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New aqueous rechargeable lithium battery shows good safety, high reliability, high energy density and low cost; another post Li-ion alternative

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Schematic illustration of the aqueous rechargeable lithium battery (ARLB) using the coated lithium metal as anode, LiMn 2 O 4 as cathode and 0.5 Researchers from Fudan University in China and Technische Universität Chemnitz in Germany have developed an aqueous rechargeable lithium battery (ARLB) using coated Li metal as the anode.

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Air Products and Suzuki Shokan jointly to develop hydrogen fueling for Japan’s material handling market

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Air Products and Suzuki Shokan, an industrial gas company based in Tokyo, will work together on the design, construction and operation of hydrogen fueling stations for use in fueling the material handling vehicle market in Japan. —Ed Kiczek, global business director – Hydrogen Energy Systems at Air Products.

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AIST Researchers Propose Hydrous Hydrazine for On-Board Hydrogen Storage

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Researchers at Japan’s National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) have found that found that Rhodium (Rd) nanoparticles (NPs) are highly active for catalytic decomposition of hydrous hydrazine to generate hydrogen and nitrogen under aqueous and ambient reaction conditions. Tags: Hydrogen Storage.

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SymPowerco Corporation Acquires Majority Interests in Highline Hydrogen Hybrids and Hoss Motor Sports

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SymPowerco Corporation, holder of a direct methanol fuel cell technology, has acquired 70% ownership in both Highline Hydrogen Hybrids, Inc. HHHI has developed a supplemental hydrogen fuel system for internal combustion engines that reduces emissions, enhances fuel efficiency by as much as 25% and increases horsepower by an average of 10%.

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Report: Bosch buying solid-state Li-ion battery company Seeo

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Lithium metal is an ideal anode material for rechargeable Li batteries. It offers an extremely high theoretical specific capacity (3,860 mAh g −1 ); low density (0.534 g cm −3 ); and the lowest negative electrochemical potential (−3.040 vs standard hydrogen electrode). Earlier post.). Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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EC Releases Communication on European Strategy for Clean and Energy-efficient Vehicles; Special Focus on EVs

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The strategy builds on the existing 2007 strategy to reduce CO 2 emissions from passenger cars and light-duty commercial vehicles, and complements ongoing and planned activities to decarbonize transport and to reduce their environmental impacts. Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. Tags: Electric (Battery) Europe Fuels Hydrogen.

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Virginia Tech professor proposes simple biomass-to-wheel efficiency analysis to inform decisions on biomass/biofuel/powertrain combinations; the advantage of sugar fuel cell vehicles

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internal combustion engine vehicle (ICE); hybrid electric vehicle-gasoline (HEV-gas); hybrid electric vehicle-diesel (HEV-diesel); (hydrogen) fuel cell vehicle (FCV); battery electric vehicle (BEV); and sugar fuel cell vehicle (SFCV). Zhang 2009. Click to enlarge.

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