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Researchers use carbon-based anodes with “bumpy” surfaces for Li-ion batteries that last longer in extreme cold

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JUNE 10, 2022

The resulting 12-sided carbon nanospheres had “bumpy” surfaces that demonstrated excellent electrical charge transfer capabilities. The resulting 12-sided carbon nanospheres had bumpy surfaces that demonstrated excellent electrical charge transfer capabilities. An open-access paper on the work is published in ACS Central Science.

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Li-ion Carbon Lithium Ion Batteries

Researchers use graphite positive electrodes in high-capacity rechargeable lithium/chlorine batteries

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DECEMBER 12, 2022

In an earlier study, the researchers reported ∼3.5 The high surface area and large pore volume of aCNS in the positive electrode facilitated NaCl or LiCl deposition and trapping of Cl 2 for reversible NaCl/Cl 2 or LiCl/Cl 2 redox reactions and battery discharge/charge cycling. 2c07826.

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Carbon nanomembrane prevents dendrite formation in Li-metal batteries, doubles lifetime

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JUNE 22, 2021

Scientists at Friedrich Schiller University in Jena, together with colleagues from Boston University (BU) and Wayne State University (WSU), have now succeeded in preventing dendrite formation and thus at least doubling the lifetime of a lithium metal battery. Here, the use of an ultrathin (?1.2

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Study finds all-electric rideshare fleet could reduce carbon emissions, but increase traffic issues

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JUNE 23, 2023

Major ridesourcing companies Uber and Lyft have promised all-electric fleets by 2030 in an effort to reduce their carbon footprint. Overall, electrification reduces net external costs to society by 3–11% (5–24¢ per trip), depending on the assumed social cost of carbon. —Mohan et al. Mohan et al.

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Fleet All-Electric Carbon Emissions

Rechargeable ultrahigh-capacity tellurium-aluminum batteries

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APRIL 30, 2019

Researchers at the University of Science and Technology Beijing, with colleagues at Beijing Institute of Technology, have demonstrated the potential of rechargeable tellurium (Te) nanowire positive electrodes to construct ultrahigh-capacity rechargeable tellurium-aluminum batteries (TABs). A g -1 ) along with an initial 1.4

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Cornell team develops aluminum-anode batteries with up to 10,000 cycles

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APRIL 6, 2021

Friend Family Distinguished Professor of Engineering, have been exploring the use of low-cost materials to create rechargeable batteries that will make energy storage more affordable. Now, they have employed a different approach for incorporating aluminum, resulting in rechargeable batteries that offer up to 10,000 error-free cycles.

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RMIT researchers demonstrate working rechargeable proton battery

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MARCH 8, 2018

Researchers at Australia’s RMIT University have demonstrated for the first time a working rechargeable “proton battery”. The rechargeable battery is environmentally friendly, and has the potential, with further development, to store more energy than currently-available lithium ion batteries. Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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Who Really Invented the Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Battery?

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JULY 30, 2023

Fifty years after the birth of the rechargeable lithium-ion battery, it’s easy to see its value. Did Exxon invent the rechargeable lithium battery? The battery’s performance was also unprecedented: It was both rechargeable and very high in energy output. It’s used in billions of laptops, cellphones, power tools, and cars.

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Lithium Ion Recharge Batteries Battery

RPI researchers develop safe, long-cycling Li-metal rechargeable battery electrode; demonstrate Li-carbon battery

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APRIL 27, 2014

Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed a safe, extended cycling lithium-metal electrode for rechargeable Li-ion batteries by entrapping lithium metal within a porous graphene network (Li-PGN). What is different is that the electrode material that stores the Li is all-carbon for both the anode as well as the cathode.

