Advanced electrolyte systems and their use in energy storage devices

A method comprising:

• disposing in a housing a storage cell;
• where the housing encloses the storage cell and wherein the housing comprises a barrier disposed over a substantial portion of interior surfaces of the housing;
• wherein the barrier comprises at least one of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), perfluoroalkoxy (PFA), fluorinated ethylene propylene (FEP) or ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE);
• where the storage cell is electrically coupled to a positive contact and a negative contact;
• and
• disposing in the storage cell:
• an electrolyte;
• and
• a pair of electrodes that contact the positive and negative contact respectively;
• and wherein the housing comprises at least one glass-to-metal seal;
• wherein a pin of the glass-to-metal seal provides one of the contacts.