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NOVEMBER 2, 2012

Comparison of the discharge capacity and coulombic efficiency of MPSPs/PPAN anodes at various ratios versus cycle number. This performance combined with low cost processing yields a competitive anode material that will have an immediate and direct application in lithium ion batteries, according to the research team.

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MAY 15, 2015

British battery R&D company Faradion has demonstrated a proof-of-concept electric bike powered by sodium-ion batteries at the headquarters of Williams Advanced Engineering, which collaborated in the development of the bike. Oxford University was also a partner. Each module contains 12 Faradion cells. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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DECEMBER 11, 2016

However, none of these changes are sufficient to reach the DOE energy storage target of $125 kWh by 2020 , the study found. Historical prices and future cost predictions for lithium-ion batteries. These packs also use cylindrical lithium-ion cells, a departure from the prismatic cells examined in previous models.

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DECEMBER 31, 2012

Researchers at Cornell University are proposing a new scheme for cathodes for lithium-sulfide batteries ( earlier post ) to prevent lithium polysulfide dissolution and shuttling during electrochemical cycling. polyacrylonitrile), to control the distribution of lithium sulfide in the host material. Click to enlarge.

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OCTOBER 10, 2017

Stanford researchers have developed a sodium-ion battery (SIB) that can store the same amount of energy as a state-of-the-art lithium ion, at substantially lower cost. The researchers focused mainly on the favorable cost-performance comparisons between their sodium-ion battery and lithium.

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JUNE 17, 2011

(A) Energy storage potential (ESP) based on annual production of the elements. On the order of 1 billion 40 kWh Li-based EV batteries could be built with the currently estimated reserve base of lithium, according to a recent study by researchers from Lawrence Berkeley National laboratory and the University of California, Berkeley.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

Researchers at Arizona State University have shown that paper-folding concepts can be applied to Li-ion batteries in order to realize a device with higher areal energy densities. Recently, there has been much interest in the development of electronic and energy storage devices using paper and textile components.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

The cell charger array constructed at the Dahn laboratory, Department of Physics and Atmospheric Science, Dalhousie University. Traditional cycle-life testing—which is often, by comparison, limited to the repeated cycling of cells at different temperatures—is commonly conducted at rapid charge-discharge rates to shorten the testing process.

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OCTOBER 15, 2009

Researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology ICT in Pfinztal near Karlsruhe are developing improved redox flow batteries for automotive applications in an attempt to address storage capacity and charging time limitations of current Li-ion battery solutions for electric vehicles. Jens Noack and Jens Tübke.

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APRIL 11, 2015

A team at Beihang University in China has synthesized cathode materials for Li-sulfur batteries consisting of vertically aligned sulfur–graphene (S-G) nanowalls on electrically conductive substrates. 1 in comparison with S-G-2. (d) A g –1 ). (b) b) CV curves measured between 1.0 V versus Li/Li+ at a sweep rate of 0.5 —Li et al.

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JANUARY 18, 2017

In a review paper in the journal Nature Materials , Jean-Marie Tarascon (Professor at College de France and Director of RS2E, French Network on Electrochemical Energy Storage) and Clare Gray (Professor at the University of Cambridge), call for integrating the sustainability of battery materials into the R&D efforts to improve rechargeable batteries.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2013

Advanced Electrolytes for Next-Generation Lithium Ion Chemistries. There is an emphasis on developing and improving energy storage technologies, as they are one of the most critical components needed to enable the wide-spread commercialization of electric drive vehicles. Lubricant Formulations to Enhance Fuel Efficiency.

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MARCH 15, 2010

Comparison of gravimetric and volumetric energy densities for four different types of 2016 coin cells. The Li/CF x battery affords a significant improvement over both primary lithium and alkaline batteries. Source: Contour. Click to enlarge. The company was formerly known as CFX Battery.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2018

Researchers from the Technical University of Munich (TUM), with colleagues from the Helmholtz Institute Ulm (HIU), have evaluated the current challenges and requirements for the large-scale production of all-solid-state lithium-ion and lithium metal batteries. 1 and specific energies above 300 Wh kg ?1

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MARCH 25, 2009

a provider of lithium-ion batteries, modules and packs. Valence differentiates its lithium-ion products through its cathode (positive terminal in discharge) material, a lithium iron magnesium phosphate (LiFe 1-x Mg x PO 4 ). By comparison, nickel-based Li-ion systems have a cathode voltage of 3.8V.

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MAY 9, 2016

A team of scientists from the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory, the University of Pennsylvania, and the University of Maryland, College Park, has developed an electron microscopy technique to visualize—in real time and at high resolution—lithiation pathways in electrode materials.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2014

A conventional battery pack using graphite anode with the same capacity was the a basis for comparison of the life cycle impact results. The study is published in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology. The average US electricity mix was supposed for the battery charging and operations. —Li et al.

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APRIL 21, 2009

Studies estimate utilities might compensate car owners with $2,000-3,000 a year to "borrow" their storage capacity -- thereby helping to offset the incremental costs of plug-in hybrids. Lithium-Ion batteries share many characteristics with NiMH. Ive heard lithium-ion batteries can be dangerous if they overheat.

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