe. Germany is the largest market for Lithium Ceramic Battery (LCB) in this region, followed by the U.K. and France. The market growth in this region is driven by the increasing demand for the product in the automotive and aerospace sectors.

Asia-Pacific: The Asia-Pacific region includes Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, China, Japan, India, South Korea, and Rest of Asia-Pacific. China is the largest market for Lithium Ceramic Battery (LCB) in this region, followed by Japan and India. The market growth in this region is driven by the increasing adoption of the product in various end-use industries, such as automotive, aerospace, and construction.

Middle East and Africa: The Middle East and Africa region includes Saudi Arabia, U.A.E, South Africa, Egypt, Israel, and Rest of Middle East and Africa. The market growth in this region is driven by the increasing demand for the product in the aerospace and defense sectors.

South America: The South America region includes Argentina, Brazil, and Rest of South America. Brazil is the largest market for Lithium Ceramic Battery (LCB) in this region, followed by Argentina. The market growth in this region is primarily driven by the increasing demand for the product in the automotive sector.

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[dontmeantobepoliticalbut]

The world isn’t on track to meet its climate goals — and it’s the public’s fault, a leading oil company CEO told journalists.

Exxon Mobil Corp. CEO Darren Woods told editors from Fortune that the world has “waited too long” to begin investing in a broader suite of technologies to slow planetary heating.

That heating is largely caused by the burning of fossil fuels, and much of the current impacts of that combustion — rising temperatures, extreme weather — were predicted by Exxon scientists almost half a century ago.

The company’s 1970s and 1980s projections were “at least as skillful as, those of independent academic and government models,” according to a 2023 Harvard study.

Since taking over from former CEO Rex Tillerson, Woods has walked a tightrope between acknowledging the critical problem of climate change — as well as the role of fossil fuels in helping drive it — while insisting fossil fuels must also provide the solution.

In comments before last year’s United Nations Climate Conference (COP28), Woods made a forceful case for carbon capture and storage, a technology in which the planet-heating chemicals released by burning fossil fuels are collected and stored underground.

“While renewable energy is essential to help the world achieve net zero, it is not sufficient,” he said. “Wind and solar alone can’t solve emissions in the industrial sectors that are at the heart of a modern society.”

International experts agree with the idea in the broadest strokes.

Carbon capture marks an essential component of the transition to “net zero,” in which no new chemicals like carbon dioxide or methane reach — and heat — the atmosphere, according to a report by International Energy Agency (IEA) last year.

But the remaining question is how much carbon capture will be needed, which depends on the future role of fossil fuels.

While this technology is feasible, it is very expensive — particularly in a paradigm in which new renewables already outcompete fossil fuels on price.

And the fossil fuel industry hasn’t been spending money on developing carbon capture technology, IEA head Fatih Birol wrote last year on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter.

To be part of a climate solution, Birol added, the fossil fuel industry must “let go of the illusion that implausibly large amounts of carbon capture are the solution.”

He noted that capturing and storing current fossil fuel emissions would require a thousand-fold leap in annual investment from $4 billion in 2022 to $3.5 trillion.

In his comments Tuesday, Woods argued the “dirty secret” is that customers weren’t willing to pay for the added cost of cleaner fossil fuels.

Referring to carbon capture, Woods said Exxon has “tabled proposals” with governments “to get out there and start down this path using existing technology.”

“People can’t afford it, and governments around the world rightly know that their constituents will have real concerns,” he added. “So we’ve got to find a way to get the cost down to grow the utility of the solution, and make it more available and more affordable, so that you can begin the [clean energy] transition.”

For example, he said Exxon “could, today, make sustainable aviation fuel for the airline business. But the airline companies can’t afford to pay.”

Woods blamed “activists” for trying to exclude the fossil fuel industry from the fight to slow rising temperatures, even though the sector is “the industry that has the most capacity and the highest potential for helping with some of the technologies.”

That is an increasingly controversial argument. Across the world, wind and solar plants with giant attached batteries are outcompeting gas plants, though battery life still needs to be longer to make renewable power truly dispatchable.

Carbon capture is “an answer in search of a question,” Gregory Nemet, a public policy professor at the University of Wisconsin, told The Hill last year.

