The Conundrum of the North American Lithium-Ion Battery Supply Chain
Jim Greenberger2020-10-22T11:50:43-04:00Electricity unattached to the grid will power the technologies that shape the 21st Century. Unless and until fuel cells, green hydrogen and other electricity micro-generation technologies mature, advanced batteries, and in particular lithium-ion batteries, are likely to be the source of much of that power. Where those batteries are made and who makes them matters. Ensuring adequate supplies of lithium-ion batteries will be an important national security issue. Lithium-ion batteries are also an important tool in the fight to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But most importantly, lithium-ion batteries and the technologies they enable are likely to create substantial wealth and many [...]