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Faradion and Phillips 66 to develop lower cost and higher-performing sodium-ion battery materials

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UK-based Faradion, a developer of sodium-ion battery technology ( earlier post ), and Phillips 66 have launched a new technical collaboration to develop lower-cost and higher-performing anode materials for sodium-ion batteries. Earlier post.).

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UT Austin team identifies promising new cathode material for sodium-ion batteries: eldfellite

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Professor John Goodenough, the inventor of the lithium-ion battery, and his team at the University of Texas at Austin have identified a new cathode material made of the nontoxic and inexpensive mineral eldfellite (NaFe(SO 4 ) 2 ), presenting a significant advancement in the quest for a commercially viable sodium-ion battery. Earlier post.)

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Vanderbilt researchers find iron pyrite quantum dots boost performance of sodium-ion and Li-ion batteries

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nm, average) of iron pyrite (FeS 2 ) nanoparticles are advantageous to sustain reversible conversion reactions in sodium ion and lithium ion batteries. FeS 2 is particularly attractive for energy storage technology due to its earth abundance, low toxicity, and low raw material cost. … —Anna Douglas.

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New multifunctional polymer binder achieves theoretical capacity of LiFePO4 Li-ion batteries without additives

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Researchers led by a team from Griffith University in Australia have developed a multifunctional polymer binder that not only maintains the outstanding binding capabilities of sodium alginate but also enhances the mechanical integrity and lithium-ion diffusion coefficient in a LiFePO 4 (LFP) electrode during the operation of the batteries.

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Vanderbilt team develops ultrafast, high capacity and long-lived Na-ion anode

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For example, solar-storage integrated systems require lifetimes matching solar cells (30 years), electric vehicles require a high power and capacity, and grid storage requires an extreme low cost. —Cohn et al. (a) a) First five galvanostatic charge−discharge profiles at current density of 0.2 Credit: ACS, Cohn et al. 5b04187.

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Pike Research forecasts accelerating hybrid locomotive sales from 2015-2020

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Hybrid electric locomotive sales will have an increasing presence in global rail markets between 2015 and 2020, according to a new report from Pike Research. However, Pike expects hybrid locomotives to have a strong return on investment (ROI), as a result of the ability to use low-cost batteries. between 2015 and 2020).

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Successful performance test of natural Albany graphite versus synthetic graphite in a Ballard fuel cell stack; potential cost reduction

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From an environmental and cost advantage, the Ballard report also concluded: Zenyatta graphite provides a clean carbon option for fuel cell components (i.e. If Zenyatta’s hydrothermal graphite can also be low cost compared to existing synthetic graphite, it will facilitate fuel cell cost reduction and market penetration.

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