“If your question is what to do about climate change, your answer is one thing,” he said — likely a massive buildout in solar, wind and batteries.

But for fossil fuel companies asking “‘What is the role for natural gas in a carbon-constrained world?’ — well, maybe carbon capture has to be part of your answer.”

In the background of Woods’s comments about customers’ unwillingness to pay for cleaner fossil fuels is a bigger debate over price in general.

This spring, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will release its finalized rule on companies’ climate disclosures.

That much-anticipated rule will weigh in on the key question of whose responsibility it is to account for emissions — the customer who burns them (Scope II), or the fossil fuel company that produces them (Scope III).

Exxon has long argued for Scope II, based on the idea that it provides a product and is not responsible for how customers use it.

Last week, Reuters reported that the SEC would likely drop Scope III, a positive development for the companies.

Woods argued last year that SEC Scope III rules would cause Exxon to produce less fossil fuels — which he said would perversely raise global emissions, as its products were replaced by dirtier production elsewhere.

This broad idea — that fossil fuels use can only be cleaned up on the “demand side” — is one some economists dispute.

For the U.S. to decarbonize in an orderly fashion, “restrictive supply-side policies that curtail fossil fuel extraction and support workers and communities must play a role,” Rutgers University economists Mark Paul and Lina Moe wrote last year.

Without concrete moves to plan for a reduction in the fossil fuel supply, “the end of fossil fuels will be a chaotic collapse where workers, communities, and the environment suffer,” they added.

But Woods’s comments Tuesday doubled down on the claim that the energy transition will succeed only when end-users pay the price.

“People who are generating the emissions need to be aware of [it] and pay the price,” Woods said. “That’s ultimately how you solve the problem.”

[materialsscienceandengineering]

Power when the sun doesn’t shine

With batteries based on iron and air, Form Energy leverages MIT research to incorporate renewables into the grid.

In 2016, at the huge Houston energy conference CERAWeek, MIT materials scientist Yet-Ming Chiang found himself talking to a Tesla executive about a thorny problem: how to store the output of solar panels and wind turbines for long durations.         Chiang, the Kyocera Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, and Mateo Jaramillo, a vice president at Tesla, knew that utilities lacked a cost-effective way to store renewable energy to cover peak levels of demand and to bridge the gaps during windless and cloudy days. They also knew that the scarcity of raw materials used in conventional energy storage devices needed to be addressed if renewables were ever going to displace fossil fuels on the grid at scale.

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[solarpunkbusiness]

Australian community battery program cuts power bills and strengthens the grid

Australia’s community battery programme is reducing household electricity bills, cutting greenhouse gas emissions, and bolstering the national grid, policymakers and analysts say.

Under the Community Batteries for Household Solar scheme, which has A$200 million (US$133 million) in state grant funding at its disposal, 400 batteries are being installed in neighbourhoods across the country. Up to 100,000 households will have access to these facilities, allowing them to store excess solar energy for use during peak times — typically in the mornings and evenings.

The programme is aimed, in part, at encouraging more households to install rooftop solar systems. It will also allow households that can’t install solar panels or their own batteries to access clean energy, and will reduce the country’s reliance on costly and polluting gas peaker plants.

While still a relatively new concept, the benefits are starting to show up.

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By Olivia Rosane

Common Dreams

Nov. 22, 2023

Recommendations include tripling renewable energy capacity by 2030, phasing out fossil fuels by 2050, and providing the Global South with the means to fund its energy transition.

As world leaders prepare to gather at the COP28 global climate talks next week in Dubai, 350.org published a report Wednesday detailing how negotiators can draft a just and effective global transition to renewable energy.

One of the main agenda items at COP28 will be a worldwide target for renewable energy. Yet this target must be accompanied by a 2050 phaseout of fossil fuels and funds to speed the transition in the Global South, 350.org concluded.

