Thread by @politicalham

1/Electrification of the global economy requires batteries, lots and lots of batteries.

I interviewed dozens of experts about the state of battery tech, costs, etc. this past year.

This 🧵 is the Best of 2021.

Enjoy!
#batteries #ElectricVehicles

2/Non-lithium battery technologies, chemistries set for rapid expansion

3/Stretchable, washable battery could revolutionize wearable technology

4/Li-ion battery's poor cousin, iron phosphate, in vogue thanks to Tesla

5/Solid-state batteries focus of intense competition between Asia, Europe, and North America

6/Canada can be an EV battery leader

@joannakyriazis @cleanenergycan

7/Canada has all the ingredients to build a battery industry for N.A. EV manufacturing

@JamesTFrith @BloombergNEF

8/Investors "flooding" into North American battery storage sector

@IHSMarkit

9/Tesla's "beer can" battery key to future $25,000 electric car

@tesla @WoodMackenzie @Ram_Chan_WMC

10/FERC 2222A: Will ruling "supercharge" wind, solar, and battery adoption by American power grid?

@voltusinc

11/Battery prices are falling off a cliff - BloombergNEF survey

12/Recycle 95% of lithium-ion batteries? Canadian company leads industry

13/Alberta needs to catch up to Texas' electricity grid battery storage regulations

14/Huge utility-scale battery project planned for SW Ontario

15/Trent University goes green with battery energy system, solar carport, and other efficiency upgrades