Green Car Congress

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. Instead of just inserting lithium or sodium ions in or out of the nanoparticles, storage in iron pyrite requires the diffusion of iron atoms as well.

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Li-ion Sodium Lithium Sulfur Batteries 150

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 5, 2015

A team of researchers at MIT and Tsinghua University has developed a high-rate, high-capacity and long-lived anode for Li-ion batteries comprising a yolk-shell nanocomposite of aluminum core (30 nm in diameter) and TiO 2 shell (~3 nm in thickness), with a tunable interspace (Al@TiO 2 , or ATO). —Li et al. Earlier post.).

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Li-ion MIT Batteries Battery 150

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

Researchers in the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin have developed a new family of anode materials that can double the charge capacity of lithium-ion battery anodes. It is a simple, low-cost approach that can be applied to a broad range of alloy systems with various working ions such as Li, Na, or Mg.

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Austin Lithium Ion Li-ion IDEA 150

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 9, 2014

The following Stanford faculty members received funding for advanced research on photovoltaics, battery technologies and new catalysts for sustainable fuels: Self-healing polymers for high energy density lithium-ion batteries. The mineral perovskite is a promising, low-cost material for enhancing the efficiency of silicon solar cells.

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Renewable Solar Zinc Air Energy 225

Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2012

Long-Lived, High-Energy-Density and Low-Cost Lithium-Ion Batteries for Automotive, Grid Energy and Medical. Lithium-ion batteries for cars must meet more stringent requirements than those for portable electronics. APC Investment: $4,176,005 (through NSERC and CFI). APC Investment: $2,211,530 (through NSERC).

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Canada Li-ion Fuel Batteries 262

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 10, 2011

This project will develop a new process that enables low-cost, domestic manufacturing of magnesium. This project will develop a novel low cost route to carbon fiber using a lignin/PAN hybrid precursor and carbon fiber conversion technologies leading to high performance, low-cost carbon fiber. Amprius, Inc.

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Carbon Fiber Lithium Ion Li-ion Vehicles 268

Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2010

Today’s technologies for making biofuels all rely on photosynthesis—either indirectly by converting plants to fuels or directly by harnessing photosynthetic organisms such as algae. This process is less than 1% efficient at converting sunlight to stored chemical energy. Engineering E. Reducing equivalent: Electrons; Organism: E.

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Carbon Batteries Battery Li-ion 249

Green Car Congress

JUNE 1, 2015

. … Traditional porous carbon materials, such as activated carbons (ACs), have high surface area (up to 3000 m 2 /g), but their large pore tortuosity and poor pore connectivity severely limit electrolyte ion transport to the surface. Electrochemical performance of 3D HPG carbon for Li−S batteries. (a) —To et al.

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Energy Storage Carbon Lithium Sulfur Energy 150

Green Car Congress

MARCH 11, 2016

Big Delta will demonstrate that the new process at the core of its manufacturing technology is scalable, reliable and significantly reduces the cost of manufacturing high-performance Li-ion cells. This work will contribute to low-cost, metal bipolar-plate manufacturing processes and quality control system development.

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Clean Cleaning Energy Li-ion 150

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Applied Materials , Advanced Prelithiation and Lithium Anode Manufacturing Facility, $100,000,000. intends to set up an advanced prelithiation and lithium anode manufacturing facility to accelerate the transition to next-generation lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries and enable the development of a robust US battery component supply chain.

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Manufacturer Parts Batteries Battery 435

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Applied Materials , Advanced Prelithiation and Lithium Anode Manufacturing Facility, $100,000,000. intends to set up an advanced prelithiation and lithium anode manufacturing facility to accelerate the transition to next-generation lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries and enable the development of a robust US battery component supply chain.

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Manufacturer Parts Batteries Battery 370

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2013

Possible areas of interest for the EV Everywhere Grand Challenge include, but are not limited to: Development of low-cost, high-strength automotive aluminum sheet. Beyond Li-on. 25% weight reduction at ?$1.97/lb lb saved for the chassis. kW, specific power of 14.1 kW/kg, power density of 13. 4 kW/l, and >94% efficiency.

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Vehicles Fuel Economy Carbon Fiber Plug-in 246

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

The new superjunction structure will surpass the theoretical trade-off between on- resistance and breakdown voltage observed in conventional unipolar GaN, leading to more efficient and cheaper power converters. This would eliminate the ionomer, which conducts ions, but also poisons catalyst sites and obstructs oxygen transport.

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Clean Cleaning Energy Li-ion 284

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2014

Specifically: the current cost of high?energy energy lithium?ion ion batteries is approximately four times too high on a kWh basis; current batteries are two to three times too heavy and large, and high? ion batteries are not intrinsically tolerant to abusive conditions. cost titanium structures; polymer?metal

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Carbon Fiber Engine Battery Powered Fuel 252

Green Car Congress

MARCH 15, 2011

published in the ACS journal Chemical Reviews , reviews in detail four stationary storage systems considered the most promising candidates for electrochemical energy storage: vanadium redox flow; sodium-beta alumina membrane; lithium-ion; and lead-carbon batteries. In their study, Yang et al. flywheel) or potential energy (e.g.,

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Li-ion Energy Storage Grid Carbon 231

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 28, 2012

Methane Converter to Electricity and Fuel. Bio2Electric will develop a small-scale reactor that converts natural. convert natural gas into transportable liquids in one step. areas to convert otherwise wasted gas into usable chemicals that. sunlight through low-cost, plastic light-guiding sheets and then.

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2012 Energy Lithium Sulfur Conversion 240

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory researchers have found , through experiments and calculations, that hydrogen-treated graphene nanofoam (GNF) anodes in lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) show higher capacity and faster transport. If this occurs, hydrogen may adversely impact lithium storage due to the loss of electrical conductivity.

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Li-ion Hydrogen Batteries Battery 150

Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2010

e-Traction, a European integrator of low-floor fleet buses, handed over the first of two e-Busz electric drive buses—featuring a third-generation wheel hub motor—to the Rotterdamse Elektrische Tram (RET), Rotterdam’s public transportation authority, in a ceremony last week under the Erasmus Bridge in downtown Rotterdam. Click to enlarge.

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Transportation Li-ion Lithium Ion Fleet 199

Green Car Congress

APRIL 20, 2016

Both use a PEMFC system and a LiMn 2 O 4 lithium-ion battery system. The fuel cell stack is connected in parallel to the battery system via a DC/DC converter. Powertrain A—with the centralized IM—is low cost and easier to install in a conventional vehicle. The supply path for the fuel cell accessories also differs.

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Motor Motors Motoring Fuel 150

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2009

Eagle Picher, in partnership with the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, will develop a new generation of high energy, low cost planar liquid sodium beta batteries for grid scale electrical power storage applications. Low Cost, High Energy and Power Density, Nanotube-Enhanced Ultracapacitors. DOE grant: $7,200,000).

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Energy Grant Low Cost Li-ion 231

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2014

Area Of Interest (AOI) 1: Development of Low-Cost, High-Strength Automotive Aluminum Sheet. This AOI is to address two major technical gaps in the performance of automotive aluminum alloys: Low strength among cost competitive automotive sheet alloys such as 5xxx and 6xxx series. AOI 3: Beyond Lithium Ion Technologies. ($8M)

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Emissions Vehicles Fuel Economy Carbon Fiber 252

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

There are companies that are reinventing the lead-acid battery to make it more competitive with lithium-ion and nickel metal hydride in terms of storage capacity versus weight, durability, and cold weather performance. April 10, 2009 10:06 pm Link I make, convert and drive EV’s and have for 13 yrs.

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