"A renewable energy target at COP28 will only constitute a meaningful step towards climate justice if it is accompanied by a clear roadmap for implementation that includes equitable mechanisms and commitments in the financial and policy realms, as well as an urgent and equitable phaseout of fossil fuels," Andreas Sieber, 350.org associate director of global policy, said in a statement. "Without these, any agreement would represent a hollow, 'easy win' for the COP28 President Al Jaber, and risk allowing polluting countries to hide behind a renewables goal while continuing to emit fossil fuels."

"To achieve the proposed global renewable energy target by 2030, massive growth in financial investment into renewable energy is required in the Global South outside China, from both private and public sources."

The report, fully titled Power Up for Climate Justice: Financing and Implementing a 1.5°C-Aligned Global Renewables Target, also details how the target itself can be meaningful.

"For the global renewable energy target at COP28 to address global energy needs and redress fossil fuel dependency, it must include commitments to triple fair, safe, and clean renewable energy capacity by 2030 and deploy 1.5 terawatts per year thereafter, double energy efficiency by 2030, and completely phaseout of fossil fuels by 2050," said 350.org executive director May Boeve.

The report further argues that the target should be based on demonstrably effective technologies like wind and solar power.

"There is no room for dangerous distractions and unproven technologies such as Carbon Capture and Storage, nuclear energy, ammonia co-firing, which do not address the root causes of the climate crisis, and often cannot be implemented at scale," the report authors wrote.

They also emphasized the importance of providing poorer nations with the funds to scale up their renewable energy buildouts.

"To achieve the proposed global renewable energy target by 2030, massive growth in financial investment into renewable energy is required in the Global South outside China, from both private and public sources," Sieber said. "Barriers such as debt and the inequitable cost of capital in the Global South, significantly hinder investment in renewable energy."

Only $260 billion was invested in the Global South in 2022, the report notes, even though the International Energy Agency has said that $1.9 trillion is needed per year by 2030 in order to limit global heating to 1.5°C while providing energy to around 5 billion people—an amount of finance seven times 2022 levels.

The report offers several suggestions for how that funding can be realized, including canceling debt; sending the Global South $100 billion a year in concessional finance, providing it with $200 billion a year in grants; and channeling money away from fossil fuels by taxing profits, shifting subsidies and investments from fossil fuel projects to renewables, taxing wealth, issuing more Special Drawing Rights from the IMF, and using existing infrastructure funds.

The report comes at a crucial time for climate action. This year, 2023, is likely to be the hottest year in 125,000 years, and the U.N. concluded this week that current pledges put the world on course for 2.9°C of warming beyond preindustrial levels. But 350.org argues it's not too late to limit warming with ambitious action.

"The Paris Agreement is the landmark multilateral framework to stop climate change, and COP28—which includes the Global Stocktake of whether the world is on track to meet this target—is a pivotal moment to achieve its intended goal: limiting global heating to no more than 1.5°C," the report authors said.

[reasonsforhope]

“Next week a revolutionary new form of energy storage will debut in Switzerland after 14 years of engineering and installation.

With a storage capacity of 20 million kilowatt hours, enough to store the energy from wind, solar, nuclear or hydro and channel it to nearly 1 million homes, the Nant de Drance hydro-electric plant is ready to change the energy picture for Southern Europe.

The logistics of the Nant de Drance 900 megawatt “water battery” will blow one’s mind to read about, and involves the carving of 14 miles of tunnels under the Swiss alps in order to assemble massive prefabricated turbines and pumps around a pair of water reservoirs 1,800 feet underground...

But how does a water battery work, and what exactly is it? Electricity can be generated through heat, but also through kinetic energy. In considering the latter, rewenable energy storage devices take advantage of the fact that electricity can be “stored” by using its excess to move an object—in this case water.

Water from one large pool is pumped into another large pool in an underground chamber above. In this way electricity is “stored” in the sense that when power is needed in the homes of Switzerland, the water is then pumped through hydroelectric turbines to the chamber below with nothing other than the force of gravity...

While renewable energy storage often takes the form of large battery banks, the use of gravity or kinetic force is also growing.

