China’s Battery Breakthrough Could Challenge Lithium-Ion Dominance

Researchers have been exploring the use of different technologies to improve battery storage as part of the race to accelerate the deployment of renewable energy and shift away from fossil fuels. While lithium-ion batteries have significant potential to support utility-scale energy storage, their heavy reliance on lithium has encouraged researchers worldwide to explore other avenues to make battery storage cheaper and more sustainable. Batteries have been vital components in the rollout of renewable energy, used to support intermittent energy sources,…