According to foreign media reports, the research team responsible for the Oregon State University of Oregon plans to develop a rechargeable battery to reduce the environmental impact caused by mining rare minerals (such as nickel and lithium) and accelerate the transformation of clean energy.
The US Department of Energy has allocated $ 3 million for Oregon State University for the development of this technology.
Now, the world has gradually transitioned from the use of fossil fuel to clean energy. In order to store renewable energy and provide motivation for electric vehicles, the demand for batteries has continued to increase, and the price and demand of battery materials has also increased. Mining and other battery materials such as lithium are easy to pollute the environment and arouse people's concerns.
According to data from the International Energy Agency, by 2025, the world may face lithium shortage. Moreover, the price of lithium soared has doubled in 2021. As far as the mineral nickel used in lithium -ion batteries is concerned, related needs and prices are also rising.
The team plans to explore pine -ion batteries. This battery has necessary components that do not need to use limited minerals like lithium batteries, and may provide higher capacity. In addition, the use of carbon or copper and other metals as electrodes is cost -effective.
The goal of this study is to reveal the operating mechanism behind these batteries to understand the factors that limit the response to the anionic battery. In addition, obtain basic knowledge about battery composition and status, so that the anionic battery can achieve high energy density and stable cycle life. Researchers mainly hope to determine key information blocks (Critical Descrips) for predicting electrochemical behaviors and anion storage electrode system. Through these prediction tools, accelerate the study of high -energy anion batteries to supplement existing battery technology.
According to reports, these anion batteries will be mainly used in electric vehicles, but do not rule out the possibility of large -scale public institutions, such as solar, wind and battery facilities of Portland General Electric. In addition, these batteries may be commercialized quickly and can be put into family use.
