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FEBRUARY 25, 2015

Researchers from Singapore’s Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN) of A*STAR and Québec’s IREQ (Hydro-Québec’s research institute) have synthesized silicate-based nanoboxes that could more than double the energy capacity of lithium-ion batteries as compared to conventional phosphate-based cathodes. Professor Jackie Y.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2012

BASF will acquire the electrolytes business for high-performance batteries from chemical and pharmaceutical company Merck. Merck has more than 10 years experience in the production of electrolytes for Li-ion batteries and supercapacitors. The companies have agreed not to disclose financial details of the transaction.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2013

The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) and California Lithium Battery , Inc. CalBattery) have signed a licensing agreement for an Argonne-developed, silicon-graphene composite anode material for high-energy lithium batteries. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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JANUARY 24, 2013

a developer and manufacturer of advanced batteries, has raised $10 million in Series C financing from existing investors, including New Enterprise Associates (NEA), Lightspeed Ventures, Sigma Partners and Walden International. The company closed a $20-million Series B round in August 2011. Leyden Energy, Inc.,

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OCTOBER 11, 2013

Kalmar Motor, the aircraft tractor specialist, has awarded Saft a contract to supply a lithium-ion battery system for the first hybrid electric tractor suitable for wide body aircraft. on 2011—and is also facing new challenges in providing energy efficient and low emission operations. TBL-800 Hybrid. Click to enlarge.

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MAY 15, 2018

ION Energy, a startup energy storage company, launched UDYR, an intelligent, modular and portable 48V, 32 Ah lithium-ion battery supported by ION’s proprietary battery management system, software platform, and backend analytics. UDYR is built with NMC cells from LG Chem.

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MAY 16, 2012

The Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Shougang Group have developed a pilot production line with a capacity of 300,000 m 2 per year of electrospun nanofibers for lithium battery (LIB). InTech, 2011, Ch. Jian Fang, Xungai Wang, and Tong Lin, “ Functional Applications of.

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OCTOBER 23, 2014

Scientists at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have developed a new manufacturing process for the batch-wise coating of Li-ion battery electrode foils that they say can boost the conventional processing rate by about a factor of three to 100 meters per minute. Batteries Manufacturing'

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JUNE 2, 2011

Variation in discharge capacity vs. cycle number for graphite, RGO, and Li-RGO cycled at a current rate of 25 mA/g between 3.0 V vs Li/Li +. Cyclic voltammograms (CV) of the Li-RGO electrode demonstrated that lithium could reversibly intercalate and deintercalate into graphene sheets. Credit: ACS, Kumar et al.

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APRIL 7, 2015

12V Li-Start battery. Li-ion battery developer and manufacturer A123 Systems has introduced the third generation of its 12 Volt Starter Battery in its Li-Start product line. Every component of this third-generation battery system has been optimized for low voltage automotive applications.

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JUNE 12, 2012

Cold cranking performance of EXT battery systems, 80 Ah and 60 Ah. The dots represent the capability of Johnson Control’s current AGM battery at that temperature point. We feel that we have erased the cold cranking deficit—the Achilles heel [for Li-ion] from a performance perspective against lead acid. ”

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APRIL 10, 2012

The United States Advanced Battery Consortium LLC (USABC), an organization whose members are Chrysler Group LLC, Ford Motor Company and General Motors, has awarded a $5.48-million million lithium-ion battery technology development contract to Johnson Controls Inc. JCS PHEV System Development-USABC (DOE OVT 2011 Merit Review).

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JUNE 1, 2014

As part of a four-year DOE-funded project, researchers at the US Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory, working with FMC Corporation, have developed a novel polymer binder and solvent system facilitating the use of FMC’s unique Stabilized Lithium Metal Powder (SLMP) as a performance-enhancing additive in Li-ion battery electrodes.

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JANUARY 16, 2011

Researchers in South Korea report the synthesis of high capacity Mn-rich mixed oxide cathode materials for Li-ion batteries. Novel cathode active materials, Li[Li x (Ni 0.3 The newly Mn-rich cathode active materials were then adopted as cathodes to show the benefits for Li-ion rechargeable batteries.

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MARCH 27, 2012

The vast majority of the e-bicycles sold in China, the world’s largest market, utilize sealed lead acid (SLA) batteries. By utilizing SLA batteries, the cost of e-bicycles in China averages about $167 (compared to $815 in North America and $1,546 in Western Europe). In 2011, China consumed approximately 41% of the world’s lead.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2012

The military is interested in replacing lead-acid batteries with higher performing Li-ion systems. From a 2011 TARDEC presentation. A123 Systems has introduced the Military 6T Battery, a robust Li-ion battery system engineered specifically to meet the demanding requirements of military vehicles.

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JULY 23, 2011

These nanometer-sized metal oxides have the advantages of high surface-to-volume ratio and short path length for Li + transport compared with their bulk counterparts. Therefore, the diverse crystal structures or phases of transition metal oxides can provide a large number of options for the study of Li-ion storage technologies.

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AUGUST 4, 2014

CD-adapco announced the successful completion of a project to develop advanced Li-ion battery stimulation tools to enable faster design and development of advanced electric drive vehicle power systems. CD-adapco, Battery Design LLC, A123 Systems, and Johnson Controls Inc. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). Click to enlarge.

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JANUARY 23, 2017

Researchers at Northwestern University, with a colleague from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, have developed a new computational design framework that can pinpoint optimal materials with which to coat the cathode in lithium-ion batteries. Wolverton said this design strategy extends beyond developing better batteries.

