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SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

Williams Advanced Engineering, the engineering services and technology business of the Williams Group, has entered a partnership agreement with XALT Energy , supplier of the lithium-ion cells for the Williams’ battery in the Formula E racing series. Gravimetric and volumetric densities of XALT Energy’s current line of Li-polymer cells.

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OCTOBER 13, 2014

Researchers from Nanyang Technological University (NTU Singapore) led by Professor Xiaodong Chen have developed a new TiO 2 gel material for Li-ion battery anodes. Titanium dioxide (TiO 2 ) nanomaterials are of interest as Li-ion anode materials due to their advantages in terms of cost, safety, and rate capability.

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JANUARY 25, 2018

South Korea-based steelmaker POSCO will establish two Li-ion battery material joint ventures in China with leading cobalt supplier Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt. China’s Huayou Cobalt is the largest cobalt producer in China and is capable of supplying 50% of demand from lithium-ion battery producers.

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MAY 8, 2017

These lithium-ion batteries feature a hybrid solid-liquid electrolyte system, in which the electrodes are coated with a solid electrolyte layer. Forge Nano presented its technology at the 2013 and 2017 NREL Industry Growth Forum, the nation’s premier clean energy investment event. —Paul Lichty, CEO of Forge Nano. King, Lamuel A.

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MARCH 18, 2014

Due to the Li + -H + exchange during the charging process it degrades to ABBCCA (right). The researchers were interested in elucidating electrochemical processes in high-capacity Li-rich cathode materials: (x)Li 2 MnO 3 *(1-x)LiMO 2 (“M” is a transition metal such as manganese, chromium or iron). Source: HZB. Click to enlarge.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

With the 1 nm thick Si layer, the Li transport path and insertion are drastically changed as well as the volume expansion. High-energy anode materials are of great interest because of their potential to boost Li-ion battery energy density to meet the ever-increasing demand of higher battery performance. Credit: ACS, Liu et al.

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JULY 18, 2013

Saft has won €35-million (US$46-million) of orders to supply specialized Li-ion telecom battery systems for Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited (RJIL) broadband mobile base stations in India. The order is Saft’s largest to date for Li-ion telecom batteries. It operates over a wide range of temperatures from -40°C to +75°C.

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MARCH 29, 2013

sand, or quartz) nanocubes as an anode material for Li-ion batteries (LIBs). However, the drastic volume variation (around 300%) during repeated insertion and extraction of lithium ions leads to its remarkable capacity fading. 2001] reported that commercial SiO 2 nanoparticles could react with Li between 0.0

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JUNE 25, 2013

Navigant automotive Li-ion Leaderboard. Navigant Research expects the Li-ion industry to produce 49 GWh of battery capacity for vehicles in 2020, a more than tenfold increase over 2013 production numbers. However, the market researcher notes, the vendor landscape within the Li-ion industry is still unsettled.

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JUNE 29, 2013

Zero) is recalling certain model year 2013 FX motorcycles manufactured 28 January 2013 through 21 May 2013; and model year 2013 XU motorcycles manufactured 16 January 2013, through 20 May 2013. The recall is expected to begin in late June 2013. Zero Motorcycles Inc. kWh, depending upon the model.

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DECEMBER 2, 2013

Korea synthesized structurally regulated and hybridized aluminum-carbon (Al-C) nanoclusters as a stable, high-capacity anode material for Li-ion batteries. Yoo and Joong-Kee Lee (2013) “Al-C Hybrid Nanoclustered Anodes for Lithium Ion Batteries with High Electrical Capacity and Cyclic Stability” Chem. Researchers in S.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2013

Korea, have developed a germanium oxide/germanium nanocomposite (GeO 2 /Ge/C) anode material for Li-ion batteries that shows a high capacity of up to 1860 mAh/g at 1 C (2.1 In addition, there is widespread belief that, during the first lithiation, Li 2 O is irreversibly formed. Li+ per GeO 2 (1126 mAh/g) compared to 8.4

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JUNE 12, 2013

Schematics of Li + /Na + mixed-ion battery. During charging (or discharging), the storage (or release) of Li + takes place at anode, and the release (or storage) of Na + occurs at cathode. However, a number of issues remain before SIBs could become commercially competitive with Li-ion batteries (LIBs). Chen et al.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2014

The jury of representatives from BASF, Volkswagen and from academia selected Dr. Wood for her outstanding research results in the area of lithium-ion batteries. 2014) “Tortuosity Anisotropy in Lithium-Ion Battery Electrodes,” Adv. Ebner et al. Click to enlarge. García, R. and Wood, V. Energy Mater. , 4 doi: 10.1002/aenm.201301278.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

Researchers at Arizona State University have shown that paper-folding concepts can be applied to Li-ion batteries in order to realize a device with higher areal energy densities. These initial results showed that the Li-ion batteries can still exhibit good electrochemical performance even after multiple folds, they said.

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JUNE 22, 2015

Saft has won a contract to supply Li-ion battery systems to Imtech Marine, a leading maritime technology supplier. The first and second hybrid ferries, the MV Hallaig and MV Lochinvar , entered service in 2013. The compact modules integrate the Fe Li-ion cells, module supervision and cell balancing.

