Production of ‘post-lithium-ion batteries’ requires new skills

Research on manufacturing battery cells is gaining momentum—and there is a strong need, considering the future demand for energy storage: For the year 2030, global production of rechargeable batteries will double from today’s 750 gigawatt hours (GWh) per year to 1,500 GWh. A recently published review article in the magazine Nature Energy on cell production of various battery types suggests that the currently established lithium-ion batteries (LIB) dominate the market of rechargeable high-energy batteries in the coming years.