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JULY 25, 2011

In earlier lithium-air battery research that Shao-Horn and her students reported last year, they demonstrated that carbon particles could be used to make efficient electrodes for lithium-air batteries. ” Resources. Source: Mitchell et al. Click to enlarge. A team at MIT, led by Carl V. Mitchell, Betar M.

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MARCH 24, 2015

In December, Bloomberg reported that Volkswagen Group had taken a 5% stake in the company, which formed in 2010 to commercialize a novel solid-state energy storage technology—the “All-Electron Battery” (AEB), originally developed at Stanford and supported by the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) ARPA-E BEEST program ( earlier post ).

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NOVEMBER 26, 2011

Although lithium-air batteries—with high theoretical specific energies of up to ? 3400 Wh kg -1 of the electrode materials—are of great interest as next-generation, high specific-energy batteries for applications such as electric vehicles, the technology faces substantial challenges for commercialization.

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DECEMBER 13, 2011

A study led by researchers from Argonne National Laboratory reinforced that electrolyte solvent stability plays a key role in the performance of Lithium-air batteries, and that making advances in new electrolytes will be a key factor in reducing the large overpotential and improving reversibility of Li-air batteries.

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JANUARY 19, 2016

Lithium-air batteries form lithium peroxide (Li 2 O 2 )—a solid precipitate that clogs the pores of the electrode and degrades cell performance—as part of the charge−discharge reaction process. This remains a core challenge that needs to be overcome for the viable commercialization of Li-air technology.

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JULY 27, 2015

Processes for sustainable energy production must be environmentally benign, reduce greenhouse gas production, and utilize renewable resources. Advanced systems such as lithium-air, sodium-ion, as well as lithium-ion electrochemical energy storage are appropriate.

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JULY 25, 2016

Conventional lithium-air batteries draw in oxygen from the outside air to drive a chemical reaction with the battery’s lithium during the discharging cycle, and this oxygen is then released again to the atmosphere during the reverse reaction in the charging cycle. —Zhu et al. 2016.111.

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MAY 13, 2013

O 2 batteries, many issues still must be resolved before these batteries can be exploited commercially, including electrolyte instability, poor cycle life and rate capability, and low round-trip efficiencies largely resulting from high over-potentials on charge. This provides insights into how to design the air electrode.

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JUNE 21, 2013

Lithium-air batteries, with a theoretical gravimetric energy density of ?3500 Lithium-ion rechargeable batteries are based on a pair of intercalation electrodes. On charging, lithium ions move from the cathode through the electrolyte and insert into the anode; discharging reverses the process. Earlier post.).

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APRIL 7, 2013

Processes for sustainable energy production must be environmentally benign, reduce greenhouse gas production, and utilize renewable resources. Advanced systems such as lithium-air, sodium-ion, as well as lithium-ion with new cathode chemistries are appropriate. The duration of unsolicited awards is typically three years.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2013

The increase in surface area produced by this method can provide a big advantage in lithium-air batteries’ rate of charging and discharging. Belcher emphasizes that this is early-stage research, and much more work is needed to produce a lithium-air battery that’s viable for commercial production. —Oh et al.

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OCTOBER 19, 2016

This work, published in an open-access paper in ACS Central Science , provides a level of detailed understanding that can help researchers take the next steps toward bringing Li metal anodes to commercial reality. However, the Li-metal electrodes in these next-generation batteries are especially prone to forming dendrites. 6b00260.

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OCTOBER 30, 2015

While the results, reported in the journal Science , are promising, the researchers caution that a practical lithium-air battery still remains at least a decade away. A small voltage gap equals a more efficient battery—previous versions of a lithium-air battery have only managed to get the gap down to 0.5 – 1.0

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MARCH 7, 2018

Lithium-metal batteries are among the most promising candidates for high-density energy storage technology, but uncontrolled lithium dendrite growth, which results in poor recharging capability and safety hazards, currently is hindering their commercial potential. —Wang et al.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2015

Researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) have developed a new electrolyte that allows lithium-sulfur, lithium-metal and lithium-air batteries to operate at 99% efficiency, while having a high current density and without growing dendrites that short-circuit rechargeable batteries.

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APRIL 20, 2015

If costs reach US$150 per kWh this is commonly considered as the point of commercialization of BEV. A commercial breakthrough of the next generation of, for example, lithium air-based batteries is still distant and not considered in this paper. Source: Nykvist and Nilsson (2015). Click to enlarge. Batteries Forecasts'

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AUGUST 28, 2013

Toyota has also ramped up development on new battery technologies such as solid state and lithium air, as well as devoting resources focused on chemistries beyond lithium, such as magnesium and other low-valence materials. The next Prius will also feature electric motors that will be smaller in size.

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OCTOBER 31, 2014

BMW, together with the scientific teams of La Sapienza - University of Rome, University of Münster and Hanyang University in Seoul, initiated ABILE, which focuses on investigating the use of ionic liquids and alternative anodes as potential components for Li-air and Li-O 2 batteries. Resources. Mueller, D. Bresser, and S. Oberhumer, N.

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MAY 5, 2010

Actually delivering commercially viable 500-mile batteries will require exascale computing—i.e., Weigand is looking for a “500-mile battery” such as a Li-O 2 (Lithium air) thin film nano-technology system and for 50% efficient photovoltaic cells. NZN Needs the Exa Era. To bridge that gap between the 2.7 Gil Weigand.

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JULY 9, 2010

In addition to a detailed discussion of the possible dynamics of the electrochemistry of the cell, the authors note that there are other issues that need to be addressed, including the lithium anode, as well as the question of Li-air or Li-O 2 batteries—e.g., Resources. Wilcke (2010) Lithium-Air Battery: Promise and Challenges.

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MARCH 18, 2013

Commercialization of fuel and vehicle technologies is best left to the private sector in response to performance-based policies, or policies that target reductions in GHG emissions or petroleum use rather than specific technologies. BEVs and PHEVs are likely to use lithium-ion batteries for the foreseeable future.

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