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Energy storage: the key to a decarbonised future

Setec Powerr

And with the popularity of electric vehicles, the grid is under more and more pressure, so the demand for energy storage is growing. The best known and in widespread use in portable electronic devices and vehicles are lithium-ion and lead acid. So what exactly is energy storage? This article will answer your confusion.

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Waiting for Superbatteries

Cars That Think

The nickel-cadmium battery, invented by Waldemar Jungner in 1899, now frequently stores more than 150 Wh/L, and today’s best mass-manufactured performers are lithium-ion batteries, the first commercial versions of which came out in 1991. How do batteries compare with the fuels they are to displace?