Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 23, 2011

At left, a traditional approach combines Si (blue spheres) with a polymer binder (light brown) plus carbon (dark brown spheres). At right, the new conductive polymer (purple) continues to bind tightly to the Si particles despite repeated swelling and shrinking. 1 in Si after 650 cycles without any conductive additive. —Gao Liu.

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Polymer Li-ion Lithium Ion Batteries 199

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Eos Z3 battery module Z3 battery modules store electrical energy through zinc deposition. During charge and discharge, ions move through the electrolyte to their respective electrode to donate or accept electrons, creating a current flow through the bipolar stack. The project secured an up to $398.6-million

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Energy Storage Energy Legal Polymer 195

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 19, 2018

The new polymer binder allows a doubling in capacity compared to a conventional lithium-sulfur battery, even after more than 100 charge cycles at high current densities. Without this information, rational design principles for polymer binders remain obscure. Click to enlarge. —Li et al.

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Lithium Sulfur Polymer Design Li-ion 199

Green Car Congress

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. In the conventional approach, at the negative electrode lithium is dissolved into solution on discharge and plated out on charge. PEO=poly(ethylene oxide).

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Lithium Ion Polymer Lithium Sulfur Li-ion 220

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

The University of Michigan (U-M) and eight partner institutions will explore the use of ceramic ion conductors as replacements for the traditional liquid or polymer electrolytes in common lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles and in flow cells for storing renewable energy in the grid.

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Lithium Ion Energy Storage Michigan Universal 199

Green Car Congress

MARCH 23, 2021

The carbon fiber acts as a host for the lithium and thus stores the energy. In addition to being stiff and strong, they also have a good ability to store electrical energy chemically. The fiberglass separator will be replaced with an ultra-thin variant, which will give a much greater effect—as well as faster charging cycles.

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Carbon Fiber Batteries Battery Lithium Ion 416

Green Car Congress

MARCH 23, 2012

Grzegorz Milczarek from Poznan University of Technology (Poland), and Olle Inganäs from Linköping University (Sweden), have combined lignin derivatives, which are electronic insulators, with polypyrole, a conductive polymer, into an interpenetrating composite suitable for use as a battery cathode.

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Polymer Batteries Battery Renewable 268

Green Car Congress

JUNE 22, 2020

At the same time the eCitaro G is beginning a new chapter with innovative solid-state batteries to store energy. Chemically speaking these are lithium-polymer batteries. They, on the other hand, are ideal for fast charging whether during breaks between journeys at the depot or along the route.

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Mercedes Lithium Ion Fully Electric Electric 320

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2021

With prior ARPA-E support, Sila developed a unique drop-in replacement silicon (Si) dominant composite anode powder that boosts automotive lithium-ion battery (LIB) energy density by 20%+ and enables fast charging. High-Throughput Manufacturing of Breakthrough Polymer Electrolyte to Enable Low-Cost Solid-State Batteries - $8,000,000.

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Li-ion Batteries Battery Polymer 199

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

(a) Chemical structure of the PEDT:PSSH polymer blend. (b) When sandwiched between and charged by two metal plates, the membrane can store charge at 0.2 They reported on their work in a paper published earlier this summer in the Journal of Polymer Science Part B. Click to enlarge. —Xie et al.

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Energy Storage Singapore Universal Polymer 259

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 17, 2013

A composite blend of carbon fibers and polymer resin is being developed that can store and charge more energy faster than conventional batteries can. The material combines carbon fibers and a polymer resin, creating a very advanced nanomaterial, and structural supercapacitors. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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Energy Storage Volvo Carbon Fiber Energy 368

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 25, 2012

Researchers at North Carolina State University have identified the origin of the nonlinear dielectric response and high energy density of polyvinylidene-fluoride-based (PVDF) polymers enabling capacitors to store and release large amounts of energy quickly. —Vivek Ranjan. Resources. Buongiorno Nardelli and J. 108.087802.

