Energy storage is an integral part of modern society. A contemporary example is the lithium
(Li)-ion battery, which enabled the launch of the personal electronics revolution in 1991 and …

Materials play a critical enabling role in many energy technologies, but their development
and commercialization often follow an unpredictable and circuitous path. In this article, we …

Advanced energy storage has been a key enabling technology for the portable electronics
explosion. The lithium and Ni-MeH battery technologies are less than 40 years old and have …

Energy storage is important for electrification of transportation and for high renewable
energy utilization, but there is still considerable debate about how much storage capacity …

The escalating and unpredictable cost of oil, the concentration of major oil resources in the
hands of a few politically sensitive nations, and the long-term impact of CO2 emissions on …

The potential of lithium ion (Li-ion) batteries to be the major energy storage in off-grid
renewable energy is presented. Longer lifespan than other technologies along with higher …

Energy storage has emerged as one of the greatest challenges facing society in the twenty-
first century. With the world population increasing and many parts of the world becoming …

A rapid transition in the energy infrastructure is crucial when irreversible damages are
happening quickly in the next decade due to global climate change. It is believed that a …

The viability of battery energy storage has already been demonstrated on various scales in
this emerging market. The results have not always been up to expectations, but the systems …

A fundamental truth of the grid has been that electricity must be generated at the precise
moment it is demanded. It is the ultimate “just in time” system, where the laws of physics …