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BMW’s GM of battery cell technology joins Wildcat Discovery’s board

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Wildcat Discovery Technologies, a technology company that uses proprietary high-throughput methods to develop new battery materials rapidly, announced that Dr. Peter Lamp, General Manager of the Battery Cell Technology Group at BMW AG, has joined its Board of Directors. One example is Wildcat’s CM3. Currently, 5V LiNi 0.5

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Electrochemical energy storage startup SPARKZ licenses ORNL cobalt-free battery tech

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has exclusively licensed five battery technologies from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) designed to eliminate the use of cobalt metal in lithium-ion batteries. The advancement is aimed at accelerating the production of electric vehicles and energy storage solutions for the power grid. SPARKZ Inc.

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Pellion Technologies leveraging high throughput computational materials design to make progress on Mg-ion rechargeable batteries

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Persson, a scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, described the benefit of using high throughput computation to tackle this problem in battery research. Magnesium-ion batteries theoretically could offer good electrochemical performance, while being safer and less expensive than Li-ion batteries. Earlier post.).

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Rio Tinto to invest ~$200M to progress the Jadar lithium project to feasibility study stage; jaderite

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The unique mineral— jadarite —was discovered by Rio Tinto geologists in 2004 near the city of Loznica in Western Serbia. The development includes an underground mine, an industrial processing facility and all associated infrastructure.

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Air Line Pilots Association Calls for Temporary Ban on Li-ion and Li-metal Battery Shipments on Airliners

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The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) is calling on the US government to prohibit shipments of lithium-ion and lithium-metal batteries on passenger and all-cargo aircraft until new regulations are in place to ensure the safe transport of these materials.

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Arizona State University Professor’s Work to Stabilize the Grid Pays Off

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Vijay Vittal Employer Arizona State University, in Tempe Title Regents professor of electrical, computer, and energy engineering Member grade Life Fellow Alma mater B.M.S. These issues required a reevaluation of how we had defined and classified stability in 2004,” Vittal says. It piqued his interest in power engineering.

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Infiniti to introduce hybrid version of 2014 QX60 crossover; first application of new FF-Hybrid system

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will introduce a new gasoline-electric hybrid version of the QX60 crossover into the US lineup this summer, following its world debut at the upcoming New York International Auto Show. liter supercharged engine and 15 kW electric motor connected to an advanced CVT (Continuously Variable Transmission). Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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