What's in a battery?

摘要

The high level of interest in and adoption of hybrid marine power and propulsion systems with batteries has been made possible by developments in lithium-ion batteries over the past few years - in particular, the adoption of high quality batteries for electric and hybrid vehicles and large-scale grid systems. It is these developments that have made battery systems a viable option for maritime applications. As Egil Mollestad from Zem Energy, a battery developer based in Hovik in Norway explained, over the last decade, a range of lithium-ion based batteries has been developed and optimised for energy density, power density, cycle life, robustness, safetv and cost.