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JANUARY 5, 2011

will introduce their newest grades of anode and cathode binders for Li-ion batteries at the Advanced Automotive Battery Conference (AABC) held January 2011 in Pasadena, California. ZEON Corporation and its North American subsidiary, Zeon Chemicals, L.P., Zeon Chemicals L.P.

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JUNE 5, 2014

ANSYS Fluent software—a leading, fully featured fluid dynamics solution for modeling flow and other related physical phenomena—now includes as standard Li-ion battery models, due to the efforts of ANSYS, GM, the Energy Department’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and ESim. Reducing battery costs.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2011

A team from the Ningbo Institute of Material Technology & Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed a graphene-modified LiFePO 4 composite as a Li-ion battery cathode material with excellent high-rate capability and cycling stability. Advance Article doi: 10.1039/C0JM03287E.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2014

The US Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded EaglePicher $22 million in funding under the Defense Production Act Title III Program ( DPA Title III ) for Phase II of the Lithium-Ion Battery for Military Applications (LIMA) project. The original solicitation for the LIMA project was in 2011. Batteries' Earlier post.).

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APRIL 16, 2019

Daimler AG has acquired a minority equity stake in US battery material specialist Sila Nanotechnologies Inc. Founded in 2011, Sila Nano is a developer of new battery materials which outperform existing lithium-ion technologies. The advancements Sila Nano have made in battery performance are very promising.

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JULY 25, 2017

Shinzoom), a lithium-ion battery anode producer and developer. The purpose of the proposed collaboration is to participate actively in the growing North American Li-Ion battery anode material market. The JV will exclusively market Shinzoom’s anode materials to lithium battery manufacturers in North America.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2011

A team from the Universidad Politécnica de Valencia and the Universidad de Valencia has synthesized a hybrid graphene-nickel/manganese mixed oxide that, when used as an anode material for Li-ion batteries, shows a maximum capacity of 1030 mAhg -1 during the first discharge; capacity values higher than 400 mAhg -1 were still achieved after 10 cycles.

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JULY 31, 2012

Pattern diagram of Li-ion containment in CARBOTRON P. and the Innovation Network Corporation of Japan (INCJ) have concluded an agreement intended to further accelerate the growth of Kureha Battery Materials Japan Co., Click to enlarge. Kureha Corporation, Itochu Corporation, Kuraray Co., billion (US$256 million) in KBMJ.

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JULY 13, 2011

A team of researchers from CNRS, IPB and SAFT in France and UMICORE in Belgium report on the synthesis and performance of a new high-power cathode material for Li-ion batteries (NMCA) in a paper in the Journal of Power Sources. Li 1.11 (Ni 0.40 Biensan (2011) Li(Ni 0.40 Al 0.05 ) 0.89 Al 0.05 ) 0.89

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

China’s Guangdong Nuclear Power Corp (CGNPC) announced this week the results of the bidding for their largest high-power, high-capacity battery back-up stations to date, with BYD Ltd of Shenzhen winning the bid. MWh back-up Li-ion batteries with their nuclear power stations to deliver power up to 2.5MW levels.

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JULY 2, 2011

In a paper published in the ACS journal Nano Letters , they suggest that this material represents a promising cathode material for rechargeable Li-ion batteries with high energy density. principle, graphene-sulfur composite could lead to improved sulfur cathode materials for Li-S batteries. Earlier post.)

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

Reversible Li extraction capacity of nanoSi electrodes with alginate, CMC and PVDF binders vs. cycle number collected for the current density of 4200 mA g –1 for cells cycled in the potential window of 0.01-1 1 V vs. Li/Li +. Click to enlarge. With graphite particles, whose volume does not change, the interface remains stable.

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JUNE 30, 2011

Renault has selected DHL as its first logistics provider to manage and distribute replacement Li-ion batteries to the “Expert Z.E.” In this particular business model, the client will rent the battery reparable in Renault dealerships. Twizy and Zoe models, which will be launched successively between fall 2011 and mid 2012.

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JUNE 24, 2011

SAE International will hold the 2011 Vehicle Battery Summit in Shanghai, 14-15 November 2011. Featuring nearly thirty speakers from nine different countries and delegates from 17 countries, last year’s Summit offered a global view of Li-ion battery technology and EV/PHEV industries worldwide.

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MARCH 28, 2011

Used as a cathode material for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), the material shows a stable and highly reversible capacity. We believe the strategy of creating porosity may be extended to other electrode materials to improve the performance of lithium ion batteries. 2011, Advance Article doi: 10.1039/C0JM04398B.

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MAY 21, 2011

A pair of researchers from Zhejiang University (China) have synthesized layered MoS 2 /graphene (MoS 2 /G) composites using a facile biomolecular-assisted process for use as high-performance anode materials in Li-ion batteries. This layered structure enables the convenient intercalation and exfoliation of Li + ions.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2011

Researchers from Korea and the US have developed a new concentration-gradient Li[Ni 0.83 The new material was successfully synthesized via co-precipitation, in which the core Li[Ni 0.9 The high capacity was delivered from the Ni-rich core Li[Ni 0.9 The high capacity was delivered from the Ni-rich core Li[Ni 0.9

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

and Saft have reached an agreement to end their joint venture, Johnson Controls-Saft, which was formed in 2006 to develop and manufacture Li-ion vehicle batteries. Saft management is now fully concentrated on pursuing the exciting opportunities for our Li-ion technologies in all the markets we choose.

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