Lithium-ion batteries have been around for a while now (in all their derivatives, NMC, LFP, LTO, etc.) but we are now seeing the next generation of battery technologies starting to appear. These include Lithium Sulphur, Sodium Ion and aqueous zinc-iodine batteries (AZIBs).
Researchers from Flinders University in Australia have published details of the latest steps in zinc-iodine technology. Prototype batteries can manage more than 60,000 recharge and discharge cycles, with recharges in just three minutes.
As the batteries are water-based, they don’t come with the same potential risk of explosion and fire as standard (NMC) lithium-ion batteries do. However, these batteries tend to deteriorate as they’re used because of the chemical reactions happening inside.
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PSR Analysis. The usual caveats apply with any new battery technology, in that you have to fully develop it and that it must be commercialized. However, one thing is clear, this battery technology is more suited to large scale uses.PSR
