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JANUARY 7, 2023

Factorial, a developer of next-generation solid-state battery cells for electric vehicles, previewed a 100 Ah battery cell at CES 2023 in the Stellantis exhibition space. Factorial’s battery features a polymer-based solid electrolyte and a lithium-metal anode. Earlier post.).

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FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Although silicon anodes could greatly boost the capacity of Li-ion batteries, their performance rapidly degrades with use. With its self-healing properties, the PBS coating offers a much more stable performance in terms of capacity compared to a bare anode or one coated with PVDF, a polymer commercially used in lithium-ion batteries.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2023

Researchers at the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) and US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory have developed a lithium-air battery with a solid electrolyte. The battery is rechargeable for 1000 cycles with a low polarization gap and can operate at high rates. Image by Argonne National Laboratory.)

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DECEMBER 1, 2022

Researchers from Renmin University and Tsinghua University in China have developed a novel shape-memorized current collector (SMCC), which can successfully brake battery thermal runaway at the battery internal overheating status. A paper on their work is published in the ACS journal Nano Letters. 2c03645.

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AUGUST 26, 2019

Researchers at MIT, with a colleague from Tsinghua University, have developed a safety envelope for Li-ion batteries in electric vehicles by using a high accuracy finite element model of a pouch cell to produce more than 2,500 simulations and subsequently analyzing the data with Machine Learning (ML) algorithms. —Li et al.

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MAY 19, 2020

Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers have developed a thin-film, highly conductive solid-state electrolyte made of a polymer and ceramic-based composite for lithium metal batteries. There are two classes of solid electrolytes, inorganic oxide- or sulfide-based electrolytes and polymer-based electrolytes.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 5, 2023

Researchers show that inherent lithium ions in bioderived borate polymer enhance “extreme fast charging” capability in graphite anodes Ishikawa, Japan — Current society is transitioning en masse from fossil fuels to renewable resources and electric batteries.

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DECEMBER 27, 2021

To overcome the slow charging times of conventional lithium-ion batteries, scientists from Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST) have developed a new anode material for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) that allows for ultrafast charging.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2018

The investors include companies from the battery manufacturing, consumer electronic and electric vehicle ecosystem which will be working with the company to speed the development of its solid polymer electrolyte battery material. Key properties of Ionic Materials’ polymer include: Up to 1.3 Conducts multiple ions.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 13, 2023

Scientists at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have developed a conductive polymer coating — called HOS-PFM — that could enable longer lasting, more powerful lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles.

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AUGUST 31, 2022

The Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory has been selected to lead an Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC) focused on polymer electrolytes for next-generation energy storage devices such as fuel cells and solid-state electric vehicle batteries.

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Get Electric Vehicle

MAY 16, 2023

The Berkeley Lab has created a conductive polymer coating known as HOS-PFM that could be used for coating lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles (EVs). This could increase the range and life of EV batteries. Now we know the recent developments in the coating of EV batteries, let us look into the basics.

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MARCH 31, 2023

Umicore and Blue Current , a manufacturer of silicon elastic composite solid-state batteries, have agreed to strengthen their collaboration on the development of solid-state battery technology, with Umicore investing a minority stake in the US-based start-up.

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JULY 31, 2020

SK Innovation will develop next-generation battery technology with University of Texas at Austin Professor John Goodenough, who was awarded a 2019 Nobel Prize in chemistry for his foundational work on the lithium-ion battery. Current lithium-ion chemistry is not likely to overcome 800 Wh/L energy density.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 6, 2022

New polymer materials under development at Oak Ridge National Laboratory could enable safer, more stable batteries needed for electric vehicles and grid energy storage. Polymers are promising electrolytes for solid-state lithium batteries for their low cost, flexibility and processibility, but performance needs to be improved.

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AUGUST 21, 2022

Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations forecast battery-grade lithium carbonate to trade at 504,813 CNY (US$74,000) per tonne in 12 months time. Lithium is expected to trade at 484,185.00 Global consumption of lithium in 2021 was estimated to be 93,000 tons, a 33% increase from 70,000 tons in 2020.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2020

LG Chem will start replacing fossil feedstock commonly used in the manufacturing of polymers and chemicals with Neste Renewable Hydrocarbons in the upcoming months. Photo: Panoramic view of LG Chem’s petrochemical complex in Yeosu, South Korea.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Researchers from the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT), Argonne National Laboratory, and the University of Illinois at Chicago have developed a room-temperature solid-state lithium-air battery that is rechargeable for 1,000 cycles with a low polarization gap and can operate at high rates. Ngo, Paul C. Redfern, Christopher S.

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OCTOBER 1, 2020

Miltec UV International has been awarded a contract from the Defense Logistics Agency, to demonstrate the cell technology to produce solid-state lithium-ion batteries using Miltec’s UV cured Gel Polymer Electrolyte. This technology will accelerate the advancement of solid-state lithium batteries.

