Warum es für Werkstoffe bedeutsam ist
Because a grid battery does not have to be light, it can use chemistries a car cannot: iron phosphate, sodium-ion, vanadium flow, even iron-air. Each choice moves demand to a different mine.
Woraus es besteht
Alle Materialien →| Material | Was es hier tut | Bedeutung |
|---|---|---|
| Copper kritisch | Collectors and connection | Definition |
| Graphite kritisch | Anode | Definition |
| Lithium kritisch | Lithium-ion systems | Definition |
| Phosphate Rock kritisch | LFP cathode | Definition |
| Vanadium kritisch | Redox flow electrolyte | Definition |
| Aluminium kritisch | Enclosures and collectors | Wichtig |
| Iron Ore | Iron-air and iron-based chemistries | Wichtig |
| Manganese kritisch | Manganese-based cathodes | Wichtig |
| Salt | Sodium-ion cathode and electrolyte | Wichtig |
Copper
The reddish metal that carries electricity better than anything except silver, and which humans have been smelting…
Graphite
Pure carbon in soft, slippery sheets — the same stuff as pencil lead — and the material that holds the lithium when a…
Lithium
A soft, silvery metal so light it floats on water, and the element that lets a rechargeable battery store a lot of…
Phosphate Rock
Rock full of the element phosphorus — the P in fertiliser, and now the P in the LFP batteries used in most new…
Vanadium
A metal that makes rebar dramatically stronger in tiny doses, and that can also store electricity dissolved in a tank…
Aluminium
A light silvery metal made by passing an enormous electric current through dissolved bauxite — which is why people…
