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Lyten introduces next generation Lithium-Sulfur battery for EVs; 3X energy density of Li-ion

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Lyten , an advanced materials company, introduced its LytCell EV lithium-sulfur (Li-S) battery platform. The technology is optimized for the electric vehicle market and is designed to deliver three times (3X) the gravimetric energy density of conventional lithium-ion batteries.

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Researchers use carbon-based anodes with “bumpy” surfaces for Li-ion batteries that last longer in extreme cold

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JUNE 10, 2022

the key to addressing the low-temperature capacity loss lies in adjusting the surface electron configurations of the carbon anode to reinforce the coordinate interaction between the solvated Li + and adsorption sites for Li + desolvation and reduce the activation energy of the charge-transfer process.

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New class of coordination polymers for high-performance Li-, Na- and K-ion storage

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AUGUST 9, 2022

Coordination compounds are molecules that possess a metal center bound to ligands (atoms, ions or molecules that donate electrons to the metal); these complexes can be neutral or charged. An open-access paper on their work is published in the RSC journal Energy & Environmental Science. V for Li-, Na- and K-ion batteries.

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Researchers move closer to faster-charging Li-ion batteries; real-time tracking of Li ions in LTO

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MARCH 25, 2020

A team of scientists led by the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has captured in real time how lithium ions move in lithium titanate (LTO), a fast-charging battery electrode material made of lithium, titanium, and oxygen.

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IIT, Argonne team designs Li2O-based Li-air battery with solid electrolyte; four-electron reaction for higher energy density

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FEBRUARY 25, 2023

The team’s battery chemistry with the solid electrolyte can potentially boost the energy density by as much as four times above lithium-ion batteries, which translates into longer driving range. The four-electron reaction is enabled by a mixed ion–electron-conducting discharge product and its interface with air.

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Roskill forecasts Li-ion battery demand to increase more than ten-fold by 2029 to >1,800GWh

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JUNE 9, 2020

Roskill forecasts that Li-ion battery demand will increase more than ten-fold by 2029, reaching in excess of 1,800GWh capacity. In the late 2020s, Li-ion technologies could see increasing competition from other battery technologies, though Li-ion cells are expected to maintain their dominant position, Roskill said.

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Researchers in China, US develop binder-free high-silicon-content flexible anode for Li-ion batteries

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DECEMBER 2, 2019

A team from Zhejiang A&F University, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), and Stanford University have developed a binder-free, flexible, and free-standing electrode comprising an unprecedented 92% silicon content for Li-ion batteries. A paper on the work is published in the RSC journal Energy & Environmental Science.

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Roskill: Niobium industry looking for a future beyond steel; Li-ion batteries a possibility

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FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Niobium consumption is driven by GDP but also by the regulatory environment as microalloying enhances construction safety. The maximum power output and minimum charging time of a lithium-ion battery depend on both ionic and electronic transport. 2018) “Niobium tungsten oxides for high-rate lithium-ion energy storage.”

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USABC awards $1.08M Li-ion battery recycling project to Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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NOVEMBER 8, 2018

million to Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) in Worcester, Massachusetts for Phase II of a lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery recycling contract. The switch to nickel is resulting in better batteries, as nickel-rich cathodes offer higher energy density (a greater ability to store energy) than cobalt-rich cathodes.

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Leclanché reduces cobalt in NMCA cells from 20 to 5%; 20% higher energy density; water-based production

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JANUARY 18, 2023

Leclanché is the first company to implement the environmentally friendly process in the production of Li-ion cells. The newly developed G/NMCA cell has a nickel content of around 90%, which increases the energy density and enables the significant reduction of the cobalt content.

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Amprius using Silatronix OS3 electrolyte in high-energy-density silicon-anode batteries

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MARCH 29, 2022

Amprius Technologies, a provider of silicon anode Li-ion battery cells with the Si-Nanowire platform ( earlier post ) is using Orbia’s Fluorinated Solutions brand Koura’s Silatronix OS3 electrolyte material in commercial lithium-ion batteries. —Ronnie Tao, Vice President of Business Development for Amprius.

