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Zinc-air battery company Eos Energy Storage raises $15M

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Eos Energy Storage, a developer of zinc-air grid-scale battery technology, completed its $15-million Series B financing round with participation from a syndicate of 21 strategic and financial investors. Eos has developed Znyth, a zinc hybrid cathode battery technology. Based on the. based NRG Energy, Inc.

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NYSERDA awards $1.4M to 6 projects for advanced energy storage technologies; Electromotive and Ioxus for heavy-duty hybrids

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NY-BEST is an industry-focused coalition working to establish New York as a global leader in energy storage technology for heavy-duty transportation, electric grid and other storage applications. Under the terms of these awards, each recipient must match NYSERDA’s funding, leveraging NYSERDA’s $1.4 million with a total of $2.2

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New UNIST catalyst boosts metal-air battery performance

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And this has enhanced the catalytic activity of the hybrid catalyst, LSM-20-Co, leading to superior bifunctional electrochemical performances for the ORR and the OER in alkaline solutions. —Arim Seong (Combined M.S/Ph.D. of Energy and Chemical Engineering, UNIST), first author. Gorte, John M. 2020.104564.

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Stanford’s GCEP awards $10.5M for research on renewable energy; solar cells, batteries, renewable fuels and bioenergy

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Photo-electrochemically rechargeable zinc-air batteries. The zinc-air battery is a promising technology that has high energy density but limited power density. The research team will develop a photo-electrochemical battery with a stable zinc electrode capable of generating electricity using sunlight and air.

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JRC assesses EU RD&D investments in electric-drive vehicles; controls and energy storage top the list

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Its goal was to collect the information on all on-going or recently concluded RD&D projects on electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, which received EU or national public funding with a budget of more than €1 million (US$1.3 The report is the third in a series that deals with aspects of electromobility in Europe.

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EV Everywhere Blueprint outlines DOE technical and development goals for EVs for 2022

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The targets are “stretch goals” established with consultation with stakeholders across the industry. When these goals are met, the levelized cost of an all-electric vehicle with a 280-mile range will be comparable to that of an ICE vehicle of similar size.

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ARPA-E Selects 37 Projects for $106M in Funding in Second Round; Electrofuels, Better Batteries and Carbon Capture

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The project includes genetic modifications of bacteria that metabolize carbon dioxide, oxygen, and hydrogen to produce butanol; development of an industrially scalable bioreactor system; and a novel approach to recovery of butanol from the bioreactor. Batteries for Electrical Energy Storage in Transportation. ReVolt Technology LLC.

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