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MAY 6, 2020

announced positive results from an independent feasibility study conducted on its permitted cobalt refinery in Ontario, Canada. The study contemplates expanding the existing facility and adapting it to be North America’s first producer of cobalt sulfate, an essential component in the manufacturing of batteries for electric vehicles.

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APRIL 10, 2014

company, and a leading supplier of specialty batteries and energy storage solutions for the defense, aerospace, medical, commercial and grid energy storage markets, will receive a $3-million award from the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy to further develop their catalytic energy storage technology. Click to enlarge.

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MAY 28, 2014

Overview of the three vehicle classes identified in the study, and their corresponding battery technologies. For commercial applications, harsh environments and heavy duty vehicles, high-temperature sodium nickel chloride batteries are a competitive option. Click to enlarge.

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OCTOBER 29, 2014

A new study on the combustion properties of biodiesel for use in urban transit buses found that using biodiesel can effectively reduce the mass of particulate matter released in both hot and cold idle modes. In sum, they recommended that governments consider using blends of biodiesel in urban and commercial vehicles to enhance air quality.

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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. In addition, the technology needed to be commercially available and have a sound track record. A final report is expected in summer 2011.

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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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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. —Pai et al.

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DECEMBER 10, 2020

Pre-feasibility studies have shown that the Jadar project has the potential to produce both battery-grade lithium carbonate and boric acid. The project under study consists of an underground mine, sustainable industrial processing and waste facilities as well as associated infrastructure. Economic assumptions.

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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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JUNE 10, 2020

An electron microscope image shows the antimony nanoparticles used to study the spontaneous formation of nanoscale hollow electrodes for use in batteries. The problem has been that directly synthesizing these hollow nanostructures at the large scales needed for commercial applications is challenging and expensive.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2022

There are currently 11 commercial plants at the Salton Sea field producing geothermal energy, a process in which hot fluids are pumped up from deep underground and the heat is then converted to electricity. Earlier post.). Credit: Jenny Nuss/Berkeley Lab). Earlier post.). —Maryjo Brounce.

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MARCH 19, 2014

Initial studies revealed that antimony could be suitable for both rechargeable lithium- and sodium-ion batteries because it is able to store both kinds of ions. Sodium is regarded as a possible low-cost alternative to lithium as it is much more naturally abundant and its reserves are more evenly distributed on Earth.

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JUNE 2, 2020

Sodium-ion batteries (SIBs), with the intrinsic advantages of resource abundance and geographic uniformity, are desired alternative battery technology to Li-ion batteries (LIBs) for grid-scale energy storage and transportation applications. However, these strategies have not been systematically studied on SIB cathodes.

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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 1, 2016

The process produces a toxic byproduct referred to as black liquor—a primarily liquid mixture of pulping residues (such as lignin and hemicellulose) and inorganic chemicals from the Kraft process (sodium hydroxide and sodium sulfide, for example). tons of black liquor dry solids. Earlier post.) —Löfstedt et al. Löfstedt, J.,

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AUGUST 9, 2018

In their paper on the work published in the journal Joule , the researchers reported that by using a reduced graphene oxide (rGO)/sodium lignosulfonate (SL) composite on the standard polypropylene (PP) separator (rGO@SL/PP), they demonstrated a highly robust Li-S battery with a capacity retention of 74% over 1,000 cycles. …

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MAY 12, 2017

Alberta Innovates has teamed up with Natural Resources (NRCan) and industry partners to take three clean oil sands technologies to commercial demonstration. million in commercial demonstration in the three projects intended to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions of bitumen production and upgrading. million, for a total of $26.2

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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. V higher for Li/S.

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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. catholyte). mA cm −2 ). The cutoff voltage for charge is 4.05 V.

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MARCH 13, 2012

Using non-GM crop breeding techniques, scientists from CSIRO Plant Industry introduced a salt-tolerant gene into a commercial durum wheat, with results shown in field tests. The salt-tolerant gene (known as TmHKT1;5-A) works by excluding sodium from the leaves. Matthew Gilliham.

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DECEMBER 18, 2014

Part of the evidence submitted to the EU Commission is a study— A Review of Battery Technologies for Automotive Applications —which found that there are at present no alternatives, either technically or economically, to lead-based batteries for the SLI (Starting – Lighting – Ignition) function in vehicles.

