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APRIL 17, 2014

Saft has received an order from Stockholm ferry operator Ballerina for lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery systems that will power a new electric ferry boat for the city of Stockholm. The batteries will be fully charged during the ferry’s overnight stay in the harbor with two partial charging sessions during the course of the day.

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AUGUST 14, 2014

The Argonne team is working on a larger DOE-funded project to develop advanced electrolyte materials that can significantly improve the electrochemical performance of high-voltage, high-energy Li-ion cathode materials without sacrificing safety. Conventional alkyl carbonates/LiPF 6 tend to be oxidized around 4.5 O 4 /graphite cell.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2014

A team from ETH Zurich in Switzerland has demonstrated the use of vanadate-borate glasses (Li 2 O-B 2 O 3 -V 2 O 5 , referred to as V 2 O 5-LiBO 2 ) as high-capacity cathode materials for rechargeable Li-ion batteries for the first time. —Afyon et al.

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DECEMBER 18, 2014

O 2 (Li 1.2 1 with an excellent charge-discharge cycling stability at the rate of 0.2C. Proposed interfacial reaction and SEI formation mechanisms of the Li 1.2 V vs. Li/Li + , which can provide enhanced energy density compared to ?136 Mn 0.525 Ni 0.175 Co 0.1 O 2 , LMNC) cathode at 2.5–4.8 1 ) compared to ?136

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MARCH 19, 2014

The nanocrystals possess high and similar Li-ion and Na-ion charge storage capacities of 580?640 1 at moderate charging/discharging current densities of 0.5?1C At 20C-rates, retention of charge storage capacities by 10 and 20 nm Sb nanocrystals can reach 78? 640 mAh g ?1 1C (1C-rate is 660 mA g ?1

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AUGUST 15, 2016

In a 2014 paper exploring prospects for reducing the processing cost of Li-ion batteries, a team from Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) explained that formation cycling refers to the electrochemical side reactions involved with creating the solid electrolyte interface (SEI) layer. —Wood et al. 2014.11.019.

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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.

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JULY 9, 2014

Researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), with colleagues at UC San Diego, have developed a “mesoporous silicon sponge” material that, when applied as an anode in a lithium-ion battery, can deliver capacity of up to ~750?mAh?g 1 based on the total electrode weight with more than 80% capacity retention over 1,000 cycles.

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APRIL 28, 2015

Supported by an ARPA-E grant, LiRAP has proven to be a safe alternative compared to the liquid electrolytes used in most of today’s lithium ion batteries. The LiRAP solid electrolytes conduct Li + ions well at high voltage and high current, providing much enhanced energy density and power capacity as well as safety. mg cm -2.

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OCTOBER 6, 2014

A team at Korea’s Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), led by Dr. Jaephil Cho, has developed a new high-power NCA (nickel-cobalt-aluminum) Li-ion cathode material: LiNi 0.81 2014) “A New High Power LiNi 0.81 O 2 Cathode Material for Lithium-Ion Batteries” Adv. O 2 where y = 0.1-0.15 and z = 0.05

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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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FEBRUARY 13, 2015

Researchers at A*STAR in Singapore are proposing the use of monolayer phosphorene—a 2D material isolated from black phosphorus—as an anode material for high charging voltage, high rate capability Li-ion batteries. However, in a 2014 study led by Prof. —Li et al. —Li et al.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

Gerbrand Ceder (now at UC Berkeley/Lawrence Berkeley Lab as of 1 July, formerly at MIT) have developed a new class of high capacity cation-disordered oxides—lithium-excess nickel titanium molybdenum oxides (Li-Ni-Ti-Mo, or LNTMO)—for Li-ion cathode materials which deliver capacities up to 250 mAh/g. —Lee et al.

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JULY 14, 2014

Lithium-ion batteries could benefit from a theoretical model created at Rice University and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory that predicts how carbon-based anodes will perform. The materials offer vast surface area for ions to bind to in a compact package, Yakobson said. This work emphasizes the role of quantum capacitance.

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JANUARY 19, 2016

Lithium-air batteries form lithium peroxide (Li 2 O 2 )—a solid precipitate that clogs the pores of the electrode and degrades cell performance—as part of the charge−discharge reaction process. This remains a core challenge that needs to be overcome for the viable commercialization of Li-air technology.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

DRX cathodes could provide batteries with higher energy density than conventional lithium-ion battery cathodes made of nickel and cobalt, two metals that are in critically short supply. In a rock salt structure, cations (positively charged ions) and anions (negatively charged ions) are arranged in a specific pattern.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2014

The active material was charged and discharged at a C/2 rate in the potential range of 0.01?1.5 Si and Ge nanowire (NW) based materials have emerged as viable candidates for next generation rechargeable lithium- ion battery anodes with energy and power densities that are multiples of current graphitic based electrodes.

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APRIL 28, 2014

Researchers at Argonne National Lab have proposed a novel composite Li-ion anode material of GeO 2 –Sn 30 Co 30 C 40 , which combines the advantageous properties of Sn–Co–C (long cycle life) and GeO 2 (high capacity). Li ions, corresponding to 1623 mAh g ?1 charge capacities of 1501 and 1200 mAh g ?1 Batteries'

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2014

X-ray microscope snapshot of nanoparticles in a battery midway through charging. Particles range from fully charged (green) to intermediate charge (orange/yellow) to drained of charge (red) The scalebar equals 500 nm. SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory) Click to enlarge.

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OCTOBER 20, 2014

million to develop a next-generation lithium ion “6T” battery system for use in military applications, with a focus on ground combat vehicle applications. Navitas is the first, and so far the only, company to be awarded an additional contract for the development of a second-generation Li-ion 6T battery. Earlier post.).