A Scottish firm called Gravitricity is utilizing a similar principal, only with a 25-ton weight that is lifted up a tunnel—perhaps an old mineshaft—with the excess renewable energy, before its release channels those kilowatts back into the grid.” -via Good News Network, 11/29/22

[aci25]

New Breakthrough in Energy Storage – MIT Engineers Create Supercapacitor out of Ancient Materials

MIT engineers have created a “supercapacitor” made of ancient, abundant materials, that can store large amounts of energy. Made of just cement, water, and carbon black (which resembles powdered charcoal), the device could form the basis for inexpensive systems that store intermittently renewable energy, such as solar or wind energy. Credit: Image courtesy of Franz-Josef Ulm, Admir Masic, and Yang-Shao Horn

Constructed from cement, carbon black, and water, the device holds the potential to offer affordable and scalable energy storage for renewable energy sources.

Two of humanity’s most ubiquitous historical materials, cement and carbon black (which resembles very fine charcoal), may form the basis for a novel, low-cost energy storage system, according to a new study. The technology could facilitate the use of renewable energy sources such as solar, wind, and tidal power by allowing energy networks to remain stable despite fluctuations in renewable energy supply. 

The two materials, the researchers found, can be combined with water to make a supercapacitor — an alternative to batteries — that could provide storage of electrical energy. As an example, the MIT researchers who developed the system say that their supercapacitor could eventually be incorporated into the concrete foundation of a house, where it could store a full day’s worth of energy while adding little (or no) to the cost of the foundation and still providing the needed structural strength. The researchers also envision a concrete roadway that could provide contactless recharging for electric cars as they travel over that road.

The simple but innovative technology is described in a recent paper published in the journal PNAS, in a paper by MIT professors Franz-Josef Ulm, Admir Masic, and Yang-Shao Horn, and four others at MIT and at the Wyss Institute.

Capacitors are in principle very simple devices, consisting of two electrically conductive plates immersed in an electrolyte and separated by a membrane. When a voltage is applied across the capacitor, positively charged ions from the electrolyte accumulate on the negatively charged plate, while the positively charged plate accumulates negatively charged ions. Since the membrane in between the plates blocks charged ions from migrating across, this separation of charges creates an electric field between the plates, and the capacitor becomes charged. The two plates can maintain this pair of charges for a long time and then deliver them very quickly when needed. Supercapacitors are simply capacitors that can store exceptionally large charges.

The amount of power a capacitor can store depends on the total surface area of its conductive plates. The key to the new supercapacitors developed by this team comes from a method of producing a cement-based material with an extremely high internal surface area due to a dense, interconnected network of conductive material within its bulk volume. The researchers achieved this by introducing carbon black — which is highly conductive — into a concrete mixture along with cement powder and water, and letting it cure. The water naturally forms a branching network of openings within the structure as it reacts with cement, and the carbon migrates into these spaces to make wire-like structures within the hardened cement.

These structures have a fractal-like structure, with larger branches sprouting smaller branches, and those sprouting even smaller branchlets, and so on, ending up with an extremely large surface area within the confines of a relatively small volume. The material is then soaked in a standard electrolyte material, such as potassium chloride, a kind of salt, which provides the charged particles that accumulate on the carbon structures. Two electrodes made of this material, separated by a thin space or an insulating layer, form a very powerful supercapacitor, the researchers found.

Since the new “supercapacitor” concrete would retain its strength, a house with a foundation made of this material could store a day’s worth of energy produced by solar panels or windmills, and allow it to be used whenever it’s needed. Credit: Image courtesy of Franz-Josef Ulm, Admir Masic, and Yang-Shao Horn

The two plates of the capacitor function just like the two poles of a rechargeable battery of equivalent voltage: When connected to a source of electricity, as with a battery, energy gets stored in the plates, and then when connected to a load, the electrical current flows back out to provide power.

“The material is fascinating,” Masic says, “because you have the most-used manmade material in the world, cement, that is combined with carbon black, that is a well-known historical material — the Dead Sea Scrolls were written with it. You have these at least two-millennia-old materials that when you combine them in a specific manner you come up with a conductive nanocomposite, and that’s when things get really interesting.”

