Aluminium-ion batteries - a solution to the emerging trillion dollar energy storage market

The needs for energy storage are soaring with the sharp rise in renewable energy. In the coming decade lithium and related Li-ion battery materials will come under increasing supply constrain as production struggles to keep up with the sharp rise in demand. Herein I present cutting edge advances in Earth abundant aluminium-ion batteries across all cell components. New, cheaper electrolyte materials coupled with high capacity abundant cathodes that can outperform the standard graphite has brought the tantalising possibility of aluminium-ion battery commercialisation closer.