Experts project that renewable energy will be the fastest-growing source of energy through 2050. The need to harness that energy – primarily wind and solar – has never been greater. Batteries can provide highly sustainable wind and solar energy storage for commercial, residential and community-based installations.
Lead batteries are the most widely used energy storage battery on earth, comprising nearly 45% of the worldwide rechargeable battery market share.
Solar and wind facilities use the energy stored in lead batteries to reduce power fluctuations and increase reliability to deliver on-demand power. Lead battery storage systems bank excess energy when demand is low and release it when demand is high, to ensure a steady supply of energy to millions of homes and businesses.
Lead batteries are also critical in remote geographic areas. Over half of the people in LDCs (least developed countries) lack access to electricity. Lead batteries can:
Lead batteries are one of the most environmentally sustainable of all battery technologies. Their impressive sustainability profile makes them an ideal partner for growing solar and wind energy storage. There are multiple ways that lead batteries maximize renewables:
“Lead batteries are more affordable, safer, more environmentally friendly, and lead is domestically sourced, which really helps our country.”
The energy landscape is quickly changing. Several factors have propelled the growth trajectory of renewable clean energy as an alternative to fossil fuels and nuclear energy:
Without question, lead batteries are a vital component to ensure continued growth of sustainable energy sources and to support growing global energy demands:
To study the future of renewable energy storage, the Consortium for Battery Innovation (CBI) has joined a collaborative research alliance at the Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T) to provide resources for the construction of advanced lead battery microgrids at the Missouri S&T EcoVillage. Two on-campus high-tech homes will serve as “living laboratories” to study renewable energy sources – and storage – for communities of the future.
The goal is to unlock the ability to supply reliable and environmentally sustainable energy to the residential market by using advanced lead battery solar microgrid systems. The solar panels, paired with the advanced lead battery microgrids, are expected to provide 50% of the homes’ electrical needs.
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There is still a lead acid battery in the majority of EVs. [And] we’re also seeing an increase in the number of multi-battery systems – vehicles with more than one battery, a primary and auxiliary battery.
