Better Batteries
Zdenek Kral
Li-ion Batteries
45,5
43,5
33
18
SPECIFIC ENERGY DENSITY
MJ/KG
Li-ion Batteries
45,5
43,5
33
18
1
SPECIFIC ENERGY DENSITY
MJ/KG
Do we need batteries?
~ 5 Wh
Uphill water pumping
(pontetial enegy)
Hydrogen production
Electricity storage
Li-ion Batteries
Other Materials for Li-ion batteries
▪ Cobalt
▪ Nickel
▪ Manganese
Basic Materials for Li-ion batteries
▪ Copper
▪ Aluminium
▪ Lithium
The Mining!
Basic Materials for Li-ion batteries
▪ Copper
▪ Aluminium
▪ Lithium
Source: Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources, Germany.
Aluminium
Source: Canda Government
https://natural-resources.canada.ca/our-natural-resources/minerals-mining/minerals-metals-facts/aluminum-facts/20510
The Mining!
Other Materials for Li-ion batteries
▪ Cobalt
▪ Nickel
▪ Manganese
Manganese
The scale!
~ 25 kWh
Equivalent of 5 000 iPhones~ 5 Wh
~ 80 kWh
Equivalent of 16 000 iPhones
2021: 14,5 mil. new vehicles registered in EU
Total 253 mil. passenger cars in the EU
Better processes!
Source: https://www.acc-emotion.com/about-acc
(Why) Do we need batteries?
Energy production in August 2022 – Czech republic
Renewable energy Fossil energy
How to solve peaks?
Energy production in August 2022 – Czech republic
Renewable energy Hydro pumping energy balance