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APRIL 17, 2023

A team from Cornell, with a colleague from Paul Scherrer Institute, has analyzed the trade-off between the decarbonization potential of the road transportation sector and its critical metal requirement from the demand-side perspective in 48 major countries committing to decarbonize their road transportation sectors aided by electric vehicles (EVs).

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NOVEMBER 5, 2011

A team from Japan’s AIST (National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology) reports on the development of a “lithium–air capacitor–battery based on a hybrid electrolyte” in a paper in the RSC journal Energy & Environmental Science. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). —Wang et al. Energy Environ.

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JULY 29, 2021

Awardees across 12 projects will focus on developing next-generation lithium batteries with improved lifespan, safety, and affordability; improving the performance and durability of electrolytes that carry ions within batteries; and increasing the power density of electric drive systems. Total award amount: $28.1 Penn State University.

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APRIL 27, 2017

Lithium-air batteries are looked to by many as a very high-energy density next-generation energy storage solution for electric vehicles. One reaction that hasn’t been fully explained is how oxygen blows bubbles inside a lithium-air battery when it discharges.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2019

SK brings extensive knowledge and capabilities around manufacturing and commercializing batteries for electric automobiles. PolyPlus Battery Company is headquartered in Berkeley, CA, and invented and patented the protected lithium electrode (PLE)—a core technology for lithium-sulfur, lithium-air, and lithium water batteries.

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JULY 25, 2011

Li-air (or Li-O 2 ) batteries are receiving a great deal of attention and funding as a high-density energy storage solution, especially for electric vehicle applications. ” He added that this research “ demonstrates a very unique approach to preparing high-capacity electrodes for lithium-air batteries.

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JULY 27, 2015

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

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FEBRUARY 1, 2013

Researchers at startup Liox Power, a California-based company developing rechargeable Li-air batteries, have demonstrated for the first time the operation of a lithium-air battery with a Li anode in a straight-chain alkyl amide electrolyte solvent (N,N-dimethylacetamide (DMA)/lithium nitrate (LiNO 3 )).

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MARCH 11, 2011

Scientists at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology in Japan have made an electrode for a lithium-air battery using a pencil. Haoshen Zhou and Yonggang Wang designed a battery in which the lithium is encapsulated by an organic electrolyte topped with a ceramic protection layer.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2011

Although lithium-air batteries—with high theoretical specific energies of up to ? Although lithium-air batteries—with high theoretical specific energies of up to ?3400 The power density of current Li-air batteries is very low with current densities of about 0.1–1 V and discharge voltages of about 2.5–3.0

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NOVEMBER 1, 2012

The elimination of the lithium metal anode addresses one of the major issues affecting the development of the lithium-air battery: the safety hazard of the anode. “ The elimination of the lithium metal anode addresses one of the major issues affecting the development of the lithium-air battery: the safety hazard of the anode. “

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MAY 24, 2013

A team including researchers from Hanyang University (South Korea) and University of Rome Sapienza (Italy) have shown that operating temperature plays an important role in the performance of Lithium-air batteries. Batteries Electric (Battery)' Nano Letters doi: 10.1021/nl401439b.

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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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APRIL 7, 2013

The US National Science Foundation (NSF) has issued a grants opportunity notice ( PD-14-7644 ) for up to about $13 million in awards to fundamental research and education that will enable innovative processes for the sustainable production of electricity and transportation fuels. The duration of unsolicited awards is typically three years.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2017

The goal of the Energy for Sustainability program is to support fundamental engineering research that will enable innovative processes for the sustainable production of electricity and fuels, and for energy storage. Advanced systems such as lithium-air, sodium-ion, as well as lithium-ion electrochemical energy storage are appropriate.

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AUGUST 15, 2017

Lithium-air (or lithium-oxygen) batteries potentially could offer three times the gravimetric energy of current Li-ion batteries (3500 Wh/kg at the cell level); as such, they are looked to a potential solution for long-range EVs. V), where Li 2 O 2 is formed largely by disproportionation of LiO 2 , and at low potentials (~2.2

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MARCH 26, 2013

A new study by a team at MIT led by Dr. Yang Shao-Horn and Dr. Carl Thompson sheds more light on the morphological evolution of Li 2 O 2 particles in Lithium-air batteries. Lithium-air (Li?O

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NOVEMBER 16, 2020

The aim is to make this particularly safe energy storage system fit for electric vehicles and other high-energy applications. The development of solid-state batteries is already relatively far advanced in contrast to lithium-air batteries or similar experimental battery technologies. © Rettenwander - TU Graz.

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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. volts to 0.24

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APRIL 17, 2012

The report— Cost and performance of EV batteries —describes the current state of development and cost of batteries, before mapping the future cost and performance of lithium-ion batteries out to 2030. It results in a higher cost per kWh for a PHEV compared to pure battery electric vehicle.