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Recharge Li-ion Carbon Batteries

Fudan University team develops superfast charging Li-ion battery cathode

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APRIL 7, 2013

Researchers at Fudan University with colleagues at the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight have developed a LiMn 2 O4 material for a Li-ion battery cathode that exhibits superfast charging capabilities. mAh/g (54% of the capacity) at the charge rate of 600C (6 s) as a cathode material for aqueous rechargeable lithium batteries (ARLBs) in 0.5

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Li-ion Universal Charging Batteries

Univ. of Missouri team progressing with convection battery; enabling rechargeable lithium-metal batteries

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MAY 14, 2013

Researchers at the University of Missouri led by Prof. The technology allows lithium-metal batteries to be recharged without the dendrite failure (short circuit) that has prevented rechargeable lithium-metal batteries from being commercially viable. Lower mass often translates to lower costs. Source: Dr. Galen Suppes.

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Missouri Recharge Batteries Battery

Nankai University team in pursuit of a Li-CO2 battery

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AUGUST 12, 2015

Researchers at Nankai University in China report their latest advance in developing a rechargeable Li-CO 2 battery with the use of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) with high electrical conductivity and porous three-dimensional networks as air cathodes for the rechargeable metal-CO 2 batteries. PVDF spread it on carbon paper.

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Universal CO2 Batteries Battery

Study finds behavior-influencing policies remain critical for mass market success of low-carbon vehicles

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JULY 23, 2018

Policies to entice consumers away from fossil-fuel powered vehicles and normalize low carbon, alternative-fuel alternatives, such as electric vehicles, are vital if the world is to significantly reduce transport sector carbon pure-emissions, according to a new study. Note the different scaling used in the graphs. McCollum et al.

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Carbon Market Alternative Fuels Vehicles

Royal Academy of Engineering Report Says EV Success Depends on Low-Carbon Electricity, Universal Broadband Provision and Smart Grids

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MAY 26, 2010

The introduction of electric vehicles on a large scale in the UK can only have a beneficial effect on CO 2 emissions if low-carbon electricity, universal broadband provision and smart grids are in place to support the transition, according to a new report published by the UK Royal Academy of Engineering.

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Universal Grid Carbon Engine

UT Austin team devises new strategy for safe, low-cost, all-solid-state rechargeable Na or Li batteries suited for EVs

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DECEMBER 13, 2016

Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin, including Prof. With this glass, a rechargeable battery with a metallic lithium or sodium anode and an insertion-compound as cathode may require a polymer or liquid catholyte in contact with the cathode. The electrolyte membrane was 0.06 The sealed cell was then aged. Click to enlarge.

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Low Cost Recharge Austin Li-ion

U. Alberta team developing new high power and energy lithium-carbon battery system using induced fluorination; dual storage mechanism

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AUGUST 18, 2014

The highest energy density for Li-CNT-F batteries, 4,113 Wh kg carbon ?1 Researchers at the University of Alberta are developing , and, via their spin-out AdvEn Solutions working to commercialize, a new high power- and -energy density battery system: lithium-carbon-fluorine (Li-C-F). 1 is presented as a red star.

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Li-ion Carbon Lithium Ion Energy

ARPA-E awards $42M to 12 projects for advanced EV batteries; EVs4ALL program

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JANUARY 11, 2023

Projects selected for the Electric Vehicles for American Low-Carbon Living (EVs4ALL) program ( earlier post ) aim to expand domestic EV adoption by developing batteries that last longer, charge faster, perform efficiently in freezing temperatures and have better overall range retention. Award amount: $3,425,000). Award amount: $2,823,199).

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Li-ion Batteries Battery Sodium

Western University team boosts LiFePo4 to 98% of theroetical capacity with unfolded graphene

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MAY 2, 2013

Other work has shown that LiFePO 4 battery performance is strongly depended on the carbon coating, which can enhance the electronic conductivity of the electrodes. The Western University researchers found that the graphene with different thickness and morphology has a significant impact on the performance of LiFePO 4. Energy Environ.

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China team uses ultra-thin indium sheet to stabilize Li-metal anode

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JANUARY 14, 2019

Researchers from Tsinghua University and China University of Geosciences have used an ultrathin indium sheet to construct a stabilized lithium-rich hybrid anode with fast interfacial ion transport. In the study, the team used 1M LiPF 6 in ethylene carbonate-dimethyl carbonate (EC/DMC) solvent for the liquid electrolyte.

