By technology

• Lead acid

• Li-ion

• Nickel Cadmium batteries

• Metal Air batteries

• Nickel Metal Hydride Batteries

• Alkaline batteries

• Sodium sulphur batteries

• Solid state batteries

• Flow batteries

By use

• Automotive batteries

• Home energy storage batteries

• Batteries for industrial backup power

• Electric vehicle batteries

• For utility scale solar & wind power plants 

• For rooftop solar power plants

• For remote communities

Performance metrics

• Energy density

• Capacity

• Lifetime/# of cycles

• Efficiency

• Safety

Battery components

• Cathode

• Anode

• Electrolyte

Battery materials & supply chain 

• Lithium

• Cobalt

• Zinc

• Silicon

• Sodium

• Sulphur

Use of IT & digital tools

• BMS

Case studies

Financing

Battery end of life

• Refurbishment

• Second life

• Recycling

Economics

Challenges