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EV Guru: Sodium-Ion Batteries are Coming Sooner Than You think!

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By Kamlesh & Raphae Every major automaker has announced plans to build Lithium-Ion battery gigafactories. In addition, about 90% of the world’s supply of lithium is controlled by Chinese companies. Video: EV Guru: Sodium-Ion Batteries are Coming Sooner Than You think! Also sodium is universally available.

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KAUST team devises electrically-driven membrane process for seawater lithium mining

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However, lithium extraction from seawater is exceptionally challenging because of its low concentration (~0.1–0.2 ppm) and an abundance of interfering ions (i.e., 13000 ppm of sodium, magnesium, calcium, and potassium ions, among others). LLTO is one of the superior solid-state lithium ion superconductors.

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Antimony/carbon nanocomposite anode for Na-ion battery shows high capacity and stability

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Researchers at Wuhan University (China) have synthesized a Sb/C (antimony/carbon) nanocomposite for use as an anode material in a room-temperature sodium-ion (Na-ion) battery. A sodium disk served as the counter and reference electrode. Source: Yang et al. Click to enlarge.

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Univ. of Texas researchers propose lithium- or sodium-water batteries as next generation of high-capacity battery technology; applicable for EVs and grid storage

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John Goodenough, are proposing a strategy for high-capacity next-generation alkali (lithium or sodium)-ion batteries using water-soluble redox couples as the cathode. The present sodium-sulfur battery operates above 300 °C. A = lithium or sodium (Li or Na), M represents a metal and 1 ≤ n < z.

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What are the types of batteries used in EV? | EV Basics

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Battery: The battery is suitable for pure electric vehicles, including lead-acid batteries, nickel-metal hydride batteries, sodium-sulfur batteries, secondary lithium batteries, air batteries, and ternary lithium batteries. (1) 6) Ternary lithium battery: Advantages. kg, and the actual energy is greater than 100W.h/kg,

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DOE Awarding $620M for Smart Grid Demonstration and Energy Storage Projects

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Deploy and evaluate an 8 MW utility-scale lithium-ion battery technology to improve grid performance and aid in the integration of wind generation into the electric supply. Demonstration of Sodium Ion Battery for Grid Level Applications. Tehachapi Wind Energy Storage Project. 24,978,264. 53,510,209. 16,080,554.

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MIT and Moscow State collaborating on advanced batteries, metal-air batteries and reversible fuel/electrolysis cells

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CEES has three main research thrusts: the development of advanced lithium-ion and multivalent ion batteries; the development of rechargeable metal-air batteries; and Development of reversible low and elevated temperature fuel cells. Advanced Li-ion and multivalent ion batteries. Rechargeable metal-air batteries.

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