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MAY 22, 2023

A team led by Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) researcher Yan Wang has developed a solvent-free process to manufacture lithium-ion battery electrodes that are greener, cheaper, and charge faster than electrodes currently on the market. —Liu et al. Wang, the WPI William B. Resources Liu, Yangtao et al. 2023.04.006

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JUNE 23, 2021

A new report from IDTechEX forecasts the solid-state battery market will grow to $8 billion by 2031. Under most of the mass-production plans, the solid-state battery will likely take off after 2025, although small-scale production may happen even earlier, IDTechEX said. Major solid-state battery players globally.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2022

With more than half of US car sales projected to be electric by 2030, demand for lithium-ion batteries and PVDF, a thermoplastic fluoropolymer used as a lithium-ion binder and separator coating, is soaring. Both plants are expected to be fully operational by 2026.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2021

SES (formerly known as SolidEnergy Systems), a developer of high-performance hybrid lithium-metal rechargeable batteries for electric vehicles (EVs) and other applications ( earlier post ), unveiled Apollo, a 107 Ah Li-Metal battery that is the largest in the world and is targeted at the automotive industry.

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OCTOBER 17, 2020

Scientists at Stanford and SLAC redesigned current collectors to make lithium-ion batteries lighter, safer and more efficient. This is especially important when batteries are charged super-fast, creating more of the types of battery damage that can lead to fires. Yusheng Ye/Stanford University).

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OCTOBER 20, 2022

billion to 21 projects to expand domestic manufacturing of batteries for electric vehicles (EVs) and the electrical grid and for materials and components currently imported from other countries. Albemarle is finalizing the site selection for the lithium hydroxide conversion plant in the southeastern United States. Earlier post.)

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FEBRUARY 28, 2023

The facility will be the company’s first alumina plant in Asia, focusing on the production of specialty solutions for lithium-ion battery technologies, used for electric vehicles. It also improves safe usage and fast charging of batteries. It prevents undesired reactions and makes batteries last longer.

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MARCH 12, 2010

Sketch of the Sn/C/CGPE/ Li 2 S/C polymer battery. The battery is formed by a Sn/C composite anode, a PEO-based gel polymer electrolyte, and a Li 2 S/C cathode. Lithium-sulfur cells are based on the electrochemical reaction: 16Li + S 8 8Li 2 S. PEO=poly(ethylene oxide). Credit: Hassoun and Scrosati.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Researchers at Georgia Tech have developed a promising new conversion-type cathode and electrolyte system that replaces expensive metals and traditional liquid electrolyte with lower cost transition metal fluorides and a solid polymer electrolyte. The Georgia Tech team sought to overcome those obstacles by using the solid polymer electrolyte.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2021

A research team from Brown University and the University of Maryland has developed a new solid ion-conductor that combines copper with cellulose nanofibrils—polymer tubes derived from wood. It could be used as either a solid battery electrolyte or as an ion-conducting binder for the cathode of an all-solid-state battery.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2020

The Graz University of Technology (TU Graz) in Austria has launched the Christian Doppler (CD) Laboratory for Solid-State Batteries. The focus of the new CD laboratory is the reduction of interface resistances within the solid-state battery. Solid-state batteries would be a giant step towards area-wide e-mobility.

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MARCH 23, 2022

LGES’ expansion will quintuple the plant’s capacity to help produce battery components into the future as Michigan’s electric vehicle industry grows. billion to build Ultium Cell LLC’s third US battery cell plant in the city of Lansing and Delta Township, a joint venture between GM and LG. million; and.

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MARCH 30, 2022

Berlin-based Theion , a developer of lithium-sulfur cathode technology, appointed Dr. Ulrich Ehmes as CEO and announced the upcoming commercial availability of its Crystal Battery for applications, beginning with the aerospace sector. A proprietary solid-state polymer electrolyte operates in the voids of the sulfur wafer.

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OCTOBER 27, 2009

EIG will supply 20Ah NCM Li-ion polymer cells to Miljøbil Grenland AS. EIG) a contract to supply batteries for the Indica Vista EV project ( earlier post ), a development of the TATA Indica Vista. (EIG) EIG) a contract to supply batteries for the Indica Vista EV project ( earlier post ), a development of the TATA Indica Vista.

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MARCH 23, 2021

Researchers from Chalmers University of Technology, in collaboration with KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, have produced a structural battery that performs ten times better than all previous versions. The carbon fiber acts as a host for the lithium and thus stores the energy. 1 , an elastic modulus of 25?GPa,

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OCTOBER 9, 2018

million) to build a Li-ion battery separator plant in China. The plant is set to start commercial production in the third quarter of 2020 with an annual capacity of 340 million square meters of polymer lithium-ion battery separator (LiBS) and 130 million square meters of ceramic-coated separator (CCS), SK Innovation said.

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AUGUST 23, 2023

Freudenberg Sealing Technologies has developed thermal barriers that help to slow down thermal runaway in Li-ion batteries by increasing resistance to propagation. But in lithium-ion batteries, higher energy density increases the risk of thermal runaway.

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JULY 10, 2015

The laboratory will focus its work on the development of a new generation of materials for the manufacture of lithium-ion batteries, in particular new electrolytes (solvents, lithium salts, etc.) and conduction agents (carbon nanotubes, conductive polymers, etc.). Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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