Rechargeable batteries: technological advancement, challenges, current and emerging applications

Abdul Ghani Olabi*, Qaisar Abbas, Pragati A. Shinde, Mohammad Ali Abdelkareem

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Abstract

Historically, technological advancements in rechargeable batteries have been accomplished through discoveries followed by development cycles and eventually through commercialisation. These scientific improvements have mainly been combination of unanticipated discoveries and experimental trial and error activities. However, with the increased complexity of rechargeable battery systems and diversification in ever-demanding new applications requires a strategical approaches to commercialise newly developed battery chemistries. This can only be achieved by fast-tracking the transfer of key finding from scientific laboratories to industrial collaborators in order to design commercially feasible devices. Despite the dominance of lithium-ion batteries (LiBs) commercially in current rechargeable battery market which ranges from small scale applications such as portable electronic devices to large scale applications including transportation to grid scale electrical energy storage. Scientific community is endeavouring to consolidate the global rechargeable battery portfolio with the alternative rechargeable battery systems based on cost-effective, safe, and environmentally friendly battery chemistries. This brief prospective will provide an update on the historical developments, current technological scenario and future expectations, current and potential applications, and challenges faced by current and future rechargeable battery technology.

Original languageEnglish
Article number126408
Number of pages8
JournalEnergy
Volume266
Early online date12 Dec 2022
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Mar 2023

Keywords

  • current and future applications
  • rechargeable batteries
  • renewable sources of energy
  • technological evolution of batteries

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