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DECEMBER 1, 2017

The BASF and Volkswagen international “ Science Award Electrochemistry 2017” ( earlier post ) this year goes to Dr. Jennifer Rupp at MIT. The jury of representatives from BASF, Volkswagen and academia selected her for her outstanding research results in the area of next-generation energy storage systems. Dr. Jennifer L.

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JULY 7, 2011

Liquid Metal Battery Corporation (LMBC), a Cambridge, Massachusetts company founded in 2010 to develop new forms of electric storage batteries that work in large, grid-scale applications, has secured the rights to key patent technology from MIT. Patents for all liquid metal battery inventions were licensed from MIT.

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APRIL 4, 2017

Three MIT-affiliated research teams will receive about $10M in funding as part of a $35M materials science discovery program launched by the Toyota Research Institute (TRI). Provided over four years, the support to MIT researchers will be primarily directed at scientific discoveries and advancing energy storage.

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APRIL 12, 2015

Researchers at the Skoltech Center for Electrochemical Energy Storage (CEES), a partnership between the MIT Materials Processing Center and Lomonosov Moscow State University, are focusing on the development of higher capacity batteries. Chiang, MIT colleague W. Advanced Li-ion and multivalent ion batteries.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2009

Energy density of single-walled CNT (SWCNT) bundles under tensile loading with support structures made of single crystal diamond, silicon and silicon carbide. the molecular scale, CNTs can function as mechanical springs that store a great deal of energy for their size due to their networks of strong carbon–carbon bonds. Hill et al.

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AUGUST 16, 2013

MIT researchers have engineered a new rechargeable, membrane-less hydrogen bromine laminar flow battery with high power density. The membrane-less design enables power densities of 0.795?W?cm 2 at room temperature and atmospheric pressure, with a round-trip voltage efficiency of 92% at 25% of peak power. Click to enlarge.

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MARCH 23, 2016

MIT professor Donald Sadoway and his team have demonstrated a long-cycle-life calcium-metal-based liquid-metal rechargeable battery for grid-scale energy storage, overcoming the problems that have precluded the use of the element: its high melting temperature, high reactivity and unfavorably high solubility in molten salts.

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OCTOBER 21, 2010

Contour Energy Systems, Inc. has acquired a carbon nanotube technology that can significantly improve the power capability of lithium-ion batteries, through an exclusive technology licensing agreement with Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Simon Jones, director of research and development at Contour Energy Systems.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Princeton Power Systems and EnStorage have been awarded a $950,000 grant from the Israel-US Binational Industrial Research and Development Foundation (BIRD). EnStorage is backed by leading investors including: Warburg Pincus, Canaan Partners, Greylock Israel, Wellington and Siemens TTB.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

Researchers at MIT have improved a proposed liquid battery system that could enable renewable energy sources to compete with conventional power plants. To provide evidence of their high power capability, the cells were discharged and charged at current densities as high as 1,000 milliamperes per square centimeter.

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JANUARY 23, 2012

Large-scale energy storage is poised to play a critical role in enhancing the stability, security, and reliability of tomorrow’s electrical power grid, including the support of intermittent renewable resources. Sadoway (2012) Magnesium–Antimony Liquid Metal Battery for Stationary Energy Storage. Click to enlarge.

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JULY 26, 2017

Solid-state lithium-ion batteries, with higher volumetric energy densities than currently available lithium-ion batteries, offer a number of conceptual advantages including improved packaging efficiency; improved safety; and long cycle life. However, there remain a number of unresolved issues precluding commercialization at this point.

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MARCH 26, 2018

Researchers led by a team from MIT, with colleagues from Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), BMW Group, and Tokyo Institute of Technology have developed a fundamentally new approach to alter ion mobility and stability against oxidation of lithium ion conductors—a key component of rechargeable batteries—using lattice dynamics.

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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. The nucleation, growth, and morphological evolution of Li 2 O 2 particles have not been thoroughly investigated to date.

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OCTOBER 28, 2011

A team of MIT researchers lead by Prof. A paper on the research, which was supported by the US Department of Energy’s Hydrogen Initiative, the National Science Foundation, the Toyota Motor Corporation and the Chesonis Foundation, is published in the journal Science. energy storage applications is a critical element in the societal.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

MIT researchers have found a new family of highly active catalyst materials that provides the best performance yet in the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) in electrochemical water-splitting—a key requirement for energy storage and delivery systems such as advanced fuel cells and lithium-air batteries. Source: MIT.

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MARCH 11, 2023

It occurred in the wake of the California electricity crisis of 2000 and 2001, when mismanaged deregulation, market manipulation, and environmental catastrophe combined to unhinge the power grid. If too much or too little electricity is present in the power grid, the network can suddenly become unbalanced.

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JULY 25, 2011

Gravimetric Ragone plot comparing energy and power characteristics of CNF electrodes based on the pristine and discharged electrode weight with that of LiCoO 2. A team at MIT, led by Carl V. Source: Mitchell et al. Click to enlarge.

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MARCH 8, 2010

A team of scientists at MIT has discovered and demonstrated a previously unknown phenomenon that creates self-propagating waves with high thermal conductivity and with electric pulses of very high specific power, up to 7 kW/kg. (As This important property is responsible for the high power produced by the system, Strano says.

