National policy report on lithium battery energy storage

Should lithium-based batteries be a domestic supply chain?

The Department of Energy's National Blueprint for Lithium Batteries recommends establishing a domestic supply chain for lithium-based batteries. This requires a national commitment to both solving breakthrough scientific challenges for new materials and developing a manufacturing base that meets the demands of the growing electric vehicle (EV) and electrical grid storage markets.

What is happening to lithium-ion battery capacity in the United States?

As the United States sees an increase in large-format battery energy storage capacity, the volume of spent lithium-ion batteries (LiBs) will also increase.

What is the National Blueprint for lithium batteries?

The National Blueprint for Lithium Batteries is a guide developed by the Federal Consortium for Advanced Batteries to help investments in developing a domestic lithium-battery manufacturing value chain. This will create clean-energy manufacturing jobs in America and help mitigate climate change impacts.

Where can I find a report on lithium ion batteries?

This report is available at no cost from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) at Denholm, Paul, Wesley Cole, and Nate Blair. 2023. Moving Beyond 4-Hour Li-Ion Batteries: Challenges and Opportunities for Long(er)-Duration Energy Storage. Golden, CO: National Renewable Energy Laboratory. NREL/TP-6A40-85878.

Why are lithium-based batteries significant?

Lithium-based batteries are critical to developing the clean-energy economy. They power our daily lives from consumer electronics to national defense, enable electrification of the transportation sector, and provide stationary grid storage.

What percentage of China's energy storage capacity is lithium ion?

Lithium-ion batteries accounted for 97 percent of China's new-type energy storage capacity at the end of June, the NEA added. A number of compressed air, flow battery and sodium-ion battery energy storage projects have started operations, diversifying technological development in the sector, according to the NEA.