2013, Sodium and Universal

Yissum offering novel high-performance anode for sodium-ion batteries; antimony sulphide nanoparticle-coated graphene

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FEBRUARY 10, 2014

Sodium-ion batteries (Na-ion, NIBs) are seen as an alternative to lithium-ion batteries for large-scale applications due to their lower cost and abundant supply of sodium. Yissum is the technology transfer company of the University. It gives a high capacity of 730?mAh?g Yu, Petr V. Prikhodchenko, Chad W. Mason, Sudip K.

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Faradion demonstrates proof-of-concept sodium-ion electric bike

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MAY 15, 2015

British battery R&D company Faradion has demonstrated a proof-of-concept electric bike powered by sodium-ion batteries at the headquarters of Williams Advanced Engineering, which collaborated in the development of the bike. Oxford University was also a partner. Sodium-ion intercalation batteries—i.e., Earlier post.)

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New high-performance anode material for Na-ion batteries

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FEBRUARY 28, 2013

A team from the University of Technology, Sydney (Australia) and Gyeongsang National University (S. Korea) have developed SnO2 @graphene nanocomposites for use as anodes in sodium-ion (Na-ion) batteries. The material also demonstrated a good high rate capability for reversible sodium storage. —Su et al.

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Univ. of Tokyo researchers demonstrate new “oxygen-rocking” battery

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DECEMBER 25, 2013

Researchers at the University of Tokyo have developed a battery based on the concept of a combination of a perovskite-type cathode and a low-electrode-potential anode that can achieve high energy densities through the use of organic rather than aqueous electrolytes. Earlier post.). —Hibino et al. under milder conditions than usual.

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Argonne Lab working with 3 nuclear companies on next-generation reactor projects

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JANUARY 8, 2015

DOE created the program in 2013. Argonne-involved projects are: AREVA is partnering with TerraPower Company (working to commercialize Traveling Wave Reactors, TWR), Argonne and Texas A&M University to conduct thermal hydraulic modeling and simulations and an experimental investigation for liquid metal-cooled fast reactor fuel assemblies.

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DOE awarding $13M to 5 companies for advanced nuclear reactor projects

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OCTOBER 31, 2014

DOE began this program in 2013 to partner with industry in developing next generation reactors that have the potential to achieve significant advances in safety, efficiency and economics.

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Researchers devise method to suppress thermal conductivity to improve thermoelectric materials for waste heat recovery

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AUGUST 26, 2013

A new study published in the journal Nature Materials has found a way to suppress the thermal conductivity in sodium cobaltate so that it can be used to harvest waste energy, with potential applications such as automotive waste heat recovery. Goff (2013) Suppression of thermal conductivity by rattling modes in thermoelectric sodium cobaltate.

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Waste Sodium Clean Alternative London

Researchers convert atmospheric CO2 to carbon nanofibers and nanotubes for use as anodes in Li-ion and Na-ion batteries

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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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UNSW team develops bio-inspired catalytic approach to chemical reduction for production of fuels and chemicals

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MARCH 25, 2013

Scientists at the University of New South Wales (Australia) have developed a new bio-inspired method for carrying out chemical reduction—an industrial process used to produce fuels and chemicals. A report on their work is published in the journal Angewandte Chemie. —Stephen Colbran. McSkimming, A., Bhadbhade, M. and Colbran, S.

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OSU team demonstrates concept of potassium-air battery as alternative to lithium-air systems

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FEBRUARY 18, 2013

Researchers at Ohio State University (OSU) have demonstrated the concept of a potassium-air (K?O Potassium, an alkali metal similar to lithium (and sodium) can be used in a rechargeable battery. Xiaodi Ren and Yiying Wu (2013) A Low-Overpotential Potassium–Oxygen Battery Based on Potassium Superoxide. O 2 battery (0.5

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Drexel researchers demonstrate intercalation of MXenes with a variety of ions; high volumetric capacitance

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2013

Barsoum and Gogotsi’s report looks at intercalation of MXenes with a variety of ions, including lithium, sodium, magnesium, potassium, ammonium and aluminum ions. Barsoum, and Yury Gogotsi (2013) Cation Intercalation and High Volumetric Capacitance of Two-Dimensional Titanium Carbide. —Yury Gogotsi.

