Dan Blondal: Lithium-Ion Battery Market is Just Beginning
To subscribe to our newsletter and get notified of new shows, please visit http://palisaderadio.com Dan is a professional engineer who began his career mining in the late 80s. He then shifted into medical technology and material science but now his focus on lithium-ion battery technology. The world needs many designs of batteries for everything from small electric scooters to home storage to industrial applications. He explains the differences in battery technologies and why the world will continue to need large amounts of lithium in battery manufacturing around the world and what that means for the battery metals. Time Stamp References: 0:40 - Dan's early career. 1:30 - Why renewable energy interests him. 2:30 - Lithium mining. 4:10 - Solid state battery technology. 5:20 - Initial use cases for these batteries. 6:00 - China's intentions towards E.V. market. 8:00 - We are in the beginning of a very large market.
To subscribe to our newsletter and get notified of new shows, please visit http://palisaderadio.com Dan is a professional engineer who began his career mining in the late 80s. He then shifted into medical technology and material science but now his focus on lithium-ion battery technology. The world needs many designs of batteries for everything from small electric scooters to home storage to industrial applications. He explains the differences in battery technologies and why the world will continue to need large amounts of lithium in battery manufacturing around the world and what that means for the battery metals. Time Stamp References: 0:40 - Dan's early career. 1:30 - Why renewable energy interests him. 2:30 - Lithium mining. 4:10 - Solid state battery technology. 5:20 - Initial use cases for these batteries. 6:00 - China's intentions towards E.V. market. 8:00 - We are in the beginning of a very large market.