As the mixture sets and cures, he says, “The water is systematically consumed through cement hydration reactions, and this hydration fundamentally affects nanoparticles of carbon because they are hydrophobic (water repelling).” As the mixture evolves, “the carbon black is self-assembling into a connected conductive wire,” he says. The process is easily reproducible, with materials that are inexpensive and readily available anywhere in the world. And the amount of carbon needed is very small — as little as 3 percent by volume of the mix — to achieve a percolated carbon network, Masic says.

Supercapacitors made of this material have great potential to aid in the world’s transition to renewable energy, Ulm says. The principal sources of emissions-free energy, wind, solar, and tidal power, all produce their output at variable times that often do not correspond to the peaks in electricity usage, so ways of storing that power are essential. “There is a huge need for big energy storage,” he says, and existing batteries are too expensive and mostly rely on materials such as lithium, whose supply is limited, so cheaper alternatives are badly needed. “That’s where our technology is extremely promising, because cement is ubiquitous,” Ulm says.

The team calculated that a block of nanocarbon-black-doped concrete that is 45 cubic meters (or yards) in size — equivalent to a cube about 3.5 meters across — would have enough capacity to store about 10 kilowatt-hours of energy, which is considered the average daily electricity usage for a household. Since the concrete would retain its strength, a house with a foundation made of this material could store a day’s worth of energy produced by solar panels or windmills and allow it to be used whenever it’s needed. And, supercapacitors can be charged and discharged much more rapidly than batteries.

After a series of tests used to determine the most effective ratios of cement, carbon black, and water, the team demonstrated the process by making small supercapacitors, about the size of some button-cell batteries, about 1 centimeter across and 1 millimeter thick, that could each be charged to 1 volt, comparable to a 1-volt battery. They then connected three of these to demonstrate their ability to light up a 3-volt light-emitting diode (LED). Having proved the principle, they now plan to build a series of larger versions, starting with ones about the size of a typical 12-volt car battery, then working up to a 45-cubic-meter version to demonstrate its ability to store a house-worth of power.

There is a tradeoff between the storage capacity of the material and its structural strength, they found. By adding more carbon black, the resulting supercapacitor can store more energy, but the concrete is slightly weaker, and this could be useful for applications where the concrete is not playing a structural role or where the full strength-potential of concrete is not required. For applications such as a foundation, or structural elements of the base of a wind turbine, the “sweet spot” is around 10 percent carbon black in the mix, they found.

Another potential application for carbon-cement supercapacitors is for building concrete roadways that could store energy produced by solar panels alongside the road and then deliver that energy to electric vehicles traveling along the road using the same kind of technology used for wirelessly rechargeable phones. A related type of car-recharging system is already being developed by companies in Germany and the Netherlands, but using standard batteries for storage.

Initial uses of the technology might be for isolated homes or buildings or shelters far from grid power, which could be powered by solar panels attached to the cement supercapacitors, the researchers say. 

Ulm says that the system is very scalable, as the energy-storage capacity is a direct function of the volume of the electrodes. “You can go from 1-millimeter-thick electrodes to 1-meter-thick electrodes, and by doing so basically you can scale the energy storage capacity from lighting an LED for a few seconds, to powering a whole house,” he says.

Depending on the properties desired for a given application, the system could be tuned by adjusting the mixture. For a vehicle-charging road, very fast charging and discharging rates would be needed, while for powering a home “you have the whole day to charge it up,” so slower-charging material could be used, Ulm says.

“So, it’s really a multifunctional material,” he adds. Besides its ability to store energy in the form of supercapacitors, the same kind of concrete mixture can be used as a heating system, by simply applying electricity to the carbon-laced concrete.

Ulm sees this as “a new way of looking toward the future of concrete as part of the energy transition.”

Reference: “Carbon–cement supercapacitors as a scalable bulk energy storage solution” by Nicolas Chanut, Damian Stefaniuk, James C. Weaver, Yunguang Zhu, Yang Shao-Horn, Admir Masic and Franz-Josef Ulm, 31 July 2023, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2304318120

The research team also included postdocs Nicolas Chanut and Damian Stefaniuk at MIT’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, James Weaver at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, and Yunguang Zhu in MIT’s Department of Mechanical Engineering. The work was supported by the MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub, with sponsorship by the Concrete Advancement Foundation.