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Argonne team develops new fluorinated sulfone electrolytes for high-voltage, high-energy Li-ion batteries

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MARCH 20, 2017

Researchers at Argonne National Laboratory have synthesized a new class of fluorinated sulfone electrolytes to enable high-voltage, high-energy Li-ion batteries. A paper on their work is published in the RSC journal Energy & Environmental Science. The conventional lithium ion battery electrolyte is a 1.0-1.5

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KAUST team devises electrically-driven membrane process for seawater lithium mining

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APRIL 5, 2021

ppm) with a nominal Li/Mg selectivity >45 million. An open-access paper on their work is published in the RSC journal Energy & Environmental Science. ppm) and an abundance of interfering ions (i.e., 13000 ppm of sodium, magnesium, calcium, and potassium ions, among others). —Li et al. to 9013.43

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Leclanché introduces modular high-energy battery system for hybrid & fully electric trucks & buses

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FEBRUARY 1, 2021

INT-39 Energy HV pack (INT-39 Energy) is a fully integrated product comprising Leclanché’s advanced M2 battery modules, powered by its high density and high life cycle 60 Ah graphite/NMC (nickel manganese cobalt oxide) Li-ion cells; and the company’s proprietary battery management system (BMS).

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Leclanché and Medha partner on high-energy battery packs for railroad and commercial vehicle markets

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JUNE 2, 2023

Medha Group, a supplier of vehicle traction systems and related electronics based in Hyderabad, India, and Leclanché SA, a provider of energy storage solutions, have agreed to market their technologies jointly in the railroad and commercial truck markets. Its ECE R100.2

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SLAC, Stanford researchers use cryo-EM to make first high-res images of wet SEI of Li-ion battery

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JANUARY 9, 2022

Researchers from the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC) and Stanford University have made the first clear, detailed images of the solid-electrolyte interphase (SEI) layer in the wet environment of a working Li-ion battery by using cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM).

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UP Catalyst CO2-derived carbon nanotube electrode material boosts cycle life in Na-ion batteries

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MARCH 11, 2023

Tests conducted by Titirici Group , a multidisciplinary research team based at Imperial College London, have found that a novel carbon nanotube electrode material derived from CO 2 —produced by Estonian nanotech company UP Catalyst ( earlier post )—enhances the cyclability of sodium-ion batteries.

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NASA selects proposals for advanced energy storage systems for future space missions: silicon-anode Li-ion and Li-S

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AUGUST 8, 2014

NASA has selected four proposals for advanced Li-ion and Li-sulfur energy storage technologies that may be used to power the agencys future space missions. High Energy Density and Long-Life Li-S Batteries for Aerospace Applications, submitted by the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena.

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Li-Cycle delivers first commercial shipment of recycled battery material

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MARCH 21, 2020

Li-Cycle Corp. , a North-America-based lithium-ion battery resource recovery company, recently completed its first shipment of commercially recycled battery material, containing energy metals concentrate. Li-Cycle expects to be fully operational at the facility later this year. Earlier post.)

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Envia Systems hits 400 Wh/kg target with Li-ion cells; could lower Li-ion cost to $180/kWh

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FEBRUARY 27, 2012

Envia has developed Li-ion cells with an energy density of 400 Wh/kg using its proprietary HCMR cathode and Silicon-Carbon Composite anode. Demonstrated in a 40 Ah pouch cell, the new system could lower Li-ion cell costs to $180/kWh, according to Sujeet Kumar, Co-founder, President & CTO, with further reductions to come.

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Chinese researchers develop self-powered system for recycling of LFP batteries via triboelectric nanogenerator

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AUGUST 7, 2023

A research team in China has developed an innovative self-powered system comprising an electrochemical Li-ion battery (LIB) recycling reactor and a triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) for recycling spent LFP batteries. A paper on their work appears in the RSC journal Energy & Environmental Science. Zhang et al.

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SES unveils 107 Ah hybrid Li-metal battery, announces new Shanghai gigafactory

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NOVEMBER 3, 2021

SES (formerly known as SolidEnergy Systems), a developer of high-performance hybrid lithium-metal rechargeable batteries for electric vehicles (EVs) and other applications ( earlier post ), unveiled Apollo, a 107 Ah Li-Metal battery that is the largest in the world and is targeted at the automotive industry. Qichao Hu, founder and CEO, SES.

