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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. billion passengers in 2012—up by 4.4% TBL-800 Hybrid. Click to enlarge.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2012

Charge and discharge profile of first and second cycles of Li 2 MnSiO 4 samples measured at 45 °C at 0.02C rate. Researchers from Tohoku University, Japan, have developed novel ultrathin Li 2 MnSiO 4 nanosheets for use as a cathode material in lithium-ion batteries. Credit: ACS, Rangappa et al. Click to enlarge.

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AUGUST 23, 2012

Although activated carbon lies well within the Li-ion battery region for lower C rates (1 C), its performance drastically reduces at higher power rates. Although standard Li-ion batteries can provide very high energy densities, they are unable to provide high power densities, the authors note. Click to enlarge.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2013

CalBattery had earlier entered into a Work for Others (WFO) program with ANL to commercialize an advanced Li-ion battery combining ANL’s Si-graphene anode materials with other advanced battery materials into a Very Large Format (400+ Ah) prismatic cell targeting grid-scale storage and EV applications. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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million to develop a next-generation lithium ion “6T” battery system for use in military applications, with a focus on ground combat vehicle applications. Navitas is the first, and so far the only, company to be awarded an additional contract for the development of a second-generation Li-ion 6T battery. Earlier post.).

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MARCH 27, 2013

A chart from EnerG2’s 2012 DOE Merit Review presentation shows different pore profiles for different energy storage applications. Li-ion batteries are clearly dominating the imagination and innovation of the energy storage industry and EnerG2’s Carbon Technology Platform has delivered a groundbreaking new product to this segment.

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APRIL 5, 2012

Korean have developed nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes for high-capacity lithium-ion energy storage systems, such as a lithium-ion capacitor. As an attempt to take only advantages of both types of ESSs, recently, lithium ion capacitors (LICs) have been designed and demonstrated. Click to enlarge. Researchers in S.

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JULY 18, 2012

China BAK will deliver the battery cells to AC Propulsion by the end of 2012, which will be used to power 100 electric cars. —Xiangqian Li, CEO of China BAK. AC Propulsion assembles its Li-ion battery modules using proprietary assembly techniques and battery management technology. China BAK Battery, Inc.

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MARCH 19, 2012

Long-term stability of specific discharge capacity for: (A) Cu-coated a-Si:H and (B) pristine a-Si:H.The theoretical charge storage capacity of graphite is given for comparison. Credit: ACS, Murugesan et al. Click to enlarge. Nano-sized a-Si should offer even better tolerance to volume expansion/contraction processes.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2012

Merck has more than 10 years experience in the production of electrolytes for Li-ion batteries and supercapacitors. Also included in the transaction is a variety of additives for electrolytes used to produce lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). Earlier post.) Earlier post.) Earlier post.) Earlier post.).

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MARCH 21, 2012

has developed a commercial process for the production of Lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl) imide (LiFSI) as an electrolyte for Li-ion batteries using a novel fluorination reaction. Nippon Shokubau is presenting LiFSI at the 79 th meeting of the Electrochemical Society of Japan, 29-31 March 2012. (A Nippon Shokubai Co. Resources.

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JULY 5, 2012

Researchers from the South China University of Technology are proposing the use of NiTi shape memory alloys as a simple approach to solving the long-standing problem of capacity fade with tin (Sn)—and other high-capacity metallic—anodes for Li-ion batteries. earlier post ), leading to structural stresses and capacity fading.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2012

Cycling characteristics of 700 nm 3D(Si,Ni) at 1C showing a reversible specific capacity of 1,650 mAh/g after 120 cycles of charge/discharge. A 700 nm 3D(Si,Ni) material at 1C showing a reversible specific capacity of 1650 mAh/g after 120 cycles of charge/discharge. Credit: ACS, Gowda et al. Click to enlarge. —Gowda et al.

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MAY 14, 2012

Although silicon has a large charge storage capacity, making it an attractive anode material for advanced Li-ion batteries, the pulverization it experiences during cycling and an unstable solid–electrolyte interphase has limited the cycle life of silicon anodes to the order of hundreds of cycles. Supplementary Material.

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APRIL 6, 2010

has begun operations at its new Li-ion battery manufacturing plant in Kawasaki. Built at a cost of roughly 5 billion yen, the plant can make lithium ion battery cells with a charge capacity of 150 watt-hours at a rate of 200,000 cells a year. Keio University spin-out ELIIY Power Co., Earlier post.).

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MARCH 26, 2012

A team led by researchers from the National Taiwan University of Science and Technology has shown that a thin Al 2 O 3 coating layered on a LiCoO 2 by atomic layer deposition (ALD) can effectively eliminate capacity fading during repeated charging and discharging. lithium-ions are extracted, Co 4+ will dissolve into the.

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APRIL 15, 2012

Compared to the pure polymer, the polymer-graphene nanocomposites possess much higher active material utilization ratios and superior ultrafast-charge and -discharge ability; one of the materials maintained a discharge capacity of 100 mAh/g even at 100 C, when the whole discharge process takes only 16 seconds. graphene nanocomposites.

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MARCH 2, 2010

Panasonic will begin volume production of its new 4.0Ah Li-ion secondary batteries featuring an enhanced nickel (Ni) cathode and silicon (Si) alloy anode ( earlier post ) in fiscal 2012. Nikkei Electronics Asia. Ah cells; however, the gravimetric density is about 252 Wh/kg—comparable with existing graphite designs.

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OCTOBER 10, 2012

NEC Corporation has developed a prototype next-generation manganese lithium-ion battery featuring cathodes that support higher voltage operations (4.5V In the work presented at 2012 PRiME, they examined the use of a fluorinated phosphate ester— tris(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl) phosphate (TTFEP)—as an electrolyte solvent.

