As governments and companies look to a future run on renewable energy, the need for utility-scale batteries is greater than ever. Currently, the dominant battery form is the lithium-ion battery, which is produced using lithium and other critical minerals, a market dominated by China. While this type of battery is extremely useful for electronics, electric vehicles (EVs), and utility-scale storage, demand for lithium is expected to outpace supply in the coming years. For years, researchers have been assessing the potential for alternative battery technology to support a green transition, and one company believes it may have finally found the solution.
Antonio Baclig spent around eight years at Stanford University searching for alternative battery forms that could be used for utility-scale storage. Finally, Baclig believes he may have found the answer, using technology first developed in the 1970s that uses table salt….
