Australia first to test new lithium batteries

Imagine having access to a battery, which has the potential to power your phone for five continuous days, or enable an electric vehicle to drive more than 1000km without needing to 'refuel'.

Monash University researchers are on the brink of commercialising the world’s most efficient lithium-sulfur (LiS) battery, which could outperform current market leaders by more than four times, and power Australia and other global markets well into the future. The study was published in Science Advances – the first research on Li-S batteries to feature in this prestigious international publication.

Successful fabrication and implementation of Li-S batteries in cars and grids will capture a more significant part of the estimated $213 billion value chain of Australian lithium, and will revolutionise the Australian vehicle market and provide all Australians with a cleaner and more reliable energy market.

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