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DECEMBER 27, 2023

Finding is a step on the way to solid-state batteries Two factors dominate the development of batteries for electric vehicles: [continued] The post Researchers Develop Promising Approach To Smaller, More Powerful, Safer Electric Vehicle Batteries appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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AUGUST 29, 2021

A team at MITEI (MIT Energy Initiative) has found that hydrogen-generated electricity can be a cost-competitive option for backing up wind and solar. As we move to more and more renewable penetration, this intermittency will make a greater impact on the electric power system. —Emre Gençer, co-author. 2021.117314.

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AUGUST 17, 2010

24M Technologies launched as a new venture focused on commercializing next-generation energy storage systems based on technology out of A123 Systems. ARPA-E has awarded a total of $6M to a collaborative effort between 24M, MIT and Rutgers to further develop its technology ( earlier post ), on top of previous funding to MIT from DARPA.

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OCTOBER 22, 2013

SolidEnergy says that its Solid Polymer Ionic Liquid technology can deliver energy densities upwards of 800 Wh/kg—twice the densities of advanced startup batteries and four times the density of current conventional batteries. Additionally, both A123 and SolidEnergy began with MIT research, making this partnership a natural fit.

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JULY 15, 2020

FLECCS project teams will work to develop carbon capture and storage (CCS) processes that better enable technologies, such as natural gas power generators, to be responsive to grid conditions in a high variable renewable energy (VRE) penetration environment. Advanced CO 2 Capture Solvent Systems for Dynamic Power - $999,470.

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MARCH 4, 2024

Photo: 24M Technologies MIT spinout and battery maker 24M Technologies today debuted a new direct-material battery recycling process for EV batteries and battery storage. The approach also improves the batteries’ energy density, safety, and recyclability.

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APRIL 5, 2024

The stretchable battery is gaining momentum in the electronics industry, where it might one day serve as an energy storage medium in fitness trackers, wearable electronics, and even smart clothing. Numerous other companies offer wearable medical patches, many of which would benefit from the integration of a power source.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2020

The study was part of a larger collaboration among scientists from Stanford, MIT and the Toyota Research Institute that bridges foundational academic research and real-world industry applications. The team used this power to their advantage in two key ways. Attia et al. First, they used it to reduce the time per cycling experiment.

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JANUARY 20, 2016

Toyota, among others, has actively been exploring the development of Mg-ion batteries as a higher energy density solution for energy storage. Pellion says that its next-generation technology enables novel, high-energy-density batteries delivering fully twice the energy of lithium-ion cells in a comparable weight and volume.

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JULY 15, 2023

Surrounding a doughnut-shaped vacuum chamber, a 3-meter-tall stack of high-temperature superconducting magnets will create a powerful magnetic field to squeeze and corral a swirling, superheated mass of hydrogen plasma. In 2015, Mumgaard huddled with a group of his fellow MIT researchers to rethink the approach to fusion power.

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DECEMBER 23, 2023

CHAN MIT “For pioneering technical contributions and leadership in the fields of space and terrestrial optical communications and networks.” IEEE ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL MEDAL Sponsor: Nokia Bell Labs JENNIFER REXFORD Princeton “For contributions to Internet wide-area routing and software-defined networking.” VINCENT W.S.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Breaking the Board: Bringing Three-Dimensional Packaging and Thermal Management to Power Electronics - $2,746,501. Synteris is developing 3D-printable ceramic packaging for power electronic modules to improve their thermal management, power density, performance, and lifetime. Cornell University. Stanford University.

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DECEMBER 27, 2006

The MIT Technology Review reports plug-in hybrids a big 2006 energy story: "The plug-in hybrid-vehicle era begins. For years, hobbyists and a few companies have been adding bigger battery packs to hybrid vehicles, which have both battery power and an internal combustion engine, and plugging them into electrical outlets.

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AUGUST 17, 2021

Addressing climate change requires not only a clean electrical grid, but also a clean fuel to reduce emissions from industrial heat, long-haul heavy transportation, and long-duration energy storage. Hydrogen and its derivatives could be that fuel, argues a commentary by four energy researchers in the journal Joule.

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JANUARY 26, 2010

The SAB is chaired by John Deutch, Institute Professor at MIT, whose government experience includes service as Director of Energy Research and Undersecretary of the Department of Energy, and Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology. —John Deutch.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Research energy storage and greenhouse gas capture solutions Identifying technologies to address the climate crisis was ERVA’s first theme. These are some of the research areas ERVA said should be pursued: Energy storage, transmission, and critical materials. The climate change task force released its report last month.

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MAY 15, 2021

Harvard University seeks to produce carbon-neutral fuels and related chemicals by integrating externally derived reducing power with precision fermentation. Renewable electricity is now competitive with and in many instances less expensive than fossil fuel-derived electricity, but its storage remains challenging.

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APRIL 30, 2014

Ambri, developer of Liquid Metal Battery grid-scale energy storage technology, closed a $35-million Series C equity financing. The energy is stored in the liquid metals that want to react with one another but can do so only by transferring ions across the electrolyte, which results in the flow of electric current out of the battery.

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