'World's most efficient lithium-sulphur battery' set for launch

Dr Mahdokht Shaibani from Monash University's Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Melbourne, Australia led an international research team that developed an ultra-high capacity Li-S battery that is claimed to have less environmental impact than current lithium-ion products. The study has been published in Science Advances. 

The researchers have an approved filed patent - PCT/AU 2019/051239 - for their manufacturing process, and prototype cells have been fabricated by partners at the Fraunhofer Institute for Material and Beam Technology in Germany. It is claimed the battery can provide power to a smartphone for five days. Further testing in cars and solar grids is to take place in Australia throughout 2020.

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