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OCTOBER 15, 2012

As part of the FY 2012 Phase I Release 3 SBIR/STTR Award program, the US Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded Michigan-based XG Sciences, a manufacturer of graphene nanoplatelets ( earlier post ), a contract to develop low-cost, high-energy Si/graphene anodes for Li-ion batteries for use in extended range electric vehicle applications.

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JULY 13, 2011

NEC Corporation is introducing in Japan a 6 kWh Li-ion battery household energy storage system that automatically controls electrical power in the home. This reduces both the demand on power companies as well as household electricity charges.

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DECEMBER 14, 2011

Ford’s Michigan Assembly Plant is starting production of the 2012 Focus Electric ( earlier post )—a five-passenger, battery-electric car Ford expects will achieve more than a 100 miles per gallon equivalent (MPGe) fuel economy rating. 1 gallon of gasoline=33.7 1 gallon of gasoline=33.7 Phoenix and Tucson, Ariz.; Portland, Ore.;

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has signed a contract to supply Chrysler with Lithium Ion SuperPolymer battery systems for 25 Town and Country minivans that will be part of a demonstration fleet of Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs) that Chrysler Group LLC has developed in partnership with the United States Department of Energy. Click to enlarge. Electrovaya Inc.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2012

Researchers at Rice University have created an inexpensive silicon-based anode material for Li-ion batteries consisting of macroporous silicon particulates (MPSPs) created by crushing porous silicon films they had earlier developed. Earlier post.) —Lisa Biswal. Madhuri Thakur, Steve Sinsabaugh, Mark J. Isaacson, Michael S.

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JULY 12, 2012

A new analysis by the consultancy McKinsey & Company indicates that the price of a complete automotive lithium-ion battery pack could fall from the current $500–$600/kWh to about $200/kWh by 2020 and to about $160/kWh by 2025 (in real dollars, indexed to 2011). Source: McKinsey, Hensley et al. Click to enlarge. Lower components prices.

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JULY 20, 2012

In the ongoing search for a stable silicon material for use as a high-capacity anode for next-generation Li-ion batteries, a team from Paci?c Xilin Chen, Xiaolin Li, Fei Ding, Wu Xu, Jie Xiao, Yuliang Cao, Praveen Meduri, Jun Liu, Gordon L. (c) Schematic diagram of the SBG structure and TEM image. Credit: ACS, Chen et al.

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DECEMBER 25, 2009

Panasonic Corporation announced the development of two new 18650-type (18 mm in diameter, 65 mm in height) high-capacity lithium-ion battery cells for use in laptop computers and in energy applications including electric vehicles. Ah cell will be mass-produced in fiscal 2012 ending in March 2012. Panasonic 18650 Li-ion Cells.

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JANUARY 23, 2013

A team at Penn State University has synthesized a micro-sized silicon-carbon (Si-C) composite consisting of interconnected Si and carbon nanoscale building blocks as anode materials for Li-ion batteries (LIBs). A/g and 12.8 Source: Yi et al. Click to enlarge. —Yi et al. Gordin, M. and Wang, D. Energy Mater. doi: 10.1002/aenm.201200857.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2012

Researchers at Cambridge University, Stony Brook University, and New York University have developed a non-invasive methodology, based on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), to visualize and to characterize the changes that occur on battery electrodes and in the electrolytes of Li-ion batteries. Resources. Chandrashekar, Nicole M.

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JULY 12, 2012

Lithium-ion battery manufacturer Valence Technology, Inc. Valence expects to complete its restructuring during 2012. In May, Valence reported that it achieved fiscal year 2012 revenue of $44.4 Revenue in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012 was $13.3 —Robert L. Kanode, Valence’s president and CEO. million, or $0.08

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JULY 6, 2009

KG, the automotive lithium-ion battery joint venture formed in 2008 by Daimler AG and Evonik Industries AG ( earlier post ), will begin construction of its production facility this autumn in Kamenz, Germany. Production is slated to begin in 2011, with the first application of Li-ion battery systems in Mercedes vehicles from 2012.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2013

A review by the US Department of Energy (DOE) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) has found that Li-ion battery maker LG Chem Michigan misused funds awarded to it under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act). As a result, up to about $842,000 in reimbursements for labor charges were questioned.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) will present the global debut of the new Outlander SUV plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) at the 2012 Paris Motor Show later this month. The Outlander PHEV, which combines a Twin Motor 4WD system comprising two 60 kW independent electric motors (one on each axle); a 12 kWh Li-ion battery pack; and a 2.0-liter

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JULY 17, 2012

Comparison of discharge capacity and coulombic efficiency vs. cycle number for the freestanding MPSF and MPSF with pyrolyzed PAN composite during galvanostatic charge/discharge tested between 0.07-1.5V lithium atoms per silicon atom, Li 22 Si 5. Credit: ACS, Thankur et al. Click to enlarge. Credit: ACS, Thankur et al. Click to enlarge.

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OCTOBER 2, 2009

billion) to establish a network of 1 million charging points by 2015 and the building of a €625 million (US$910 million) lithium-ion battery plant at a plant owned by Renault with a public contribution of €125 million (US$182 million) toward the total. Availability of a standard outlet to charge the cars outside of the home.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2013

Researchers at Changzhou University in China are developing a “binary-ion” battery system—a battery that uses cooperative behavior between Zn 2+ and Li + ions to conduct charge in a Zn/LiFePO 4 battery. When Li + dissolves into the electrolyte, Zn 2+ would deposit, and vice versa. V at room temperature.

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OCTOBER 10, 2011

Conventional Li-ion cell (left) compared to Seeo cell (right). The California Energy Commission has awarded $1,585,490 to spur research on projects including a solid-state Li-ion battery system for grid-scale energy storage. This will make electric charging safer and easier. Click to enlarge.

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