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MAY 18, 2009

Diagram of the STAIR (St Andrews Air) cell. Oxygen drawn from the air reacts within the porous carbon to release the electrical charge in this lithium-air battery. Lithium-air batteries use a catalytic air cathode in combination with an electrolyte and a lithium anode. Click to enlarge.

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DECEMBER 21, 2009

Argonne National Laboratory, which has contributed heavily to the research and development of Li-ion battery technology, is now pursuing research into Lithium-air batteries. Li-air batteries use a catalytic air cathode that converts oxygen to lithium peroxide; an electrolyte; and a lithium anode.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2012

Vorbeck Materials , a startup company based in Jessup, Maryland, is using a Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)-developed method for developing graphene for better lithium air and lithium sulfur batteries.

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Hydrogen Engine Energy Batteries 279

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MARCH 8, 2013

Aqueous rechargeable lithium batteries (ARLBs), which use aqueous electrolytes and lithium intercalation compounds as electrode(s) based on redox reactions, were invented in 1994 and have attracted wide attentions since 2007 as a promising system because of their low capital investment, high reliability and good safety.

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JULY 20, 2013

The report “ Paving the way to electrified road transport – Publicly funded research, development, and demonstration projects on electric and plug-in cars in Europe ”, lists more than 320 projects covering the period 2007-2015.

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Energy Storage Energy Vehicles Li-ion 210

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MAY 5, 2010

Weigand is looking for a “500-mile battery” such as a Li-O 2 (Lithium air) thin film nano-technology system and for 50% efficient photovoltaic cells. Modeling and Simulation at the Exascale for Energy and the Environment (DOE, 2007). An Energy Plan Only A Scientist Could Love or Net-Zero Neighborhoods or ?

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Neighborhood Energy Storage Grid Transportation 273

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APRIL 20, 2015

Industry-wide cost estimates for battery packs for electric vehicles have declined by approximately 14% annually between 2007 and 2014, from above US$1,000 per kWh to around US$410/kWh, according to a systematic review of more than 80 different estimates by a team from the Stockholm Environment Institute.

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