Source: scitechdaily.com

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The nickel cadmium battery market was USD 1,541.6 million in 2023, which will touch USD 1,888.6 million, with a 3.0% compound annual growth rate, by 2030. Industry players are continuously trying to include modern technology in these devices, to remain competitive, considering the regular arrival of new technologies. The vented category, on the basis of cell type, accounted for the larger share…

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It’s always important to read to the end of an article!

Carlsson said the math of renewable energy points to another important lesson: The search for perfection might be counterproductive. A hypothetical system that runs exclusively on renewable solar and wind power would be significantly more expensive than a renewable system that used small amounts of natural gas as a backup, he said.

He estimated that, with current technology, a 100% renewable system that powered St. Louis could cost $130,000 per household. A system that was 95% or 99% renewable, however, could be in the range of $80,000 to $90,000.

“Extremely highly renewable systems are very expensive,” Carlsson said. “If we can get to 99% renewable in 10 years, versus 100% renewable in 30 years, we'd better figure out how to get to that 99%.”

What does the actual paper say?

For an annual failure rate of less than 3%, it is sufficient to have a solar generation capacity that slightly exceeds the daily electrical load at the winter solstice, together with a few days of storage.

The definition of “annual failure rate” appears to be the chance that, in a given year, a day will come, on or about the winter solstice (when insolation is least), that the storage will be exhausted and power demand cannot be met. This does not necessarily imply 263 hours of blackout in an average year, which would indeed be poor value for money!

There are two glaring flaws in the analysis. The first, which mostly affects price calculations, is that only the present–day electrical demand is considered. No allowance is made for the likely doubling or tripling of system loads as a result of promoting electric cars, electrification of home heat, and so on. The second, which appears to completely invalidate the analysis, is that, while great effort is made to simulate the variation of solar energy input, no allowance whatever is made for variation of system load, which is assumed to be a constant 4·6 GW, all day long, all year round.

The paper quotes the cost of a solar installation “just sufficient to supply the daily electrical load of the St. Louis region during an average insolation day at the winter solstice” at $75 billion (covering a land area of 16×16 km, out of the 270×270 considered as the “region”), and the cost of storage for one day worth of load at $22 billion. The minimum–cost result of their simulation calls for about 1·2× the minimum solar installation, and 2 days of storage, for a total of about $134 billion.

Let us consider the alternative that is not mentioned. A 100% nuclear energy system is commonly assumed to be far too expensive. Three EPRs, generating 4·9 GW continuously (excepting refueling outages, once every 18 months per reactor or 6 months for the plant, which can usually be scheduled during periods of low demand), at the price of Hinkley Point C, would be about $60 billion. Four AP–1000s, generating 4·5 GW, would be something like $60 billion at the price of Vogtle 3&4. And three Korean APR–1400 units, generating 4·0 GW, would be about $18 billion at the price of Barakah. These figures should give us some kind of basis to work from.

For this price, even at the exceptionally high prices of Hinkley Point C and Vogtle 3&4, we could buy some 10 GW of nuclear generation, which would be adequate to meet, under virtually any conditions, a system load of twice the average. At Barakah prices, 30 GW could be had, which would be more than adequate to handle any foreseeable load escalation.

The above calculation does not even consider the possible use of nuclear heat. Nor does it account for the cost differences due to lifespan of facilities ― storage batteries will probably need replacement in 6 to 10 years, PV panels in 12 to 20, and nuclear steam plants in 40 to 60 years (with major refurbishment after 20 to 30 years).

We are often told that wind, solar, and storage are cheaper than nuclear, but this hardly seems to be the case. We are also often told that they are constantly coming down in price, so that even if they aren’t cheaper this year, they will be next year, and there is no reason to make investments in nuclear. We wonder. People in the industry seem to think that even Barakah costs are much above those possible, given the kind of learning and replication involved with the kind of large global commitment which a real effort at decarbonization would require.

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Lithium-ion Battery Pack Market Promising Growth and by Platform Type, Technology and End User Industry Statistics, Scope, Demand by 2032

The lithium-ion battery pack market has experienced significant growth in recent years and is expected to continue expanding in the coming years. Lithium-ion batteries are widely used in various applications, including consumer electronics, electric vehicles (EVs), energy storage systems, and industrial applications.

