Fully Charged: Battery Storage & How to Make it Better with Dr. Y. Shirley Meng

Hosts David, Sara, and Ed chat with battery storage expert Dr. Shirley Meng of the University of Chicago.About Our Guest:Dr. Y. Shirley Meng is a Professor at the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering at the University of Chicago. She serves as the Chief Scientist of the Argonne Collaborative Center for Energy Storage Science (ACCESS) Argonne National Laboratory. Show Notes:(01:12) – Dr. Shirley Meng(02:12) – How Lithium Ion Batteries Work(02:22) – How sodium could change the game(02:24) – How Solid-State Batteries Will Fuel America's Desire For Bigger, Better EVs(08:20) – EvC: Understanding the Shift in Media Perception Towards EVs(08:32) - Edwards and Sanborn Solar and Energy Storage Project(17:25) – Lithium Facts - Gov't of Canada(18:30) – IEA - Advanced Clean Technology Manufacturing(20:55) – China’s first sodium-ion battery energy storage station could cut reliance on lithium(24:30) – First Phosphate(26:40) – China's EV strategy of going small and cheap to pay big dividends in Asia(27:10) – Hydro‑Québec’s Center of Excellence in Transportation Electrification and Energy Storage(31:55) – Indonesia’s grand ambition to become an EV leader(38:00) – Inflation Reduction Act & EVs(38:08) – Canada is pouring billions of dollars into the electric vehicle industry(40:40) – Umicore confirms expansion of its EV battery materials production footprintProduced by Amit Tandon & Bespoke PodcastsSend us a text (if you'd like a response, please include your email)Follow us on:LinkedInBlueskyX/TwitterInstagramEnergy vs Climate relies on the support of our generous listenersDonate to keep Energy vs Climate goingProduced by Bespoke Podcasts