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India’s first grid-connected li-ion battery-based energy storage system

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MARCH 31, 2021

India’s first grid-connected li-ion battery-based energy storage system. India’s first grid-connected li-ion battery. MWh battery energy storage system will provide a better solution of power backup to preferential consumers in case of a grid outage. Tata Power .

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KIST team inhibits dendrite growth using semiconducting passivation layers

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JUNE 17, 2021

Korean researchers have used semiconductor technology to improve the safety of Li-ion batteries. A paper on their work appears in ACS Energy Letters. The newly developed electrodes showed significantly enhanced stability, with Li dendrite growth suppressed for up to 1,200 cycles. Joong Kee Lee. 1c00150.

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New binder/solvent system from Argonne, FMC facilitates use of stabilized Li metal powder in Li-ion electrodes; lower cost, higher energy density

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JUNE 1, 2014

As part of a four-year DOE-funded project, researchers at the US Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory, working with FMC Corporation, have developed a novel polymer binder and solvent system facilitating the use of FMC’s unique Stabilized Lithium Metal Powder (SLMP) as a performance-enhancing additive in Li-ion battery electrodes.

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CATL starts construction of Li-ion factory in Germany; 14 GWh by 2022

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OCTOBER 18, 2019

China-based Li-ion battery maker Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited (CATL) has begun construction of its first lithium-ion battery factory in Thuringia, a state in east-central Germany. Germany is home to a strong automotive industry and several of CATL’s key customers.

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BNEF: China dominates the Li-ion battery supply chain, but Europe is on the rise

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

China dominates BloombergNEF’s (BNEF) lithium-ion battery supply chain ranking in 2020, having quickly surpassed Japan and Korea that were leaders for the majority of the previous decade. —James Frith, BNEF’s head of energy storage.

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Toshiba’s SCiB Li-ion battery system Japan’s first recognized compliant with ClassNK guidline for marine vessels

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APRIL 4, 2020

The certification covers twelve storage battery system components, including SCiB lithium-ion rechargeable battery modules, current sensors, and the battery management unit (BMU) which monitors the voltage, temperature, and current of the battery module.

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PNNL, GM team develops design principle for stable silicon anodes for Li-ion batteries

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APRIL 28, 2017

A team from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), with colleagues from General Motors R&D, has developed a design principle for stable high-capacity Li-ion battery silicon (Si) anodes of controlled thickness swelling, and synthesized a porous Si/C-graphite electrode as an example. —Li et al. —Li et al.

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MIT Sequential Decomposition Synthesis process produces thin solid-state electrolytes without sintering

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JUNE 12, 2022

A team from MIT has developed a new approach to fabricating oxide-based solid-state electrolytes that are comparable in thickness to the polymer separators found in current Li-ion batteries without sintering: sequential decomposition synthesis (SDS). Recent progress in solid-state battery (SSB) electrolytes such as Li garnets (e.g.,

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Leyden Energy providing Li-ion cells with imide electrolyte for electric Dream Car

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APRIL 17, 2011

Li-ion battery manufacturer Leyden Energy provided its high energy-density, high-performance Li-ion battery cells for SSI Racing’s electric Dream Car at the annual Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. Leyden Energy, formerly known as Mobius Power, Inc., Earlier post.).

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Argonne-led team demonstrates Li-air battery based on lithium superoxide; up to 5x Li-ion energy density

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JANUARY 19, 2016

The work, reported in the journal Nature , could open the way to very high-energy-density batteries based on LiO 2 as well as to other possible uses of the compound, such as oxygen storage. This remains a core challenge that needs to be overcome for the viable commercialization of Li-air technology. —Lu et al.

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Navitas Systems receives $1.55M contract for 2nd-gen 6T Li-ion battery; double energy density, +50% power density

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OCTOBER 20, 2014

million to develop a next-generation lithium ion “6T” battery system for use in military applications, with a focus on ground combat vehicle applications. Navitas is the first, and so far the only, company to be awarded an additional contract for the development of a second-generation Li-ion 6T battery. Earlier post.).