The lithium ion battery market size is projected to surpass around USD 307.8 billion by 2032 and it is poised to reach at a CAGR of 18.3% to forecast period.

Several factors have contributed to the growth of the lithium-ion battery pack market:

Increasing demand for electric vehicles: The rise in environmental concerns and the push for sustainable transportation solutions have driven the demand for electric vehicles. Lithium-ion batteries are the preferred choice for EV manufacturers due to their high energy density, longer life cycle, and faster charging capabilities.

Growing renewable energy installations: With the increasing adoption of renewable energy sources such as solar and wind, the need for energy storage systems has also risen. Lithium-ion battery packs are used to store excess energy generated by renewable sources for later use, improving grid stability and enabling better integration of intermittent power sources.

Advancements in technology: Ongoing research and development efforts have led to advancements in lithium-ion battery technology, including improvements in energy density, safety, and cost reduction. These advancements have made lithium-ion batteries more reliable and affordable, driving their adoption across various industries.

Portable electronics and consumer devices: Lithium-ion batteries are widely used in portable electronics such as smartphones, laptops, tablets, and wearables. The increasing demand for these devices has contributed to the growth of the lithium-ion battery pack market.

Government initiatives and incentives: Many governments worldwide are implementing favorable policies and providing incentives to promote the adoption of electric vehicles and renewable energy systems. These initiatives have created a supportive environment for the growth of the lithium-ion battery pack market.

Here are the key points regarding the lithium-ion battery pack market:

Market Growth: The lithium-ion battery pack market has been experiencing robust growth in recent years and is expected to continue expanding at a significant rate.

Application Diversity: Lithium-ion battery packs are used in a wide range of applications, including electric vehicles, energy storage systems, consumer electronics, and industrial applications. This diversification of applications has contributed to the market's growth.

Electric Vehicles (EVs): The increasing adoption of electric vehicles is a major driving force behind the lithium-ion battery pack market. These batteries provide the high energy density, longer lifespan, and fast charging capabilities required for EVs.

Energy Storage Systems: The demand for energy storage systems, particularly for renewable energy integration and grid stabilization, has boosted the lithium-ion battery pack market. These systems store excess energy from renewable sources and discharge it during peak demand periods.

Technological Advancements: Ongoing research and development efforts have led to technological advancements in lithium-ion batteries. This includes improvements in energy density, safety features, and cost reduction, making them more attractive for various applications.

Cost Reduction: The cost of lithium-ion battery packs has been decreasing over the years due to economies of scale, technological advancements, and manufacturing efficiency. This cost reduction has made them more accessible and affordable for various applications.

Overall, the lithium-ion battery pack market is driven by the growth in electric vehicles, energy storage systems, portable electronics, and supportive government policies. Technological advancements and cost reductions will continue to fuel market expansion in the future.

Here are five key points outlining the demand for lithium-ion battery packs in the market:

Electric Vehicle (EV) Adoption: The increasing adoption of electric vehicles is driving the demand for lithium-ion battery packs. As governments and consumers prioritize sustainability and cleaner transportation, the demand for EVs and their associated lithium-ion battery packs is growing.

Energy Storage Solutions: The demand for energy storage systems, including grid-scale storage and residential energy storage, is fueling the demand for lithium-ion battery packs. These systems help integrate renewable energy sources, stabilize the grid, and provide backup power during outages.

Portable Electronics: The popularity of portable electronic devices such as smartphones, tablets, laptops, and wearable devices is driving the demand for compact and lightweight lithium-ion battery packs. Consumers seek longer battery life and faster charging capabilities for their portable devices.

Industrial Applications: Lithium-ion battery packs are in demand for various industrial applications, including aerospace, defense, medical devices, robotics, and electric tools. These industries rely on reliable and high-performance power solutions, leading to increased adoption of lithium-ion battery packs.

Government Policies and Incentives: Government policies and incentives that promote the adoption of electric vehicles, renewable energy storage systems, and clean energy technologies contribute to the demand for lithium-ion battery packs. These policies create a supportive market environment and drive market growth.

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