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APRIL 2, 2014

m used as a Li-ion electrode material exhibits a high capacity and stable cycling of 800 mAh g ?1. Nanomaterials as anodes for lithium-ion batteries (LIB) have gained widespread interest in the research community. V during charging and 1.7 —Yu et al. Other than additional peaks at 1.9

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MARCH 23, 2015

Purdue researchers have developed a process to manufacture carbon-nanoparticle and microsheet anodes for Li-ion batteries from polystyrene and starch-based packing peanuts, respectively. These carbonaceous electrodes could also be used for rechargeable sodium-ion batteries. —Vinodkumar Etacheri. —Vinodkumar Etacheri.

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MARCH 23, 2014

The shaded regions demonstrate the safe regimes of operation as a function of top shell thickness and bottom core size with state of charge. earlier post ) and others—used as high-capacity anodes in advanced Li-ion batteries. Conditions of fracture and debonding. Credit: ACS, Stournara et al. Click to enlarge. Yi Cui (e.g.,

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OCTOBER 9, 2013

Toyota has reduced the MSRP on the 2014 Prius Plug-in Hybrid by more than $2,000, making the starting MSRP $29,990 (excluding dealer preparation and handling, DPH). Pricing for the 2014 Prius Plug-in Advanced model has also been adjusted to make the model more accessible to consumers with a $4,620 reduction in MSRP to $34,905 (excluding DPH).

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MARCH 15, 2012

Under the terms of the development agreement, A123 Systems will supply 20Ah prismatic cells to ATBS for the production of complete lithium-ion battery packs for Geely’s new PHEV, which is expected to launch in China in 2014. In 2011, it produced more than 430,000 vehicles, and there are currently more than 2.2

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JULY 7, 2014

charge curves at 33.3 Researchers in Japan report in a paper in the journal ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces that amorphous Fe 3+ -based oxide nanoparticles produced by Leptothrix ochracea , an aquatic bacteria living worldwide, show a potential as an Fe 3+ /Fe 0 conversion anode material for lithium-ion batteries. mA/g (0.05

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OCTOBER 3, 2014

Researchers at The Ohio State University have developed a novel strategy to improve the efficiency and performance of non-aqueous lithium-oxygen (Li-air) batteries. O 2 systems require an open system to obtain oxygen from the air; Li metal must also be used as the metal electrode to provide the lithium source. Earlier post.).

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FEBRUARY 24, 2014

They demonstrated that a dendritic SEI forms prior to Li deposition and that it remains on the surface after Li electrodissolution. To reproduce a battery charging cycle, the researchers applied a potential at the working electrode and monitored the resulting changes in current. —Raymond Unocic. Sacci, Nancy J.

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JULY 30, 2014

Schematic illustration of the the hybrid Mg-Li battery designed in this work. This battery has a piece of Mg foil as the anode, Mo 6 S 8 as the cathode, and the electrolyte contains both Mg 2+ and Li +. Mo 6 S 8 can undergo intercalation reactions with either Li + or Mg 2+ ions; reactions with Li + ions have better kinetics.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2020

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 metal is specifically used in a battery’s cathode, the positively charged end that determines much of a battery’s performance. SPARKZ, Inc.,

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JANUARY 23, 2019

Saudi Arabia-based SABIC, a global leader in diversified chemicals, has taken a majority stake in Black Diamond Structures (BDS), a nanotechnology company established in 2014. BDS was founded in 2014 as a joint venture between SABIC Ventures US LLC and Molecular Rebar Design. Photo courtesy SABIC.

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OCTOBER 10, 2016

The Nikkei, citing unnamed sources, reports that R&D organization Saitec (Saitama Industrial Technology Center) and Honda Motor have developed a practical magnesium-ion rechargeable battery and hope to commercialize it. Because magnesium is divalent, it can displace double the charge per ion (i.e., Mg 2+ rather than Li + ).

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JANUARY 23, 2019

Increased rate capability of conventional materials for enhanced fast charge acceptance using Forge Nano’s proprietary solid electrolyte coatings. Volkswagen has been collaborating with Forge Nano on advanced battery material research since 2014. Source: Forge Nano. The transaction is still subject to approval by the authorities.

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MAY 31, 2016

kWh SCiB ( earlier post ) pack, Toshiba’s advanced lithium-ion rechargeable battery, and will make regular trips between All Nippon Airways Co. The system is easy to operate; charging starts once the driver pushes a button on the bus dashboard. Charging pads. Charge time is approximately 15 minutes. The 11-kilometer (6.8-mile)

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NOVEMBER 17, 2015

Ford Motor Company will offer three years of complimentary charging to California and Maryland customers who purchase or lease a 2016 C-MAX Energi with its pilot EV 1-2-3 Charge program. C-MAX Energi is capable of being fully charged in approximately 2.5 C-MAX Energi is capable of being fully charged in approximately 2.5

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APRIL 12, 2016

BASF and CAMX Power LLC announced that BASF has been granted a license under the intellectual property of CAMX Power LLC (CAMX) relating to the CAMX suite of CAM-7 cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries. CAM-7 cells can support high discharge pulse power over a wider state-of-charge window. Earlier post.) High electrode density.

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JUNE 9, 2014

New observations by researchers at MIT have revealed the inner workings of a lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO 4 ) cathode—a material widely used in lithium-ion batteries. Nanostructured LiFePO 4 (LFP) electrodes have attracted great interest in the Li-ion battery field. We don’t see any dislocations ,” Li says.

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