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NREL licenses Li-ion battery technology to Forge Nano; enhanced safety, durability, and lifetime

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MAY 8, 2017

The US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has entered into an exclusive license agreement with Forge Nano to commercialize NREL’s patented battery materials and systems capable of operating safely in high-stress environments. —Paul Lichty, CEO of Forge Nano. King, Lamuel A. David, Athena S.

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Argonne hosting webinar on profitably recycling EV batteries; EverBatt tool

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JUNE 7, 2022

Argonne National Laboratory will host a public webinar on the challenges of recycling Li-ion batteries and possible solutions. Qiang Dai, sustainability analyst at Argonne, will show how anyone can measure the costs of recycling lithium-ion batteries and how the process affects the environment with Argonne’s free EverBatt tool.

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New solid electrolyte for Li-ion batteries using self-assembling molecular crystals

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

A researcher at Shizuoka University in Japan has identified new solid materials that could lead to the manufacture of non-toxic solid-state lithium-ion batteries, according to a study recently published in an open access paper in the journal Science and Technology of Advanced Materials. —Makoto Moriya (2017).

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New thermally durable solid-state Li-ion battery technology from Hitachi and Tohoku University

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DECEMBER 7, 2015

and Tohoku University’s Advanced Institute for Material Research (AIMR) have demonstrated technology reducing the internal resistance of all-solid-state lithium ion batteries (Li-ion battery) through the use of LiBH 4 -based complex hydrides as novel solid electrolytes. Hitachi, Ltd. Source: Hitachi. Click to enlarge.

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UNIST team develops improved high power NCA cathode material for Li-ion batteries for EVs and HEVs

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OCTOBER 6, 2014

A team at Korea’s Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), led by Dr. Jaephil Cho, has developed a new high-power NCA (nickel-cobalt-aluminum) Li-ion cathode material: LiNi 0.81 A paper on the work is published in the journal Advanced Energy Materials. O 2 Cathode Material for Lithium-Ion Batteries” Adv.

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Siemens targeting Li-ion energy storage for marine and offshore oil and gas applications; 6MW system to West Mira rig

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JANUARY 31, 2019

As part of a strategy to continue providing low-emissions solutions for harsh offshore operating environments, Siemens has opened a fully robotized and digitalized plant in Norway that will develop and manufacture energy storage technologies for both marine and offshore oil and gas applications. Copyright: Neil Robertson.

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DOE to award up to $42.3M to support manufacturing innovations, including Li-ion battery manufacturing

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AUGUST 2, 2021

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced a $42.3-million million funding opportunity ( DOE-FOA-0002553 ) to support manufacturing innovations for high performance clean energy technologies to drive economy-wide reductions in carbon emissions, including: Topic area 1: Manufacturing Process Innovation.

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Rice team uses flash Joule heating to regenerate graphite anodes

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DECEMBER 21, 2022

Rice University scientists led by chemist James Tour have used an ultrafast flash recycling method to regenerate the graphite anode from spent Li-ion batteries and recover valuable battery metal resources. The particles are recovered from lithium-ion batteries and treated through Rice’s flash Joule heating process. Kittrell, C.,

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Exoès and Saft partner to improve Li-ion battery thermal management

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MAY 22, 2018

The temperature of a Li-ion battery has a major influence on its performance and its lifespan. Harsh climatic environments and severe solicitations can rapidly degrade cells if their temperature is not correctly managed. This cooperation will enable Exoès to demonstrate its key competences in thermal management and testing.

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Anderman: Li-ion capacity far outstripping demand as automakers focus more on hybrids, less on full EVs

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DECEMBER 18, 2012

Global automotive Li-Ion battery production capacity is outstripping demand five-to-one as automakers refocus on hybrids and away from full electric vehicles, according to Dr. Menahem Anderman’s recently released xEV Industry Insider Report. The associated Li-Ion automotive battery business will expand from $1.4

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SEI team finds heavy-duty battery-electric trucks more economically feasible than thought

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APRIL 8, 2021

If fast charging is available, the competitiveness of battery electric trucks compared with diesel trucks can actually improve with larger trucks, according to a new study by Björn Nykvist and Olle Olsson from the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI).

