Battery and energy trends and the driving forces behind them

To make Smart Grids successful and solar and wind power relevant to the grid we need significant amounts of distributed energy storage and we will need to be adopting environmentally-friendly battery technologies so that the solutions we create today do not become environmental nightmares tomorrow. Of all the most common battery chemistries available, BYD has development the most environmentally-friendly chemistry of them all a Li-Iron Phosphate battery (LiFePO₄). The strongest attribute of Iron-Phosphate battery is its high-energy density combined with complete fire safety. LiFePO₄ is the safest battery cathode material because there is no thermal run-away mechanism nor oxygen generated upon decomposition in open flame. The Iron-Phosphate battery contains no heavy metals, nor toxic electrolytes unlike every other battery chemistry. It is fire proof, crash-capable and boasts the highest efficiency of any storage system.