The Future of Batteries for Sustainable Electric Transportation and Storage

Explore the future of battery technology for sustainable electric transportation and energy storage in this Stanford webinar. Delve into the challenges of meeting growing energy demands as technology advances, examining current battery capabilities, resource constraints, and potential solutions. Professor Yi Cui from Stanford's Materials Science Department guides you through the state-of-the-art in battery technology, discussing exciting discoveries and innovations. Learn about Battery 101, Battery 500, deposition behavior, stability issues, and cutting-edge research techniques like cryogenic electron microscopy. Investigate metallic lithium batteries, thermal runaway prevention, fire extinguishing mechanisms, and grid-scale storage solutions. Analyze resource availability, lithium consumption, pricing trends, and the importance of battery recycling. Gain insights into emerging technologies such as lithium-sulfur chemistry, aqueous solution batteries, and innovative storage methods for a sustainable energy future.

Intro
Energy Storage
Parameters
Battery 101
Battery 500
Deposition Behavior
Stability
Black Box
Cryogenic electron microscopy
The Manhattan Project
Metallic Lithium
Batteries
Battery Enza
Thermal runaway
Internal plating
Fire extinguishing mechanism
Thermoswitching mechanism
Gridscale storage
Seasonal storage
Current storage
Stanford Stadium
Flow Pathway
Grease Gas Storage
Aqueous Batteries
aqueous solution batteries
resource availability
analysis
lithium consumption
lithium price
cobalt price
lithium sulfur chemistry
lithium cobalt oxide
battery recycling
battery discharge
recycling batteries