Green Car Congress

AUGUST 7, 2012

CD-adapco, a provider of computer-aided engineering (CAE) tools, has released the STAR-CCM+ Battery Simulation Module, which is designed to simulate spirally wound lithium-ion battery cells. The project, which began in August 2011, is co-sponsored by the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 3, 2010

DuPont has introduced a nanofiber-based polymeric battery separator that boosts the performance and safety of lithium-ion batteries. is expected to start up in the first quarter of 2011 and will initially be able to provide enough material to supply up to 20% of today’s hybrid and electric vehicle needs. and Seoul, South Korea.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

EnerSys has entered into a definitive agreement to launch a joint venture in Germany to produce large format lithium-ion battery cells. The joint venture will include LTC’s contribution of certain intellectual property, and its lithium-ion manufacturing capability located in Nordhausen, Germany.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2012

The 40-foot “E-Bus” is based on New Flyer’s 40-foot Xcelsior heavy-duty transit bus and is powered by a 120 kWh lithium-ion rechargeable battery pack developed by MHI. 2012) Development of Large High-performance Lithium-ion Batteries for Power Storage and Industrial Use. Daisuke Mukai et al.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 11, 2013

Renault recently made public the findings of an internal study, published first in October 2011, detailing and comparing the lifecycle assessments (LCAs) of the battery-electric and two internal combustion engined versions (gasoline and diesel) of the Renault Fluence. water, and non-renewable energies (crude oil, coal.) consumption. ?.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 21, 2012

Separately, the company announced partnerships with Solazyme and Amyris to evaluate emissions reductions and demonstrate the performance of TDI Clean Diesel technology when powered by advanced biodiesel and renewable diesel fuels. The Li-ion battery pack comprises 180 cells, and has an energy capacity of 26.5 E-Golf test.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 18, 2011

Key applications for long-duration energy storage include counterbalancing the intermittency of renewable energy sources such as wind and solar power; leveling the loads and time-shifting periods of peak demand on the grid; and avoiding or delaying the construction of costly transmission and distribution (T&D) assets, among others.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 7, 2010

The first EC-funded European Lighthouse Project (LHP) for hydrogen fuel cell cars will launch in Oslo, Norway in 2011 with 17 hydrogen fuel cell vehicles and a large scale hydrogen refuelling station by H2 Logic. Earlier post.) The Mercedes-Benz B-Class F-CELL offers performance on a par with a 2.0-liter Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 28, 2016

Performance modeling is also being conducted with different battery chemistries, including alkaline, Li x Mn 2 O 4 , LiCoO 2 , Zn-air, and Ag-Zn. For example, the modeling of a CoEx structured cathode in a Li-ion battery resulted in a 10-20% improvement in energy density at the same power output.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 14, 2011

Focus Electric is powered by a 23 kWh lithium-ion (li-ion) battery system (with cells from LG Chem/Compact Power) with an advanced active liquid cooling and heating system to precondition and regulate the temperature. Phoenix and Tucson, Ariz.; Portland, Ore.; Raleigh-Durham, N.C.; Richmond, Va.; Seattle; and Washington, D.C.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 17, 2011

And with just a little more work, the battery could potentially increase the use of wind, solar and other renewable power sources across the electric grid. —lead author and PNNL chemist Liyu Li. This causes another reaction that restores the original charge of vanadium ions. parts sulfuric acid.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2010

will each receive a Fit EV for testing starting in 2011. The effectiveness of solar power generation and other renewable energy sources in helping to realize a low-carbon mobility society. The 6 kWh lithium-ion battery is manufactured by Blue Energy and its all-electric mode driving range can achieve up to 15 to 25 km (9 to 16 miles).

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 21, 2016

The remarkable advantage for BMW customers in using BMW i3 batteries as a plug and play storage application is the ability to tap into an alternative resource for residential and commercial backup power, thus using renewable energy much more efficiently, and enabling additional revenues from the energy market.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 28, 2015

However, transition metal fluorides, which contain the element fluorine plus one or more of the transition metals, such as iron and copper, have much higher ion-storage capacities than traditional cathodes. The lithium ions then bond temporarily to the fluorine atoms. In addition, a recent study of the ?

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MARCH 15, 2011

published in the ACS journal Chemical Reviews , reviews in detail four stationary storage systems considered the most promising candidates for electrochemical energy storage: vanadium redox flow; sodium-beta alumina membrane; lithium-ion; and lead-carbon batteries. solid electrolyte (or BASE) that is doped with Li + or Mg 2+.

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DECEMBER 13, 2018

Ltd ( CATL ), a leading global supplier and manufacturer of lithium-ion battery products for electric vehicles (EVs) and energy storage facilities, is renewing its commitment to the US market by opening its first North American sales and service facility. Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. GWh shipped in 2017.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 29, 2011

Research on organic electrodes has been underway for more than 25 years, as the technology in theory offers the possibility of building greener and more sustainable Li-ion batteries than those built from non-renewable, inorganic materials. 1 , exceeding those delivered by Li-ion batteries. Earlier post.).

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Charged EVs

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Based on our precious metals recycling, we pioneered industrial-scale battery recycling in 2011 in Belgium. Second, the use of renewable electricity. Production at every single battery materials plant that we’re starting up will be powered by 100% renewable energy sources from day one. Third is the choice of raw materials.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Based on our precious metals recycling, we pioneered industrial-scale battery recycling in 2011 in Belgium. Second, the use of renewable electricity. Production at every single battery materials plant that we’re starting up will be powered by 100% renewable energy sources from day one.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2012

Compared to Li-ion batteries: PbC batteries are more affordable [3x] than lithium-ion or supercapacitors; PbC batteries have recycling value at end-of-life [$35/lbs], while Lithium-ion batteries have recycling cost at end-of-life [~$75/lbs]. In November of 2011, Axion commissioned a.5 25 MWh PowerCube.

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JUNE 7, 2011

low-cost Na-ion battery system for upcoming power and energy. low-cost Na-ion battery system for upcoming power and energy. To connect intermittent renewable energy sources (i.e., Lithium-ion rechargeable batteries perform well, but are too expensive for widespread use on the grid. larger in radius than Li ions.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 23, 2010

Ltd (BYD) will reveal plans for the launch of US-ready electric drive vehicles and clean energy products at the upcoming 2011 North America International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit. The first mass-produced F3DM sedan low-carbon version and the core drive technology of a battery-electric bus, shown at EVS25 recently, will also be showcased.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 30, 2013

With a renewable electricity mix, that increases to about 50%. The electric motor, power electronics and high-voltage Li-ion battery pack (except from the component cells, which are sourced externally) were developed internally by the BMW Group under its eDrive program. earlier post ), but gain their advantage in the use phase.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

One wonders if the recent headway at MIT in building lithium ion cells using ?virus? If our country is going to spend money like a drunk sailor we should have spent it on building renewable energy power plants like Wind and Geothermal. Deliveries start in 2011. Forget the black helicopter conspiracies. Interesting in any case.

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