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Energy Storage Energy Polymer North Carolina 207

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 7, 2016

and the University of Surrey, in collaboration with the University of Bristol, have developed new, crosslinked gel-matrix polymer electrolytes exhibiting measured capacitance values more than 100 times those of conventional electrolytes. Researchers from Augmented Optics Ltd. —Jim Heathcote, Chief Executive of both Augmented Optics Ltd.

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Energy Polymer Batteries Battery 150

EV Central

DECEMBER 5, 2022

The electrons head one way during charging and the opposite direction as the battery puts out power. Polymer-based plastic is the other, but it’s nothing like the Tupperware container you store leftovers in. So what’s an electrolyte?

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Batteries Battery Lead Acid Lithium Ion 118

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Researchers at Uppsala University have developed photocatalytic composite polymer nanoparticles (“polymer dots”) that show promising performance and stability for the production of hydrogen from water and sunlight. These polymer dots are designed to be both environmentally friendly and cost-effective. Photograph: P-Cat.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 8, 2016

Significant research is going into improved ways of storing electricity, including alternatives to the currently dominant lithium-ion battery-cell chemistry in electric cars. Engineers are nothing if not creative. That includes using supercapacitors to substitute for storage batteries in some circumstances.

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Polymer Lithium Ion Energy Store 60

Green Car Congress

JUNE 5, 2014

Mats Johansson at Sweden’s KTH Royal Institute of Technology says the work is about improving the mechanical properties of batteries so that it not only stores energy but is part of the design. For example, he suggests, the hood of the car could be part of the battery. In this €3.4-million million (US$4.7-million) Earlier post.).

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Carbon Fiber Carbon Li-ion Electric Vehicles 317

Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2021

New ELCRES HTV150 dielectric film can support the design of high-voltage, high-temperature DC link power capacitors that can store large amounts of electrical energy for long periods without significant leakage of current or loss of charge. SABIC is currently collaborating with Shin-Etsu Polymer Co.,

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Polymer Power Powered DC 170

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 22, 2013

Ah, 47 kW Lithium Polymer battery pack and an optimized hybrid operating strategy. Using a higher output 35 kW electric motor and the more powerful 47 kW Lithium Polymer battery pack, the Hybrid Blue Drive powertrain maximizes electric-only driving. Key improvements for increased fuel efficiency include: Lithium polymer battery pack.

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Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Through this process the biofuels generated enough electricity to power both the e-skin’s sensors and data transmission, continuously charging a capacitor from 1.5 For capacitors, voltage translates to electrons stored —the voltage drop across a capacitor is proportional to its total charge.) volts for about 60 hours.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

The Bluecars run on Lithium Metal Polymer (LMP) batteries developed by Bolloré and have a range of 120 miles between charges. As of today, 125 parking spaces are equipped with charge points. Reserved parking spots mean no need to look for parking. Drivers will simply swipe their card across the BlueIndy car windshield.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Conventional lithium-ion battery cells have a large fraction of inactive, non-charge carrying materials—supporting metals and plastics—that are layered, one-on-top of the other, within a cell’s casing. Using thick electrodes, the cell also stores more energy, bettering the performance of the battery as well as its cost.

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Cars That Think

JULY 15, 2021

Thirty-two years later, our laptops are powered by much, much lighter lithium-ion or lithium-polymer batteries. Not only will batteries be needed for our phones, laptops, power tools, cars, ships, and planes, but also to store energy from renewable sources. Within each of those cells is a chemical paste that stores the charges.

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Batteries Battery Lithium Ion Store 83

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 21, 2013

Opportunities exist for the chemist to bring together oxide and polymer or graphene chemistry in imaginative morphologies. ”.a Opportunities exist for the chemist to bring together oxide and polymer or graphene chemistry in imaginative morphologies. ”.a A first step will be plug-in hybrids [PHEVs] used for daily commuting.

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Li-ion PHEV Transportation Batteries 262

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2010

Researchers from Imperial College London and their European partners, including Volvo Car Corporation, are developing a prototype multifunctional structural composite material composed of carbon fibers and a polymer resin which can store and discharge electrical energy and which is also strong and lightweight enough to be used for car parts.

