Battery Storage Is The Leading Energy Investment In 2024
Batteries With Organic Cathodes Can Boost Clean Energy Transitions
By Shubhendra Anand , 24 February, 2024
Researchers have developed a new organic material expected to offer sustainability in industrial usage. The new organic bacteria found in 2024 provide sustainable approaches in the industrial sector comprising various applications. The clean energy transition reflects many environmental changes, including electric vehicle adoption as the primary driving force in 2024. Electric vehicle adoption is expected to rise in 2024 due to decarbonization goals to be achieved by 2050. New organic battery material can induce more sustainable approaches to power electric vehicles.
According to Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers, this new organic battery material will help in sustainable development with various green energy approaches in 2024. The latest development leads to lithium-ion batteries, including a cathode based on organic materials as a substitute for cobalt or nickel. Many benefits come with newly built cobalt-containing batteries. Cobalt is widely used in the automotive industries due to its beneficiary qualities, financially and environmentally. The new development in the industry shows that new batteries consisting of organic materials are anticipated to be produced at a lower cost than batteries containing cobalt. Organic batteries can conduct electricity with equal efficiency to cobalt-containing batteries. Lastly, organic batteries have good storage capacity and faster charging efficiency compared to conventional batteries.
Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed organic batteries, allowing the automotive industry to adopt more sustainable approaches to power electric cars. In 2024, electric vehicles are expected to gain momentum with the clean energy transition phenomenon. Organic batteries can save on environmental degradation due to the lower mining needs than cobalt ones. In most lithium-ion batteries, the cathode consists of cobalt; however, newly built batteries are supported with organic materials. Cobalt has significant demerits to the environment as its extraction through mining is quite difficult. Cobalt mining also contaminates land, water, and other environmental disadvantages. Therefore, lithium-ion batteries with organic materials in the cathodes can boost sustainability in the automotive sector.
Latest News
Battery Storage Is The Leading Energy Investment In 2024
Energy storage is the main component in the clean energy transition as it facilitates the storage and discharge of energy. Battery storage is expected to support clean energy transition in the upcoming years. A survey shows battery storage can be a…
India Emerges As Leading Net Importer For Finished Steel
India leads the steel industry, being the second largest steel producer globally. However, India finishes as a net importer in the steel industry with finished steel in 2024. According to data from 2023-2024, India emerges as a net importer of…
Research Finds Ways To Advance the Magnetic Modelling To Support Electric Transportations
Researchers are diving deep to study the magnetic evolution in today's new world. The newly developed magnets are necessary for green energy transformation as well. Researchers find new methods to remodel the real microstructure of neodymium iron…
United Kingdom Is Emerging As Centre Point For Sustainable Investment
Sustainability is emerging as the most sought-after process in the light of clean energy transition. The development of green transformation in different industrial sectors requires economies to maintain strong finances. In 2024, the United Kingdom…
Texas Growing Demand Of Electricity To Break Records In 2024
Electricity demand is growing in the United States due to a surge in digitalization. Electricity demand tends to be higher in Texas, as per the 2024 reports. Electricity demand is soaring higher in the light of blooming data centers.
Artificial…
Shubhendra Anand
Head Research
