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FEBRUARY 17, 2013

The Robust Affordable Next Generation EV-Storage (RANGE) program’s goal is to enable a 3X increase in electric vehicle range (from ~80 to ~240 miles per charge) with a simultaneous price reduction of > 1/3 (to ~ $30,000). ARPA-E defines robust design as electrochemical energy storage chemistries and/or architectures (i.e.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2018

Further advancements made possible by Ionic Materials’ polymer will support very inexpensive and low-cost rechargeable alkaline batteries as well. Low cost precursors. The many innovations in electrochemistry that the polymer unlocks will change the future of renewable energy. mS/cm at room temperature.

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MAY 28, 2014

The study, which provides a joint industry analysis of how different types of batteries are used in different automotive applications, concludes that lead-based batteries will by necessity remain the most wide-spread energy storage system in automotive applications for the foreseeable future.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2009

The US Department of Energy is awarding $620 million for projects around the country to demonstrate advanced Smart Grid technologies and integrated systems. The selected projects include advanced battery systems (including flow batteries), flywheels, and compressed air energy systems. New York State Electric & Gas Corporation.

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JUNE 18, 2011

million (US$5 million) research project to create a new class of fast rechargeable zinc-polymer batteries for hybrid and small electric vehicle applications. The PolyZion (Fast rechargeable zinc-polymer battery based on ionic liquids) received funding of €2.4 An EU consortium is two years into a 3-year, €3.5 million (US$3.4

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NOVEMBER 24, 2014

Schematic illustration of the designed hybrid-seawater fuel cell and a schematic diagram at the charged–discharged state. Sodium can serve as an alternative to lithium in rechargeable batteries as the reversible storage mechanisms for sodium ions are very similar (e.g., Click to enlarge. 1 , respectively. earlier post ).

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MARCH 11, 2010

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) will award $8 million to help develop or commercialize 19 advanced energy storage projects. million in cost-sharing by recipients for a total of $15.3 Next-generation lithium-ion rechargeable batteries. Murray, Jr., million in funding.

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MAY 26, 2011

Yet-Ming Chiang will give a talk on “Scaling Lithium Ion (or other) Chemistries Using a Flow Battery Architecture” at the upcoming 4 th Symposium on Energy Storage: Beyond Li-ion , to be held at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 7-–9 June 2011. V cell voltage and have low ion concentrations (typically 1.2

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OCTOBER 2, 2012

Discharge/charge voltage profiles of Li?O A team at Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) has demonstrated improved performance of a rechargeable Li?O High overpotentials in discharge and charge result in low efficiences, and are one of the known obstacles needing resolution for the commercialization of Li-air batteries.).

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AUGUST 22, 2013

The US Department of Energy (DOE) Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) will award approximately $36 million to 22 projects to develop transformational electric vehicle (EV) energy storage systems using innovative chemistries, architectures and designs. Long-Life Rechargeable Alkaline Battery for EVs.

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MARCH 1, 2017

An open-access paper on the work is published in the RSC journal Energy & Environmental Science. Replacing a conventional host insertion compound as a cathode by a redox center for plating an alkali-metal cathode provides a safe, low-cost, all-solid-state cell with a large capacity resulting in high energy density and a long cycle life.

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MAY 2, 2017

Li-sulfur batteries are looked to as a likely next-generation higher energy density energy storage system due to the high theoretical capacity, low cost and high earth abundance of sulfur. A paper on their work is published in the ACS journal Nano Letters.

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OCTOBER 8, 2023

Upfront cost remains an obstacle to fleet electrification According to a recent survey , upfront cost is the most significant obstacle to adopting EVs in fleets. Fleet operators have to purchase EVs, purchase, install and manage depot EV charging infrastructure, retrain drivers, and transition maintenance staff.

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JULY 30, 2014

The researchers suggested that the inherent safety and stability features of such devices make them very promising for many applications, especially for large-scale static energy storage. Interest in rechargeable magnesium batteries has increased due to a number of factors. Magnesium is low-cost, safe and environmentally benign.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2018

The prize will be awarded for the development of a prototype battery that can power an electric vehicle with similar performance in terms of range and charging time as a conventional petrol/diesel powered small family vehicle. The battery should also be of relatively low cost, durable, safe and fully recyclable.

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MAY 2, 2011

These results demonstrated that the prepared honeycomb electrodes have an intensive potential as a candidate of anode materials with high reversible capacity, good cycle performance, and high rate discharge/ charge capability. —Yin et al. Credit: ACS, Yin et al. Click to enlarge. ACS Nano Article ASAP doi: 10.1021/nn2001728.

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APRIL 15, 2022

While rechargeable batteries are the solution of choice for consumer-level use, they are impractical for grid-scale consideration. Scientists have been looking for solutions in gravity energy storage , thermal or geothermal storage , and also molten-salt batteries.

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JULY 8, 2013

The reversible redox reaction without the formation of resistive solid products promotes rechargeability, demonstrating 100 cycles with negligible capacity fading. The Li-I 2 batteries showed high energy density and excellent recharge ability. Energy density was ~0.35 The specific energy density (~0.33

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APRIL 1, 2011

Example of a lithium-water rechargeable battery. The cell operates without a catalyst and has high storage efficiency. The possibility of a flow-through mode for the cathode allows flexibility of the cell design for safe, large-capacity electrical-energy storage at an acceptable cost, they conclude.