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Energy Storage Energy Polymer Carbon Fiber 225

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 24, 2016

The shelf-life of stored charge in rechargeable devices does not scale linearly with maximum SP and has led to trends referred to as ‘range-anxiety’, ‘compulsive charging’, etc. Applying an electrical potential to the conducting polymer membrane alters the redox state, allows it to conduct ions across the membrane.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

The design is part of a concept for developing safe all-solid-state batteries, dispensing with the liquid or polymer gel usually used as the electrolyte material between the battery’s two electrodes. One of the biggest problems is that when the battery is charged up, atoms accumulate inside the lithium metal, causing it to expand.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 1, 2014

They often store electricity generated by rows of solar panels and wind turbines. Running at lower temperatures can make a big difference for sodium-beta batteries and may enable batteries to store more renewable energy and strengthen the power grid. However, their broader use has been limited because of the high operating temperature.

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Sodium Batteries Battery Energy Storage 218

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 17, 2016

This high energy density enables the Solar Impulse 2 to store more energy without increasing the plane’s weight or size. In addition, Kokam’s Ultra High Energy NMC batteries have a 96% efficiency, meaning less energy is wasted when the batteries charge or discharge. Total mass of the batteries is 633kg (2,077 lb). Source: Kokam.

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Solar Energy Batteries Battery 150

Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2010

liter Theta II engine (169 hp/126 kW at 6,000 rpm and 156 lb-ft/212 N·m of torque at 4,500 rpm); a 6-speed automatic transmission; a 30 kW (151 lb-ft/205 N·m) electric motor; and a lithium-polymer battery pack. lithium polymer battery pack (5.3 Gasoline engine engagement depends on state of charge, acceleration and vehicle speed.

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Nickel Metal Hydride New York Hyundai Hybrid 210

Green Car Congress

APRIL 4, 2013

The 37 kWh lithium polymer battery pack gives the SP:01 a range of almost 190 miles (306 km) between recharges, when tested to the New European Driving Cycle (NEDC) standard. Detroit Electric’s home charging unit will enable drivers to charge their SP:01 with full charge achieved in 4.3

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Detroit Miles Range Electric 287

Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2020

The high-voltage battery stores up to 95 kWh of energy and can recover up to 30% of energy used to drive the vehicle during regenerative braking applications. Because of this, the e-tron GT is able to charge the battery to 80% in about 20 minutes at a Level 3 DC fast charger with a maximum output of 350 kW.

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Audi SUV Concept All-Electric 300

Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2013

The [nano-structured hard] carbon is able to store more than standard graphite (which is what the 50% is based on) because it has a disorganized amorphous structure. Hard carbon is not limited in this way because of the disorganized morphology and so it can store a higher number of lithium atoms for every carbon atom.

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Li-ion Carbon Standards Energy Storage 281

Green Car Congress

APRIL 11, 2010

kW (10 hp) electric motors and store the solar energy for the night in a 400 kg lithium-ion polymer battery system (25% of the weight of the plane). Each motor is mounted in a gondola beneath the wing which also contains a lithium polymer battery set and a management system controlling charge/discharge and temperature.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 9, 2024

Problem is, there is nowhere to charge them. Storing hydrogen is a challenge too in that it requires high pressures, low temperatures, or other chemical process to keep it compact. The South Korean automaker is among a small group of companies embracing hydrogen fuel cell technology, with GM, Toyota, and Honda among them.

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Waste Hyundai Hydrogen Las Vegas 52

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 28, 2012

He is noted for his groundbreaking research into nanostructured intercalation electrodes and polymer electrolytes that underpin rechargeable lithium ion batteries and for his seminal studies of the lithium-air battery. V (vs Li/Li+) on discharge or charge, especially so for hydrophobic carbon, but is unstable on charging above 3.5

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Carbon Li-ion Batteries Battery 240

Green Car Congress

JUNE 27, 2014

Since grid-scale electrical energy storage requires hundreds of gigawatt-hours to be stored, the batteries for this application must be inexpensive, robust, safe and sustainable. The positive and negative electrodes are separated by a proton-conducting polymer electrolyte membrane. V is possible.

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