Keep Going and Going for Greener, Sustainable Batteries

            Our need for fossil-fuel resources are in high demand and greatly depleting our environment. The search for sustainable energy alternatives in the form of renewable energy and sustainable technologies is growing as well. Scientists are trying to come up with ways to address issues concerning lack of eco-efficient, sustainable technologies. Battery technology is one way in which science wants to cope with high energy demands. Lithium-ion batteries are becoming a hot topic for state of the art energy storage mechanisms with research concentrating on sulfur, carbon and nitrogen as an alternative source for designing eco-efficient batteries in the future. For now, the best we can do is recycle battery materials until alternatives can be found. 

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Source: Larcher, D. & Tarascon, J-M. doi:10.1038/nchem.2085

 

References

Larcher, D., & Tarascon, J. M. (2014). Towards greener and more sustainable batteries for electrical energy storage. Nature Chemistry. doi:10.1038/nchem.2085