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Li-ion China Recharge Hybrid

U Delaware team develops prototype efficient direct ammonia fuel cell for transportation

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JULY 31, 2019

A team at the University of Delaware has demonstrated a direct ammonia fuel cell (DAFC) prototype with a peak power density of 135 mW cm -2 at 80 ?C. Carbon-neutral fuels are needed for sustainable transportation to overcome the range and recharge limitations of batteries and the scale limitations of biofuels. —Zhao et al.

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Delaware Transportation Fuel Hydrogen

Researchers Develop Solid-State, Rechargeable Lithium-Air Battery; Potential to Exceed 1,000 Wh/kg

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NOVEMBER 21, 2009

Sample UDRI solid-state, rechargeable lithium-air batteries, and Dr. Binod Kumar. Engineers at the University of Dayton Research Institute (UDRI) have developed a solid-state, rechargeable lithium-air battery. The cell exhibited excellent thermal stability and rechargeability in the 30–105 °C temperature range.

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Lithium Air Recharge Li-ion Batteries

MTU researchers developing lighter, less expensive asymmetric ultracapacitors using carbon-foam support

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NOVEMBER 18, 2011

Researchers at Michigan Technological University are developing an asymmetric ultracapacitor using a novel cathode based on carbon foam-supported nickel oxyhydroxide. The carbon foam we are using has 72 percent porosity. The carbon foam could also be made of renewable biomass, and that’s attractive.

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Carbon Michigan Universal Recharge

Toshiba to start field testing medium-sized EV bus with wireless recharging, SCiB Li-ion battery

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MAY 31, 2016

kWh SCiB ( earlier post ) pack, Toshiba’s advanced lithium-ion rechargeable battery, and will make regular trips between All Nippon Airways Co. Development of this system has been supported by the Ministry of the Environment under its Low Carbon Technology Research and Development Program since 2014. The 11-kilometer (6.8-mile)

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Li-ion Recharge Batteries Battery

Purdue team uses pollen grains as basis for carbon architectures for Li-ion anodes

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FEBRUARY 8, 2016

A team at Purdue University has used pollens as the basis for carbon architectures for anodes in energy storage devices. One candidate is hard carbon which typically allows faster lithiation due to larger interlayer spacing, and higher cycling capacity than graphite due to the additional nanopore filling Li storage mechanism.

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Li-ion Carbon Energy Storage Lithium Ion

Graphene sheet-sulfur/carbon composite cathode for higher performance Li-sulfur batteries

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DECEMBER 16, 2014

Vasant Kumar at the University of Cambridge and Professor Renjie Chen at the Beijing Institute of Technology has devised a three-dimensional hierarchical sandwich-type graphene sheet-sulfur/carbon (GS-S/C ZIF8-D ) composite to address performance-related issues in Lithium-sulfur batteries such as low efficiency and capacity degradation.

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Carbon Li-ion Lithium Sulfur Batteries

Rice team uses flash Joule heating to regenerate graphite anodes

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DECEMBER 21, 2022

Rice University scientists led by chemist James Tour have used an ultrafast flash recycling method to regenerate the graphite anode from spent Li-ion batteries and recover valuable battery metal resources. The recycled, flashed anodes the researchers tested retained more than 77% of their capacity after 400 recharge cycles.

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Li-ion Lithium Ion Waste Batteries

Li-S Energy, Janus Electric to collaborate on Li-S and/or Li-metal cells for swappable prime mover packs

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NOVEMBER 27, 2021

In addition, Janus Electric has developed a proprietary exchangeable battery system that negates the need for lengthy recharge times by allowing batteries to be swapped out of vehicles at designated change and charge stations in a matter of minutes. MWh) by the end of 2023, with additional demand growth expected in future years.

