Conclusive summary and perspective Lithium-ion batteries are considered to remain the battery technology of choice for the near-to mid-term future and it is anticipated that significant to substantial further improvement is possible.
It is projected that between 2022 and 2030, the global demand for lithium-ion batteries will increase almost seven-fold, reaching 4.7 terawatt-hours in 2030. Much of this growth can be attributed to the rising popularity of electric vehicles, which predominantly rely on lithium-ion batteries for power.
Lithium-Ion batteries first appeared commercially in the early 1990s and are now the go-to choice to power everything from mobile phones to electric vehicles and drones. Lithium-Ion battery demand could reach 9,300 gigawatt-hours by the end of the decade. Image: Statista
(Lead-acid batteries, by comparison, cost about the same per kilowatt-hour, but their lifespan is much shorter, making them less cost-effective per unit of energy delivered.) 2 Lithium mining can also have impacts for the environment and mining communities. And recycling lithium-ion batteries is complex, and in some cases creates hazardous waste. 3
In fact, the comprehensive recycling of lithium-ion batteries is not really limited by suitable technologies available already, but rather by economic considerations. The recycling efficiency varies substantially for the different components and elements in a Li-ion cell.
In fact, compared to other emerging battery technologies, lithium-ion batteries have the great advantage of being commercialized already, allowing for at least a rough estimation of what might be possible at the cell level when reporting the performance of new cell components in lab-scale devices.
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