Batteries, Fuel Cells, and their Role in Modern Society

Description

In this course, you will learn:

• History lessons that help us grasp the potential dangers of electromobility in the near future
• The causes driving increased demand for electromobility and energy storage, and how they will alter the game
• Electric cars, batteries, and fuel cells: fundamental ideas and "how it works"
• Batteries and fuel cells come in a variety of shapes and sizes.
• The chemistry of electrode materials determines battery properties.
   

Syllabus:

1. History of electric vehicles
2. EV revival or why governments care so much about EVs and clean energy
3. Engineering. Electric Vehicles and batteries
4. Science. Chemical power sources
5. Science. Different types of batteries
6. Electrode materials for lithium-ion batteries