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Lithium Sulfur Li-ion Lithium Ion Energy

ARPA-E Selects 37 Projects for $106M in Funding in Second Round; Electrofuels, Better Batteries and Carbon Capture

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APRIL 30, 2010

ARPA-E’s first solicitation awarded $151 million to 37 projects aimed at transformational innovations in energy storage, biofuels, carbon capture, renewable power, building efficiency, vehicles, and other areas. Novel Biological Conversion of Hydrogen and Carbon Dioxide Directly into Biodiesel. Earlier post.) Engineering E. per gallon.

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Carbon Batteries Battery Li-ion

UK Researchers Developing Rechargeable Lithium-Air Battery; Up to 10X the Capacity of Current Li-ion Cells

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MAY 18, 2009

Oxygen drawn from the air reacts within the porous carbon to release the electrical charge in this lithium-air battery. Researchers in the UK are developing a rechargeable lithium-air battery that could deliver a ten-fold increase in energy capacity compared to that of currently available lithium-ion cells. Click to enlarge.

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Lithium Air Li-ion Recharge Batteries

UCSD team suggests building more fast-charging stations based on study of pandemic impact on EV charging

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MAY 7, 2021

A team of engineers at the University of California San Diego (UCSD) recommends expanding fast-charging stations for electric vehicles as campuses and businesses start planning for a post-pandemic world. —Byron Washom, UCSD director of strategic energy initiatives and co-author.

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San Diego Charging Building DC

Leading UK scientists set out resource challenge of meeting EV targets by 2050

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JUNE 24, 2019

Over the next few decades, global supply of raw materials must drastically change to accommodate not just the UK’s transformation to a low carbon economy, but the whole world’s. Energy cost of charging electric cars: There are implications for the electrical power generation in the UK needed to recharge these vehicles.

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Climate Change Universal Supplies All-Electric

St. Andrews team elucidates behavior of carbon cathodes in Li-air batteries; the importance of the synergy between electrode and electrolyte

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DECEMBER 28, 2012

Carbon is seen as an attractive potential cathode material for aprotic (non-aqueous) Lithium-air batteries, which are themselves of great interest for applications such as in electric vehicles because of the cells’ high theoretical specific energy. A team at the University of St. For their study, they cycled carbon cathodes in Li?O

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Carbon Li-ion Batteries Battery

Year-long field testing finds electric buses with Toshiba wireless charger cut CO2 up to 60% compared to diesel

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MARCH 17, 2017

Toshiba Corporation announced the results of year-long field tests of electric buses charged with its wireless rapid rechargeable battery system. The project was supported by Japan’s Ministry of the Environment’s Low Carbon Technology Research and Development Program. Earlier post.)

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Diesel CO2 Recharge Corporation

Proterra introduces new high power interoperable EV charging technology; J1772- and J3105-compliant, OCPP

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MAY 8, 2018

The development of universal technology standards will accelerate this transition, and Proterra is actively working to promote interoperability across technology platforms. Recharge time is approximately six hours for an E2 Catalyst utilizing a J1772-CCS plug-in connection.

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Charging Power Powered Fleet

NREL-led team overcomes major technical obstacle in Mg-metal batteries by developing artificial solid-electrolyte interphase

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APRIL 3, 2018

Magnesium offers a number of advantages over lithium for rechargeable batteries: it is safer and earth-abundant, and doubles the total charge per ion, delivering larger theoretical volumetric capacity compared with a typical lithium-ion battery. Further, in Mg batteries (MB) the anode is energy-dense Mg metal (~?3,830 Earlier post.).

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Batteries Battery Lithium Ion Recharge

Low-cost N-doped interlayer derived from loofah sponge enables high-performance Li-S, Li-Se and LiI2 batteries

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JUNE 16, 2016

Researchers from Griffith University in Australia and Peking University in China have synthesized low-cost, hierarchically porous, and nitrogen-doped loofah sponge carbon (N-LSC) derived from the loofah sponge via a simple calcining process and applied it as a multifunctional blocking layer for Li–S, Li–Se, and Li–I 2 batteries.