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Lyten introduces next generation Lithium-Sulfur battery for EVs; 3X energy density of Li-ion

Researchers use carbon-based anodes with “bumpy” surfaces for Li-ion batteries that last longer in extreme cold

New class of coordination polymers for high-performance Li-, Na- and K-ion storage

Researchers move closer to faster-charging Li-ion batteries; real-time tracking of Li ions in LTO

IIT, Argonne team designs Li2O-based Li-air battery with solid electrolyte; four-electron reaction for higher energy density

Roskill forecasts Li-ion battery demand to increase more than ten-fold by 2029 to >1,800GWh

Researchers in China, US develop binder-free high-silicon-content flexible anode for Li-ion batteries

Roskill: Niobium industry looking for a future beyond steel; Li-ion batteries a possibility

USABC awards $1.08M Li-ion battery recycling project to Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Leclanché reduces cobalt in NMCA cells from 20 to 5%; 20% higher energy density; water-based production

Amprius using Silatronix OS3 electrolyte in high-energy-density silicon-anode batteries

Argonne team develops new fluorinated sulfone electrolytes for high-voltage, high-energy Li-ion batteries

KAUST team devises electrically-driven membrane process for seawater lithium mining

Leclanché introduces modular high-energy battery system for hybrid & fully electric trucks & buses

Leclanché and Medha partner on high-energy battery packs for railroad and commercial vehicle markets

SLAC, Stanford researchers use cryo-EM to make first high-res images of wet SEI of Li-ion battery

UP Catalyst CO2-derived carbon nanotube electrode material boosts cycle life in Na-ion batteries

NASA selects proposals for advanced energy storage systems for future space missions: silicon-anode Li-ion and Li-S

Li-Cycle delivers first commercial shipment of recycled battery material

Envia Systems hits 400 Wh/kg target with Li-ion cells; could lower Li-ion cost to $180/kWh

Chinese researchers develop self-powered system for recycling of LFP batteries via triboelectric nanogenerator

SES unveils 107 Ah hybrid Li-metal battery, announces new Shanghai gigafactory

India’s first grid-connected li-ion battery-based energy storage system

KIST team inhibits dendrite growth using semiconducting passivation layers

New binder/solvent system from Argonne, FMC facilitates use of stabilized Li metal powder in Li-ion electrodes; lower cost, higher energy density

CATL starts construction of Li-ion factory in Germany; 14 GWh by 2022

BNEF: China dominates the Li-ion battery supply chain, but Europe is on the rise

Toshiba’s SCiB Li-ion battery system Japan’s first recognized compliant with ClassNK guidline for marine vessels

PNNL, GM team develops design principle for stable silicon anodes for Li-ion batteries

MIT Sequential Decomposition Synthesis process produces thin solid-state electrolytes without sintering

Leyden Energy providing Li-ion cells with imide electrolyte for electric Dream Car

Argonne-led team demonstrates Li-air battery based on lithium superoxide; up to 5x Li-ion energy density

Navitas Systems receives $1.55M contract for 2nd-gen 6T Li-ion battery; double energy density, +50% power density

NREL licenses Li-ion battery technology to Forge Nano; enhanced safety, durability, and lifetime

Argonne hosting webinar on profitably recycling EV batteries; EverBatt tool

New solid electrolyte for Li-ion batteries using self-assembling molecular crystals

New thermally durable solid-state Li-ion battery technology from Hitachi and Tohoku University

UNIST team develops improved high power NCA cathode material for Li-ion batteries for EVs and HEVs

Siemens targeting Li-ion energy storage for marine and offshore oil and gas applications; 6MW system to West Mira rig

DOE to award up to $42.3M to support manufacturing innovations, including Li-ion battery manufacturing

Rice team uses flash Joule heating to regenerate graphite anodes

Exoès and Saft partner to improve Li-ion battery thermal management

Anderman: Li-ion capacity far outstripping demand as automakers focus more on hybrids, less on full EVs

SEI team finds heavy-duty battery-electric trucks more economically feasible than thought

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