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MAY 15, 2015

Although lithium-ion batteries are currently the predominant battery technology in electric and hybrid vehicles, as well as other energy storage applications, sodium-ion could offer significant cost, safety and sustainability benefits. Oxford University was also a partner. Sodium-ion intercalation batteries—i.e.,

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OCTOBER 27, 2021

A new technology from Australia is certainly raising this prospect, offering a novel approach to stationary energy storage—whose packaging at least harkens back to the old, familiar car battery. On the other hand, lithium-ion is temperature sensitive and state-of-charge sensitive. What we are good at is energy shifting.

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OCTOBER 27, 2021

A new technology from Australia is certainly raising this prospect, offering a novel approach to stationary energy storage—whose packaging at least harkens back to the old, familiar car battery. On the other hand, lithium-ion is temperature sensitive and state-of-charge sensitive. What we are good at is energy shifting.

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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. A paper on their work is published in the journal Nature Materials. —Huang et al.

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DECEMBER 28, 2012

his outstanding contributions in the fields of solid state chemistry and electrochemistry, particularly in the area of materials chemistry related to energy storage. V (vs Li/Li+) on discharge or charge, especially so for hydrophobic carbon, but is unstable on charging above 3.5 Oxidation of Li 2 CO 3 on charging to ?4

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JUNE 22, 2015

Co-founded by MIT’s Dr. Yet-Ming Chiang, 24M’s Chief Scientist, the company is leveraging existing, preferred energy storage chemistry but using a new cell design with semi-solid (a mixture of solid and liquid phases) thick electrodes and manufacturing innovations to deliver what it says will be up to a 50% reduction in current Li-ion costs.

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APRIL 30, 2010

The US Department of Energy is awarding $106 million in funding for 37 research projects selected in the second round by the DOE’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E). Better Batteries - Batteries for Electrical Energy Storage in Transportation (BEEST). Earlier post.). Earlier post.) Lead organization.

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OCTOBER 10, 2017

In addition, material sustainability is also a critical factor when considering the total economic and environmental benefits for grid-scale energy storage applications. In the future they’ll have to look at volumetric energy density—how big must a sodium ion battery be to store the same energy as a lithium ion system.

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OCTOBER 10, 2011

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. Funds for the 13 projects come from the Public Interest Energy Research (PIER) program. The total cost of the project is $12.4 Click to enlarge.

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JANUARY 10, 2014

In a paper published in Nature Communications , the researchers suggest that this simple hybrid concept may also provide scientific strategies for protecting metal anodes in other energy-storage devices. Alternative energy-storage systems with much higher theoretical specific energy are needed. —Huang et al.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2009

HPL was spun out from Professor Graetzel’s laboratory at the EPFL (Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Switzerland) in 2003 and is focused on the development of nano-structured metal oxide energy storage materials and novel electrolytes for use in next generation lithium ion batteries. Capacity at 1C is 900 mAh.

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OCTOBER 15, 2020

The awardees went through a rigorous process including a review with CalSEED’s curated technical advisory committee, who volunteered their time and expertise to select the most promising future clean energy technologies. rechargeable battery?technology?that the cost of energy storage?by Innovasion Labs PINC, Inc.

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AUGUST 2, 2012

The US Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) has selected 19 new projects to receive a total of $43 million to develop breakthrough energy storage technologies and support promising small businesses. Advanced Management And Protection Of Energy-Storage Devices (AMPED).

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OCTOBER 26, 2015

In some studies it has been noted that the adequate BEV range perceived by the customer could be lower if the recharging time would be sufficiently short. Therefore, companies have been establishing fast-charging stations (ranging, e.g., from 24 kW by BMW to 120 kW by Tesla). using a 24 kW charging station and within ≈12 min.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2013

Further, alloying or coating pathways towards low-cost, effective passive films, have not been sufficiently explored in a sound and scientific way. for high-energy batteries for use in PHEV40 (PHEVs with a 40 mile all electric range) and EV light-duty vehicles. Recharge Rate. Specific Energy. Characteristics.

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JUNE 7, 2011

as a function of charge/discharge cycles at different charge/discharge current densities of. The resulting improved electrical capacity and recharging lifetime of the nanowires. low-cost Na-ion battery system for upcoming power and energy. To connect intermittent renewable energy sources (i.e.,

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

6K , a leading developer of microwave plasma technology for the production of advanced materials through its recently launched 6K Energy division, has developed NMC 811 at 1-3 microns as well as the capability to produce single crystal NMC. Richard Holman, VP of Battery Products for 6K. We innovate in days and weeks, not months and years.

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JUNE 26, 2021

To date, the TCF has funded more than 380 projects by unlocking more than $170 million in funding from more than 300 private sector partners, including automotive manufacturers, energy storage companies, utilities, bioenergy companies, solar providers, and aerospace companies. Alumina Energy, LLC (Los Angeles, California).

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