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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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JUNE 6, 2012

One of these processes, the sulfur-iodine cycle, has been studied extensively, and even piloted for implementation. NaMnO 2 (sodium manganate) at 850 °C; oxidation of MnO in the presence of Na 2 CO 3 by water to produce H 2 , CO 2 , and ?-NaMnO NaMnO 2 at 850 °C; Na + extraction from ? NaMnO 2 at 850 °C; Na + extraction from ?-NaMnO

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OCTOBER 28, 2022

The selected projects, led by universities, national laboratories, and the private sector aim to develop commercially scalable technologies that will enable greater domestic supplies of copper, nickel, lithium, cobalt, rare earth elements, and other critical elements.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2013

contrast with LiO 2 and NaO 2 , KO 2 is thermodynamically stable and commercially available. Potassium, an alkali metal similar to lithium (and sodium) can be used in a rechargeable battery. ar, Anna Katharina Dürr, Arnd Garsuch, Jürgen Janek & Philipp Adelhelm (2012) A rechargeable room-temperature sodium superoxide (NaO 2 ) battery.

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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. —Hanqing Jiang. —Hanqing Jiang.

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JUNE 12, 2013

Lithium-intercalation compounds and sodium-intercalation compounds are used for anode and cathode, respectively. Sodium-ion based rechargeable batteries (SIBs, e.g., earlier post ) are of interest due to sodium’s abundance, far lower prices, and a greener synthesis while maintaining a similarity in ion-insertion chemistry.

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APRIL 7, 2013

Fundamental engineering research, supported by modeling and simulation studies, that leads to new processes to efficiently harness wind energy for the production of electrical power is an interest area of this program. Advanced systems such as lithium-air, sodium-ion, as well as lithium-ion with new cathode chemistries are appropriate.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2014

Although researchers have made progress in designing materials to mitigate this effect, a lack of understanding about what is happening inside the batteries and what governs the reactions continues to retard commercialization. Ken Ogata, lead author. Resources. Salager, C.J. Ducati, A.J.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2023

In a study reported in Science Advances in September , they 3D-printed the essential components—physical sensors, chemical sensors, microfluidics, and supercapacitors—for a multimodal health-tracking system called e3-skin (epifluidic elastic electronic skin). milliwatts. The team next turned to 3D printing.

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MAY 24, 2018

According to a 1978 study by the US Geological Survey, widely scattered brine samples from Salar de Uyuni show lithium values ranging from 80 to 1500 ppm. In 2013, COMIBOL completed the construction of a pilot plant for processing brines at the Salar de Uyuni, but commercial production was not expected until the fourth quarter of this year.

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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. Researchers have yet to duplicate its performance with less costly and more readily available materials, such as sodium, magnesium, or potassium. A patent is pending on the new technology.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2013

Sodium-ion and magnesium-ion batteries, as new energy storage systems in portable devices, have attracted much attention of the investigators. Most recently, aluminium-ion battery with multivalent metal ions transmitting internally has been studied preliminarily.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Others solid battery types are nickel-cadmium and sodium-sulphur, while zinc-air is emerging. Molten salt has emerged as commercially viable with concentrated solar power but this and other heat storage options may be limited by the need for large underground storage caverns. Batteries encompass a range of chemistries.

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OCTOBER 9, 2023

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. Cost (and Cost Comparison) A recent study showed 67% of would-be purchasers claim cost is a primary concern. Tesla, for example, is now one of the world’s most high-profile brands.

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MARCH 30, 2016

Zenyatta natural graphite material was prototyped, tested and compared for key mechanical and electrical properties against Ballard’s baseline synthetic graphite in a commercial product platform. treatment using sodium hydroxide. The components made from Albany graphite were equivalent to the existing synthetic graphite components.

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AUGUST 10, 2012

A direct borohydride fuel cell—first demonstrated in the early 1960s—is a type of alkaline fuel cell directly fed by a sodium borohydride or potassium borohydride solution. DBFCs feature a high open circuit voltage (1.64 V), high fuel energy density (9.3 Wh·g -1 for NaBH 4 and 6.5 V, 80 °C), the researchers noted.

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