The Evolution of Lead-Acid Batteries: From
The lead-acid battery was invented in 1859 by French engineer Gaston Planté, who developed the first prototype using lead plates and sulfuric
In the U.S., lead batteries maintain a 99% recycling rate using a closed-loop recycling network that keeps 130 million lead batteries from landfills annually. *The world entrusts 70% of its rechargeable energy storage needs to lead batteries. *Updated Stat: The world entrusts nearly 45% of its rechargeable energy storage needs to lead batteries.
Lead–acid batteries have been used for energy storage in utility applications for many years but it has only been in recent years that the demand for battery energy storage has increased.
Up to 20 years: A lead battery's demonstrated lifespan. An Innovation Roadmap for Advanced Lead Batteries, CBI, 2019. 100% By 2030, the cycle life of current lead battery energy storage systems is expected to double. Electricity Storage and Renewables: Costs and Markets to 2030, page 124, IRENA, October 2017.
This technology strategy assessment on lead acid batteries, released as part of the Long-Duration Storage Shot, contains the findings from the Storage Innovations (SI) 2030 strategic initiative.
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