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Silicon Batteries

Posted: May 12th, 2023, 9:12 pm
by GeoffF100
How silicon could enable cheaper EVs, electric flight and more powerful batteries:

cnbc.com/video/2023/04/22/how-silicon-anode-batteries-could-bring-better-range-to-evs.html

Re: Silicon Batteries

Posted: May 13th, 2023, 5:57 am
by GrahamPlatt
Interesting, but still leaves us hostage to lithium. https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/07/ ... resources/

OTOH, if the promised 50% energy density improvement comes with the same quantity of lithium, one could argue that lithium requirements drop by 33%.

Re: Silicon Batteries

Posted: May 15th, 2023, 11:12 pm
by ursaminortaur
GrahamPlatt wrote:Interesting, but still leaves us hostage to lithium. https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/07/ ... resources/

OTOH, if the promised 50% energy density improvement comes with the same quantity of lithium, one could argue that lithium requirements drop by 33%.


Maybe they will solve the problems with using sodium

https://www.theregister.com/2023/05/15/boffins_bust_sodium_ion_battery/