Lithium-ion batteries are remaking Google’s data centers
Google installed 100 million lithium-ion cells across its data centers to provide backup power to its servers. The lithium-ion cells hold twice the power and take up half as much space as the lead-acid batteries they replaced, allowing the company to cut the number of cells required by three-quarters - more space for servers. Batteries are driving change in a myriad parts of the economy. Panasonic has shipped over 10 billion cells from its Nevada plant since it opened in 2015.