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Low Cost Batteries Battery Recharge

Researchers present lower temperature version of ultra-high capacity molten air battery

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MAY 27, 2014

Last year, researchers at George Washington University led by Dr. Stuart Licht introduced the principles of a new class rechargeable molten air batteries that offer amongst the highest intrinsic electric energy storage capabilities. The iron molten air battery; illustration of the charge/discharge in molten carbonate.

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Batteries Battery Recharge Carbon

Improving the Charge-Discharge Capacity and Cycleability of Carbon Electrodes for Li-ion Batteries

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JUNE 6, 2010

GMP40 (60:40 weight ratio of mixed mesophase pitch carbon and phenolic resin) produced the best results. However, carbon remains the predominant commercial anode material solution at this point. Some studies have demonstrated that carbon coating of graphite improves the anode performance in LIBs. Credit: ACS, Lin et al.

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Li-ion Carbon Lithium Ion Charging

Stanford team demonstrates hollow carbon nanofiber-encapsulated sulfur cathode for high-capacity Li-S batteries

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

Schematic of design and fabrication process of hollow carbon nanofibers/sulfur composite structure. To tackle the polysulfide problem, researchers at Stanford University led by Dr. Yi Cui have developed a hollow carbon nanofiber-encapsulated sulfur cathode for effective trapping of polysulfides. Credit: ACS, Zheng et al.

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Li-ion Carbon Batteries Battery

Stanford’s GCEP awards $10.5M for research on renewable energy; solar cells, batteries, renewable fuels and bioenergy

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OCTOBER 9, 2014

The Global Climate and Energy Project (GCEP) at Stanford University has awarded $10.5 Photo-electrochemically rechargeable zinc-air batteries. Electrochemical conversion of carbon gases to sustainable fuels and chemicals. Batteries Carbon Capture and Conversion (CCC) Fuels Solar'

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Renewable Solar Zinc Air Fuel

ARPA-E announces $98M in funding for 40 OPEN projects; two opposed-piston engines projects receive $10M total

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NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Of those selected, approximately 43% of OPEN 2018 projects will be led by universities, 35% by small businesses, and the remainder by large businesses, non-profit organizations or federally funded research and development centers (FFRDCs). Novel Polymer-enhanced Rechargeable Aluminum-Alkaline Battery Technology – $2,000,000.

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Engine San Diego Polymer Lithium Ion

Initial Results of UK EV Driver Study Show Increased Confidence and Low Cost Recharging

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OCTOBER 5, 2010

The average cost to trial participants for recharging at home is between 25p and £1 (US$0.40 The data analyzed by Aston University combines and compares the behavior patterns of 25 Mitsubishi i-MiEV drivers over two consecutive quarters. and $1.60) per day. million (US$11.9-million) million) year-long Government scheme.

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Low Cost Recharge i-MiEV Mitsubishi

Stanford Researchers Demonstrate a New Nanostructured Lithium Sulfide/Silicon Rechargeable Battery System with High Specific Energy

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FEBRUARY 26, 2010

The new battery combines a Li 2 S/mesoporous carbon composite cathode and a silicon nanowire anode. Recently, cells utilizing a sulfur/mesoporous carbon nanocomposite exhibited capacity exceeding 1,000 mAh g -1 and moderate cycle life. Credit: ACS, Yang et al. Click to enlarge. Yang et al. Yuan Yang, Matthew T.

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Li-ion Recharge Lithium Sulfur Energy

Energy Harvesting for Wearable Technology Steps Up

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NOVEMBER 1, 2023

But we do actually need that energy to be generated,” says Alper Bozkurt, who with Veena Misra codirects the Center for Advanced Self-Powered Systems of Integrated Sensors and Technologies (ASSIST) at North Carolina State University. But solar is just the opening gambit.

