Cleaner energy storage: cradle-to-gate lifecycle assessment of aluminium - ion batteries with an aqueous electrolyte
Cleaner energy storage: cradle-to-gate lifecycle assessment of aluminium - ion batteries with an aqueous electrolyte
In the context of growing demand on energy storage, exploring the holistic sustainability of technologies is key to future-proofing our development. In this article, a cradle-to-gate life cycle assessment of aqueous electrolyte aluminum-ion (Al-ion) batteries has been performed. Due to their reported characteristics of high power (circa 300 W kg
−1 active material) and low energy density (circa 15 Wh kg
−1 active material), these results were compared with those of supercapacitors (per kW). Initial findings suggest these aluminum-ion cells have fewer environmental impacts than commercial supercapacitors, hence offering a more environmentally sensitive energy storage technology solution. Al-ion batteries are in their early development, and this result shows a strong argument for continuing research into this technology alongside other emerging energy storage systems.
Aluminium-ion batteries, Life cycle (impact) assessment, aqueous electrolyte,, energy storage (batteries, environmental impact assessment
Melzack, Nicole, Leanne
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Wills, Richard
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Cruden, Andrew
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24 June 2021
Melzack, Nicole, Leanne
86c5295d-ebfc-49f6-a920-01c2bc91ab22
Wills, Richard
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Cruden, Andrew
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Melzack, Nicole, Leanne, Wills, Richard and Cruden, Andrew
(2021)
Cleaner energy storage: cradle-to-gate lifecycle assessment of aluminium - ion batteries with an aqueous electrolyte.
Frontiers in Energy Research, 9, [699919].
(doi:10.3389/fenrg.2021.699919).
Abstract
In the context of growing demand on energy storage, exploring the holistic sustainability of technologies is key to future-proofing our development. In this article, a cradle-to-gate life cycle assessment of aqueous electrolyte aluminum-ion (Al-ion) batteries has been performed. Due to their reported characteristics of high power (circa 300 W kg
−1 active material) and low energy density (circa 15 Wh kg
−1 active material), these results were compared with those of supercapacitors (per kW). Initial findings suggest these aluminum-ion cells have fewer environmental impacts than commercial supercapacitors, hence offering a more environmentally sensitive energy storage technology solution. Al-ion batteries are in their early development, and this result shows a strong argument for continuing research into this technology alongside other emerging energy storage systems.
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Accepted/In Press date: 25 May 2021
Published date: 24 June 2021
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This work was funded by UKRI under an STFC Studentship and the EPSRC Faraday Training Grant EP/S514901/1.
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© Copyright © 2021 Melzack, Wills and Cruden.
Keywords:
Aluminium-ion batteries, Life cycle (impact) assessment, aqueous electrolyte,, energy storage (batteries, environmental impact assessment
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/449489
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