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MAY 21, 2015

AllCell Technologies, LLC, a Chicago-based Lithium-ion battery pack manufacturer for smart-grid, autonomous and light electric vehicle applications, and LG Chem Ltd. have developed a high performance long lasting Li-ion battery for material handling applications. IATA/UN 38.3

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FEBRUARY 20, 2014

for the delivery of the first Intensium Flex Li-ion battery system to power and store energy for the ECO-H System. Saft delivered the battery in December 2013 and will continue working with distributors on systems opportunities in the coming years. Saft has been awarded a contract from ECO-H Technologies, Inc.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2015

Li-ion maker Electrovaya is working with Mondelez Canada on forklift batteries. Electrovaya plans to deliver lithium-ion battery packs with intelligent battery management systems (iBMS) to Mondelez Distribution Center. Mondelez International is a global snacking powerhouse, with 2013 revenue of $35 billion.

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JUNE 17, 2014

The chemistries included in the report are all lithium-ion (Li-ion) chemistries, flow battery chemistries, sodium metal halide, sodium sulfur (NaS), aqueous sodium-ion, and advanced lead-carbon. When measured by cell shipments, more than 99% of advanced batteries were made with lithium ion (Li-ion) chemistries in 2013.

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APRIL 8, 2013

Researchers from ETH Zürich have synthesized highly monodisperse colloidal Sn and Sn/SnO 2 (tin/tin dioxide) nanocrystals for use as an anode material in Li-ion batteries. The scientists assume that the smaller crystals perform better because they can absorb and release lithium ions more effectively.

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JANUARY 1, 2014

Researchers from Shanghai University have synthesized Fe 2 O 3 -graphene sheet-on-sheet sandwich-like nanocomposites that, when used as an anode for Li-ion battery, shows a high reversible capacity of 662.4 These metal oxides electrodes have shown much higher Li-ion storage capacities than that of commercial graphite anodes.

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MAY 27, 2013

O 4 (LNMO) porous nanorods with nanoparticles that function as high-rate and long-life cathode materials for rechargeable lithium-ion batteries. Nanomaterials chemistry has recently been the main impetus for electrochemical devices with advanced energy conversion and storage such as rechargeable lithium- ion batteries (LIBs).

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JANUARY 21, 2013

John Goodenough at the University of Texas at Austin and colleague Kyu-Sung Park have written a perspective paper on Li-ion batteries (LIBs), published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society. Goodenough and Kyu-Sung Park (2013) The Li-Ion Rechargeable Battery: A Perspective. —Goodenough and Park.

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AUGUST 16, 2023

Yaocai Bai and Yuzhang Li have received the 2023–2024 ECS Toyota Young Investigator Fellowships for projects in green energy technology. Yuzhang Li, University of California, Los Angeles. Li metal easily melts and evaporates by the electron beam; other materials degrade, too. Dr. Li became a member of ECS in January 2022.

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DECEMBER 21, 2012

Researchers in Italy have developed a high-performance tin-carbon nanocomposite material for Li-ion anodes that exhibits strong capacities at up to 10 C cycling rate and stability over 600 cycles. Their study appears in the Journal of Power Sources. —Meschini et al. 2012.11.004.

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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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SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

SB LiMotive, the Samsung SDI-Bosch Li-ion 50:50 joint venture formed in 2008 ( earlier post ) has been working on developing automotive lithium-ion energy-storage systems, including various sizes of cell, entire battery systems, and battery management systems, as well as its production capacity. Click to enlarge.

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JUNE 6, 2013

Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have designed and tested an all-solid lithium-sulfur battery with approximately four times the energy density of conventional lithium-ion technologies. C, which is 8 orders of magnitude higher than that of Li 2 S (lithium sulfide). LPSPs have ionic conductivities of 3.0×10 Dudney, N.

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MARCH 8, 2013

mol l -1 Li 2 SO 4 aqueous solution as electrolyte. 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. mol l -1 Li 2 SO 4 aqueous solution as electrolyte, an ARLB is built up. Wang et al.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2013

Although NiMH is still the dominant battery in the high-voltage hybrid market, Li-ion technology started to take market share around 2009 and is expected to continually increase its share with time. According to the report’s baseline estimate, the global Li-ion xEV business will reach $3.8 billion in 2015 and $9.2

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MARCH 3, 2016

Researchers from George Washington University and Vanderbilt University have demonstrated the conversion of atmospheric CO 2 into carbon nanofibers (CNFs) and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) for use as high-performance anodes in both lithium-ion and sodium-ion batteries. times above that of sodium-ion batteries with graphite electrodes.

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JANUARY 24, 2013

Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have developed a high-performance, nanostructured solid electrolyte for more energy-dense lithium ion batteries. Although promising, the current lithium-ion batteries that use organic liquids as electrolytes have many limitations for achieving high energy density. Li 3 PS 4 phase.

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AUGUST 1, 2012

has completed construction of its new plant for Li-ion battery separators. The SEPALENT produced at the new plant will undergo quality testing to be certified by each lithium-ion secondary battery manufacturer. The new plant is expected to launch its commercial production in 2013. Mitsubishi Plastics, Inc. billion (US$31.75

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MARCH 21, 2012

has developed a commercial process for the production of Lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl) imide (LiFSI) as an electrolyte for Li-ion batteries using a novel fluorination reaction. Commercial production of LiFSI is scheduled to start in 2013. Imide salts offer higher thermal stability and could provide a safer alternative to LiPF 6.

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JULY 8, 2013

The working concept of I3 – /I – redox reaction in the aqueous Li-I 2 battery. A team from Japan’s RIKEN, led by Hye Ryung Byon, has developed a lithium-iodine (Li-I 2 ) battery system with a significantly higher energy density than conventional lithium-ion batteries. Zhao et al. Click to enlarge. —Zhao et al.

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MAY 4, 2016

Lishen, a major Chinese Li-ion battery manufacturer, has ordered four electrode slurry production lines from Swiss-based Bühler, a contract worth almost US$10.5 The company specializes in the development, production, and sale of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles.

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