Not long ago, it appeared in the media the surprising news of a new battery developed by the NASA that is capable of supplying twice the energy of current lithium batteries, and that this energy contribution could be multiplied by 2 or 3 in future improvements.
Apparently it is a solid-state battery capable of giving 500 watt-hours per Kilo of battery, which is double what current batteries on the market provide. That would mean doubling the range of electric cars, or reducing the size of the batteries used, and therefore significantly lowering the price of cars.
On the other hand, improving the weight of a battery would make it easier to use it in small electric planes (up to about 20 passengers) for regional flights, which would help change the current aeronautical market. NASA has been testing electric planes like the one in the bottom photo (X-57) for some time.
Being that this new solid-state battery is not flammable and is therefore much safer than the current lithium-ion ones, and it also recharges in less time. I have not seen information about its possible price in the market, and that is a fundamental piece of information for its future success.
If what they announce is confirmed, it is very good news for the electrification of our society, but we should not think that this is just around the corner. At the very least, there are more than 10 years left to see something like this on the market. And in the meantime we will have to make do with the current lithium-ion batteries and the improvements that are made to them.
The truth is that in the field of batteries there are many people researching in all countries, as it is one of the fundamental pieces for the electrified world that is yet to come, and to try to avoid the Climate Emergency.
Will we arrive on time ? Probably not, but the sooner you arrive, the less bad the consequences will be.
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