Researchers Develop New Battery That Could Double Performance

Researchers have developed a new electrode technique for zinc-iodine batteries that lowers the cost and improves safety and duration.

A general view of the battery storage system during the opening of the Hazelwood Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) in Morwell, Victoria, June 14, 2023. AAP Image/Diego Fedele

Researchers from Adelaide University have developed a new technique for zinc-iodine batteries that can deliver over double the performance of iodine and lithium-ion batteries.

Aqueous zinc-iodine batteries, which use water to move the battery’s internal charges, are considered safer, more sustainable and more cost-effective for grid-scale energy storage than lithium-ion batteries.