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Energy Solar Carbon Fiber Universal

Researchers use carbon-based anodes with “bumpy” surfaces for Li-ion batteries that last longer in extreme cold

Researchers use graphite positive electrodes in high-capacity rechargeable lithium/chlorine batteries

Carbon nanomembrane prevents dendrite formation in Li-metal batteries, doubles lifetime

Study finds all-electric rideshare fleet could reduce carbon emissions, but increase traffic issues

Rechargeable ultrahigh-capacity tellurium-aluminum batteries

Cornell team develops aluminum-anode batteries with up to 10,000 cycles

RMIT researchers demonstrate working rechargeable proton battery

Who Really Invented the Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Battery?

RPI researchers develop safe, long-cycling Li-metal rechargeable battery electrode; demonstrate Li-carbon battery

Fudan University team develops superfast charging Li-ion battery cathode

Univ. of Missouri team progressing with convection battery; enabling rechargeable lithium-metal batteries

Nankai University team in pursuit of a Li-CO2 battery

Study finds behavior-influencing policies remain critical for mass market success of low-carbon vehicles

Royal Academy of Engineering Report Says EV Success Depends on Low-Carbon Electricity, Universal Broadband Provision and Smart Grids

UT Austin team devises new strategy for safe, low-cost, all-solid-state rechargeable Na or Li batteries suited for EVs

U. Alberta team developing new high power and energy lithium-carbon battery system using induced fluorination; dual storage mechanism

ARPA-E awards $42M to 12 projects for advanced EV batteries; EVs4ALL program

Western University team boosts LiFePo4 to 98% of theroetical capacity with unfolded graphene

China team uses ultra-thin indium sheet to stabilize Li-metal anode

U Delaware team develops prototype efficient direct ammonia fuel cell for transportation

Researchers Develop Solid-State, Rechargeable Lithium-Air Battery; Potential to Exceed 1,000 Wh/kg

MTU researchers developing lighter, less expensive asymmetric ultracapacitors using carbon-foam support

Toshiba to start field testing medium-sized EV bus with wireless recharging, SCiB Li-ion battery

Purdue team uses pollen grains as basis for carbon architectures for Li-ion anodes

Graphene sheet-sulfur/carbon composite cathode for higher performance Li-sulfur batteries

Rice team uses flash Joule heating to regenerate graphite anodes

Li-S Energy, Janus Electric to collaborate on Li-S and/or Li-metal cells for swappable prime mover packs

ARPA-E Selects 37 Projects for $106M in Funding in Second Round; Electrofuels, Better Batteries and Carbon Capture

UK Researchers Developing Rechargeable Lithium-Air Battery; Up to 10X the Capacity of Current Li-ion Cells

UCSD team suggests building more fast-charging stations based on study of pandemic impact on EV charging

Leading UK scientists set out resource challenge of meeting EV targets by 2050

St. Andrews team elucidates behavior of carbon cathodes in Li-air batteries; the importance of the synergy between electrode and electrolyte

Year-long field testing finds electric buses with Toshiba wireless charger cut CO2 up to 60% compared to diesel

Proterra introduces new high power interoperable EV charging technology; J1772- and J3105-compliant, OCPP

NREL-led team overcomes major technical obstacle in Mg-metal batteries by developing artificial solid-electrolyte interphase

Low-cost N-doped interlayer derived from loofah sponge enables high-performance Li-S, Li-Se and LiI2 batteries

Researchers present lower temperature version of ultra-high capacity molten air battery

Improving the Charge-Discharge Capacity and Cycleability of Carbon Electrodes for Li-ion Batteries

Stanford team demonstrates hollow carbon nanofiber-encapsulated sulfur cathode for high-capacity Li-S batteries

Stanford’s GCEP awards $10.5M for research on renewable energy; solar cells, batteries, renewable fuels and bioenergy

ARPA-E announces $98M in funding for 40 OPEN projects; two opposed-piston engines projects receive $10M total

Initial Results of UK EV Driver Study Show Increased Confidence and Low Cost Recharging

Stanford Researchers Demonstrate a New Nanostructured Lithium Sulfide/Silicon Rechargeable Battery System with High Specific Energy

Energy Harvesting for Wearable Technology Steps Up

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