Green Car Congress

MARCH 19, 2014

One molar LiPF6 in ethylene carbonate/dimethyl carbonate mixture containing 3 wt % of FEC was used as electrolyte for Li-ion cells, whereas 1 M NaClO 4 in propylene carbonate containing 10 wt % of FEC was used for Na-ion batteries. 20C (1C = 0.66 1 , 9 cycles at each C-rate, first cycle at 0.1C). V potential range.

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Li-ion Sodium Batteries Battery 220

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 9, 2018

In their paper on the work published in the journal Joule , the researchers reported that by using a reduced graphene oxide (rGO)/sodium lignosulfonate (SL) composite on the standard polypropylene (PP) separator (rGO@SL/PP), they demonstrated a highly robust Li-S battery with a capacity retention of 74% over 1,000 cycles. … —Lei et al.

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Li-ion Lithium Sulfur China Batteries 210

Green Car Congress

MAY 28, 2014

Their low cost and ability to start the engine at cold temperatures sets them apart in conventional and basic micro-hybrid vehicles, and as auxiliary batteries in all other automotive applications, according to the report. This is expected to be the situation for the foreseeable future, according to the report.

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Lead Acid Nickel Metal Hydride Energy Storage Lithium Ion 304

Driivz

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

All are counting on battery innovations to improve EV performance, drive down costs, and eliminate dependence on scarce materials. The ideal battery will be made of low-cost, plentiful materials that are lightweight and flexible enough to allow vehicle design innovations.

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Batteries Battery Lithium Ion Sodium 52

Green Car Congress

MARCH 13, 2015

Researchers at the Beijing Institute of Technology have found a way to process biomass-derived natural silk to create carbon-based nanosheets that could potentially be used in Li-ion batteries and other energy storage devices. A paper on their work is published in the journal ACS Nano. Click to enlarge. —Hou et al.

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Li-ion Energy Storage Energy Batteries 150

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2010

This investment is part of our ongoing strategy to put the UK at the forefront of low carbon vehicle technology. The work will help to accelerate the reduction of carbon emissions and deliver mass-market low carbon road vehicles within 5 to 15 years. More substantial CO 2 savings can be achieved in real world use.

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Carbon Li-ion Downsizing Gas 225

Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2016

Zenyatta natural graphite material was prototyped, tested and compared for key mechanical and electrical properties against Ballard’s baseline synthetic graphite in a commercial product platform. The deposit has no surface expression as it is overlain by muskeg, glacial till and Paleozoic carbonate rocks of the James Bay Lowlands.

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Fuel 2015 Carbon Lithium Ion 150

Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 11, 2021

After years of anticipation, sodium-ion batteries are starting to deliver on their promise for energy storage. But so far, their commercialization is limited to large-scale uses such as storing energy on the grid. Sodium-ion batteries just don't have the oomph needed for EVs and laptops.

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Sodium Batteries Battery Lithium Ion 113

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

DOE funding $60,280,000, total project value including cost share $120,560,000). Center for the Commercialization of Electric Technologies (TX). Design, build, and deploy a utility-scale, low-cost compressed air energy storage system to support the integration of renewable energy sources onto the grid. 12,392,120.

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Energy Storage Grid Energy Wind 270

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 15, 2020

The solicitation was designed as a call for early-stage clean energy innovations that fall within five defined technology areas: energy efficiency; energy storage; AI/machine learning; advanced power electronics/power conditioning; and zero- and negative-carbon emission generation.

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Clean Cleaning Energy Solar 371

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 24, 2012

Researchers at the University of Maryland have developed a nanocomposite material of amorphous, porous FePO 4 nanoparticles electrically wired by single-wall carbon nanotubes as a potential cathode material for sodium-ion batteries (SIBs). However, many challenges remain before SIBs can become commercially competitive with LIBs.

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Sodium Maryland Li-ion Lithium Ion 231

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 10, 2014

Sodium-ion batteries (Na-ion, NIBs) are seen as an alternative to lithium-ion batteries for large-scale applications due to their lower cost and abundant supply of sodium. However, low capacity and poor rate capability of existing anodes have been major obstacles to the commercialization of NIBs. Yu, Petr V.

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Sodium Batteries Battery Lithium Ion 199

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2009

Carbon Capture (5 projects). Eagle Picher, in partnership with the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, will develop a new generation of high energy, low cost planar liquid sodium beta batteries for grid scale electrical power storage applications. Biomass Energy (5 projects). Direct Solar Fuels (5 projects).

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Energy Grant Low Cost Li-ion 231

Green Car Congress

JUNE 28, 2011

The US Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) is conducting research on alternative options to reduce costs and make large-scale energy storage safer and more practical. Sodium is another element that is less expensive than lithium. Novel cathodes and anodes.

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