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MAY 24, 2013

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and the California Energy Commission today unveiled a utility-scale sodium-sulfur battery energy storage system ( earlier post ) pilot project to better balance power needs of the electric grid. The system has a 4 megawatt capacity, and can store more than six hours of energy.

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DECEMBER 12, 2022

The study is published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society. In an earlier study, the researchers reported ∼3.5 The new study found that the evolution of graphite over battery cycling, including intercalation/deintercalation and exfoliation, generated sufficient pores for hosting LiCl/Cl 2 redox.

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APRIL 12, 2023

The results of their study, published in Joule , could help advance efforts to produce low-carbon fuels. Nina Fujikawa/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory) There are many reactive species in seawater that can interfere with the water-to-hydrogen reaction, and the sodium chloride that makes seawater salty is one of the main culprits.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2015

nm, average) of iron pyrite (FeS 2 ) nanoparticles are advantageous to sustain reversible conversion reactions in sodium ion and lithium ion batteries. In the paper, they reported reversible capacities of more than 500 and 600 mAh/g for sodium and lithium storage for ultrafine nanoparticles, along with improved cycling and rate capability.

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AUGUST 12, 2013

Researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) report in a paper in the ACS journal Nano Letters on high-capacity, high-rate sodium-ion (Na-ion) energy storage in functionalized high-surface-area nanocellular carbon foams (NCCF). Sodium-ion intercalation batteries—i.e., Sodium-ion intercalation batteries—i.e.,

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NOVEMBER 3, 2011

Charge/discharge galvanostatic curves of amorphous TiO 2 NT in Na half cell (red for discharge and black for charge) cycled between 2.5 Sodium-ion batteries ( earlier post ) are considered a potential attractive alternative to lithium-ion batteries. V versus Na/Na + at 0.05A/g (C/3). Credit: ACS, Xiong et al.Click to enlarge.

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JUNE 14, 2012

Discharge capacity of the HCNW electrode as a function of charge?discharge discharge cycles at different charge?discharge capacity retention over 400 charge?discharge The researchers attributed the good sodium-ion insertion properties to the short diffusion distance in the HCNWs and the large interlayer distance (0.37

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APRIL 16, 2010

Scientists at the research neutron source FRM II of the Technische Universität München (TUM) are taking a closer look at a high performance rechargeable battery for future hybrid locomotives, the sodium/iron chloride battery manufactured by General Electric (GE). Up to 10,000 of these 2.33

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MAY 28, 2014

Overview of the three vehicle classes identified in the study, and their corresponding battery technologies. Advanced lead-based batteries (AGM and EFB technologies) are installed to meet extra requirements in start-stop and basic- micro-hybrid vehicles, due to their increased charge recoverability and higher deep-cycle resistance.

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AUGUST 11, 2010

In October 2008, Xcel began testing a one-megawatt sodium-sulfur (NaS) battery ( earlier post ) to demonstrate its ability to store wind energy and move it to the electricity grid when needed. megawatt-hours of electricity, with a charge/discharge capacity of one megawatt. Minimum of 300 annual charge-discharge cycles.

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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., an alloying material), in full sodium-ion configuration.

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APRIL 1, 2011

John Goodenough, are proposing a strategy for high-capacity next-generation alkali (lithium or sodium)-ion batteries using water-soluble redox couples as the cathode. The present sodium-sulfur battery operates above 300 °C. The high energy storage has stimulated a worldwide study of Li-air batteries. V and charges at 4.2-4.4

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MARCH 19, 2014

The nanocrystals possess high and similar Li-ion and Na-ion charge storage capacities of 580?640 1 at moderate charging/discharging current densities of 0.5?1C At 20C-rates, retention of charge storage capacities by 10 and 20 nm Sb nanocrystals can reach 78? 640 mAh g ?1 1C (1C-rate is 660 mA g ?1 At all C-rates (0.5?20C),

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FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Through electrochemical characterization and post-mortem spectroscopy/ microscopy studies on cycled cells, we demonstrate an altered redox mechanism in our cells that reversibly converts monoclinic sulfur to Li2S without the formation of intermediate polysulfides for the entire range of 4000 cycles.

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AUGUST 9, 2018

A team of researchers from institutions in China and the US report the design of a negatively charged graphene composite separator for the effective suppression of the polysulfide shuttling effect in Li-sulfur batteries. A recent study demonstrated “charge environment” as an effective way to mitigate the PS shuttling effect.

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JULY 27, 2022

Although the current 10-fold price spike of lithium is giving the electric vehicle market a sharp short-term shock, a study by a team from Tsinghua University indicates that it will not hinder transportation electrification in the long run. Contrary to anticipation, the global LIB supply chain is currently haunted by market fluctuations.

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JANUARY 21, 2024

The new battery also has comparable storage capacity and can be charged up faster than cobalt batteries. Within the molecules are chemical groups called quinones, which are the electron reservoirs, and amines, which help the material to form strong hydrogen bonds, explained the study published in the journal ACS Central Science.

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MARCH 1, 2017

lithium, sodium or potassium) on a copper–carbon cathode current collector at a voltage of more than 3.0 Finally, sodium is cheaper than lithium and widely available from the oceans, which makes a sodium battery preferable to a lithium battery, but insertion hosts for Na + have lower capacities than insertion hosts for Li +.