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Univ. of Maryland team develops tin-film on wood fiber anode for Na-ion batteries; targeting grid storage

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JUNE 19, 2013

A team at the University of Maryland has demonstrated that a material consisting of a thin tin (Sn) film deposited on a hierarchical conductive wood fiber substrate is an effective anode for a sodium-ion (Na-ion) battery, and addresses some of the limitations of other Na-ion anodes such as capacity fade due to pulverization.

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Researchers propose new VO2 cathode material for aluminum-ion rechargeable battery

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NOVEMBER 30, 2013

A team from the University of Science and Technology Beijing is proposing a new super-valent battery based on aluminium ion intercalation and deintercalation. Sodium-ion and magnesium-ion batteries, as new energy storage systems in portable devices, have attracted much attention of the investigators. Wang et al. Click to enlarge.

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MIT and Moscow State collaborating on advanced batteries, metal-air batteries and reversible fuel/electrolysis cells

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APRIL 12, 2015

Researchers at the Skoltech Center for Electrochemical Energy Storage (CEES), a partnership between the MIT Materials Processing Center and Lomonosov Moscow State University, are focusing on the development of higher capacity batteries. Rechargeable metal-air batteries. He leads the research team at Moscow State.

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Stanford study quantifies energetic costs of grid-scale energy storage over time; current batteries the worst performers; the need to improve cycle life by 3-10x

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MARCH 10, 2013

Credit: Barnhart and Benson, 2013. Benson from Stanford University and Stanford’s Global Climate and Energy Project (GCEP) has quantified the energetic costs of 7 different grid-scale energy storage technologies over time. Benson (2013) On the importance of reducing the energetic and material demands of electrical energy storage.

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Argonne researchers advancing new class of selenium sulfide composite cathodes that could boost Li-ion energy density 5x

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DECEMBER 4, 2013

The work most recently reported in the Journal of the American Chemical Society by a team of researchers from Argonne and King Abdulaziz University (Saudi Arabia) advances their earlier work with selenium as a high energy density cathode material. Heald, and Khalil Amine (2013) “(De)Lithiation Mechanism of Li/SeSx (x = 0?7)

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Sulfur–TiO2 yolk-shell cathode for Li-sulfur battery shows best long-cycle performance so far

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JANUARY 9, 2013

Researchers at Stanford University and SLAC led by Stanford associate professor Yi Cui have used a sulfur–TiO 2 yolk–shell design for a cathode material for a lithium-sulfur battery that achieved an initial specific capacity of 1,030? (c) (b) Capacity retention of sulfur–TiO 2 yolk–shell nanostructures cycled at 0.5 Click to enlarge.

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Yissum offering novel high-performance anode for sodium-ion batteries; antimony sulphide nanoparticle-coated graphene

Faradion demonstrates proof-of-concept sodium-ion electric bike

New high-performance anode material for Na-ion batteries

Univ. of Tokyo researchers demonstrate new “oxygen-rocking” battery

Argonne Lab working with 3 nuclear companies on next-generation reactor projects

DOE awarding $13M to 5 companies for advanced nuclear reactor projects

Researchers devise method to suppress thermal conductivity to improve thermoelectric materials for waste heat recovery

Researchers convert atmospheric CO2 to carbon nanofibers and nanotubes for use as anodes in Li-ion and Na-ion batteries

UNSW team develops bio-inspired catalytic approach to chemical reduction for production of fuels and chemicals

OSU team demonstrates concept of potassium-air battery as alternative to lithium-air systems

Drexel researchers demonstrate intercalation of MXenes with a variety of ions; high volumetric capacitance

Univ. of Maryland team develops tin-film on wood fiber anode for Na-ion batteries; targeting grid storage

Researchers propose new VO2 cathode material for aluminum-ion rechargeable battery

MIT and Moscow State collaborating on advanced batteries, metal-air batteries and reversible fuel/electrolysis cells

Stanford study quantifies energetic costs of grid-scale energy storage over time; current batteries the worst performers; the need to improve cycle life by 3-10x

Argonne researchers advancing new class of selenium sulfide composite cathodes that could boost Li-ion energy density 5x

Sulfur–TiO2 yolk-shell cathode for Li-sulfur battery shows best long-cycle performance so far

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