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DECEMBER 11, 2020

VTO-funded research has reduced the cost of advanced batteries by 75% since 2008, and nearly every plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) on the road today uses VTO-developed battery technology. In addition, building on prior research, VTO has identified opportunities to significantly increase the power density of electric drive systems.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

The company says that there is also a possibility of consolidating with next-generation energy storage systems such as lithium-air and lithium-sulfur batteries in the future, thus potentially addressing a larger window of commercialization opportunity.

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MARCH 11, 2010

The 19 projects, which include two lithium-air efforts, will leverage $7.3 General Electric. Three projects to develop improved batteries for use in stationary grid-scale energy storage applications including lithium-air, lithium-ion, and lithium-titanate batteries. Murray, Jr., million in funding.

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JULY 20, 2013

A report from the JRC on research, development and demonstration (RD&D) projects on electric drive vehicles (not including fuel cell vehicles) in the EU finds that increased exchange of information and more coordination between projects would result in a better leverage of the investments—at this point, some €1.9 Electric motors.

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DECEMBER 28, 2012

Carbon is seen as an attractive potential cathode material for aprotic (non-aqueous) Lithium-air batteries, which are themselves of great interest for applications such as in electric vehicles because of the cells’ high theoretical specific energy.

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AUGUST 10, 2011

Non-aqueous Li-air batteries are one of the promising systems being explored for “beyond Li-ion” energy storage solutions for electric vehicles (EVs) because of their extremely high theoretical energy density. Their paper appears in the RSC journal Chemical Communications.

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MAY 8, 2012

Much further out (Horizon 3) are efforts on Lithium-air batteries and other potential chemistries. One-third of the cost of an electric vehicle is the battery itself. In addition to the NMC cathode materials, DEM is also providing phosphate cathode materials, said David Kalnecky, Global Business Director, Dow Energy Materials.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2013

Constructing a new catalyst that combines porous nanostructures and high catalytic activity would allow us to harness the advantages of Li-O 2 batteries for practical applications, such as long-range electric vehicles. error bars. —Oh et al.

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OCTOBER 26, 2015

Jens-Peter Suchsland, SolviCore GmbH, delve into the technological barriers for all-electric vehicles—battery-electric or PEM fuel cell vehicles. In explaining this, they note that: Since the societal value of electromobility requires substantial market penetration, it hinges on consumer acceptance of all-electric vehicles. …

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MAY 14, 2010

Scientists from the Energy Technology Research Institute, AIST in Tsukuba, Japan, have developed a lithium-water electrochemical cell for the controlled generation of hydrogen and electricity. The researchers, headed by Haoshen Zhou, foresee the use of this process in fuel cells for mobile applications.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2011

Vorbeck, a manufacturer and developer of applications using its proprietary graphene material ( earlier post ), optioned the technology for use in a graphene-based electrode for lithium-air and lithium-sulfur batteries.

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OCTOBER 3, 2013

In addition to developing advanced materials for lithium-ion batteries, BASF is also researching future battery concepts such as lithium-sulfur and lithium-air. BASF has also taken a stake in Sion.) ( Earlier post.). —Andreas Fischer, BASF Vice President, Battery Research and Electrochemistry.

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JULY 7, 2011

As well as developing materials for lithium-ion batteries, including solutions for anodes and separators, BASF is also researching future battery concepts such as lithium-sulfur or lithium-air. And while the combustion engine provides exhaust heat in winter, an electric vehicle consumes electricity to heat the interior.

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MAY 27, 2014

Stuart Licht introduced the principles of a new class rechargeable molten air batteries that offer amongst the highest intrinsic electric energy storage capabilities. The iron molten air battery; illustration of the charge/discharge in molten carbonate. Earlier post.)

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NOVEMBER 18, 2010

Electric Vehicles. Such research is aimed to help bring about the revolutionary advances in battery performance that will be necessary for the broad adoption of electric-motor-propelled eco-cars. Hybrid Vehicles. TMC plans to introduce 11 models by the end of 2012, consisting of all-new models and redesigned models.

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JUNE 17, 2015

Lithium metal, having a high theoretical specific capacity of 3,860 mAh g -1 and the most negative electrochemical potential among anode materials, has been considered an ideal anode in lithium battery systems over the past four decades. —Li et al. This is a really exciting observation.

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MAY 5, 2010

The Net-Zero Neighborhood is based on local generation using renewables; distributed energy storage in proportion to the population; electric transportation as an integral part of energy storage; energy becoming a consumer commodity that is bought and sold in a local marketplace; and a new jobs base in the form of local energy service providers.

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