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JUNE 10, 2020

Too much ion flow causes anode materials to swell and then shrink during charge-discharge cycles, causing mechanical degradation that shortens battery life. An electron microscope image shows the antimony nanoparticles used to study the spontaneous formation of nanoscale hollow electrodes for use in batteries. —Matthew McDowell.

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DECEMBER 13, 2016

John Goodenough, known around the world for his pioneering work that led to the invention of the rechargeable lithium-ion battery, have devised a new strategy for a safe, low-cost, all-solid-state rechargeable sodium or lithium battery cell that has the required energy density and cycle life for a battery that powers an all-electric road vehicle.

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EV Connect

OCTOBER 9, 2023

In particular, instead of convincing consumers about the benefits of EV, the next challenge is in reassuring them that the charging network is in place. While studies show that 30% of newer drivers aged 18-25 plan to buy an EV next, the overwhelming majority (58%) in the US still plan to stick with gasoline.

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Cars That Think

APRIL 15, 2022

A recent study from the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) looks at molten-salt batteries that can “freeze” their charge for months until required. We have some test cases ongoing for six months at this time,” says Minyuan “Miller” Li , first author of the study. When it comes to potential applications, adds Vincent L.

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JULY 13, 2023

MHI) has been selected as the core company in charge of the conceptual design of an demonstration fast reactor which the Japanese Government aims to place into operation in the 2040s. In 2007, MHI was selected as the core company in charge of a research program which was focused on the practice uses of fast reactors.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2013

charge cycle, K?O In a paper published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society , they reported a charge/discharge potential gap smaller than 50 mV at a current density of 0.16 As a result of the asymmetric reaction mechanism, battery charge has a much higher overpotential (?1?1.5 The charge overpotential ?

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JUNE 12, 2013

Lithium-intercalation compounds and sodium-intercalation compounds are used for anode and cathode, respectively. During charging (or discharging), the storage (or release) of Li + takes place at anode, and the release (or storage) of Na + occurs at cathode. After charging, the Li + /Na + ratio rose to 1/10. Chen et al.

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OCTOBER 13, 2015

Researchers in South Korea have demonstrated new type of room-temperature and high-energy density sodium rechargeable battery using a sulfur dioxide (SO 2 )-based inorganic molten complex catholyte that serves as both a Na + -conducting medium and cathode material (i.e. The cutoff voltage for charge is 4.05 V. charge for 100 cycles.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2023

Battery: The battery is suitable for pure electric vehicles, including lead-acid batteries, nickel-metal hydride batteries, sodium-sulfur batteries, secondary lithium batteries, air batteries, and ternary lithium batteries. (1) 1) Lead-acid battery: Lead-acid battery has a history of more than 100 years.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Others solid battery types are nickel-cadmium and sodium-sulphur, while zinc-air is emerging. According to a recent study by Bloomberg NEF (BNEF), the cost of lithium-ion batteries will be significantly reduced in the coming years — beyond even the 85% reduction that occurred from 2010 to 2018.

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MARCH 1, 2012

Researchers at Argonne National Laboratory have developed selenium and selenium–sulfur (Se x S y )-based cathode materials for a new class of room-temperature lithium and sodium batteries. Unlike the widely studied Li/S system, both Se and Se x S y can be cycled to high voltages (up to 4.6 V) without failure. —Abouimrane et al.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2013

Schematic representation of the super-valent battery during charge/discharge process. Sodium-ion and magnesium-ion batteries, as new energy storage systems in portable devices, have attracted much attention of the investigators. Wang et al. Click to enlarge. Herein, we define this kind of battery as super-valent battery.

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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. milliwatts.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Magnesium offers a number of advantages over lithium: 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. Co-author Baris Key, a research chemist at Argonne, conducted nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy experiments.

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DECEMBER 6, 2012

Discharge–charge cycles of Na–O 2 cells at various current densities (i.e., V for charge. In a paper in Nature Materials , a team of researchers from BASF SE and Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen report on the performance of a sodium-air (sodium superoxide) cell. the rate capability). Cutoff potentials were set to 1.8

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OCTOBER 28, 2022

INL will stimulate mafic-ultramafic ore bodies using an innovative electric hydraulic fracturing method followed by in-situ circulating of optimized metal leachate charged with CO 2 for energy-relevant mineral leaching and CO 2 mineralization.

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OCTOBER 7, 2015

In their study, they showed that potassium can be reversibly inserted into graphite with a high capacity of 273 mAh/g in electrochemical cells. Lithium can do that, as the charge carrier whose ions migrate into the graphite and create an electrical current. Their findings are published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society.

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JANUARY 18, 2011

The study by Yan et al. The study by Biswas et al. A collaboration including researchers from Boston College, MIT, the University of Virginia and Clemson University have achieved a peak ZT (thermoelectric figure of merit) of 0.8 at 700 °C (973 K), in half-Heusler alloys—about 60% higher than the best reported ZT of 0.5

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MARCH 26, 2018

With rapid advances in the computational capability, we envision these descriptors to be used in high-throughput studies to screen not only lithium ion conductors but also other technologically relevant ion conductors such as oxygen or sodium ion conductors. —Muy et al.

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