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MARCH 31, 2014

The US DOE recently awarded $17 million to 17 FY 2014 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II projects to further develop Phase I projects and to produce a prototype or equivalent within two years. Selected vehicle and hydrogen technology projects are: FY 2014 SBIR Phase II vehicle projects. Lead organization. Description.

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AUGUST 4, 2015

3M and LG Chem have entered into a patent license agreement to further expand the use of nickel manganese cobalt oxide (NMC) cathode materials in lithium-ion batteries. NMC cathode compositions offer a balance of power, energy, thermal stability and low cost. Earlier post.)

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MARCH 6, 2012

Consequently, the market may be poised for the entrance of a first wave of higher-energy density—and lower-cost—automotive Si-C cells in the 2014 or 2015 timeframe. (As As an example, the military’s BB-2590 Li-ion battery used in a range of portable systems calls for a cycle life of ≥224 and ≥ 3 years.).

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AUGUST 4, 2014

CD-adapco announced the successful completion of a project to develop advanced Li-ion battery stimulation tools to enable faster design and development of advanced electric drive vehicle power systems. CAEBAT has provided us with world-class capabilities to model the performance and safety of Lithium-ion batteries.

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JULY 9, 2014

Herein, we propose a facile and low cost alternative to production of nano-Si with excellent electrochemical performance using a highly abundant, non-toxic, and low cost Si precursor: sand. . … Recently, magnesiothermic reduc- tion has gained attention due its much lower operating temperatures (~650 ?C). Favors et al.

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JULY 7, 2014

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. for a Sn-based electrode material.

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JUNE 5, 2014

ANSYS Fluent software—a leading, fully featured fluid dynamics solution for modeling flow and other related physical phenomena—now includes as standard Li-ion battery models, due to the efforts of ANSYS, GM, the Energy Department’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and ESim. Reducing battery costs.

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JANUARY 23, 2019

Volkswagen has been collaborating with Forge Nano on advanced battery material research since 2014. As a partner, Volkswagen will provide support for industrial trials of this technology. The transaction is still subject to approval by the authorities. ALD is a chemical process for applying atomic scale coatings one atom at a time.

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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. Cobalt-free layered oxide cathodes: This low-cost, cobalt-free cathode material was created for the development of improved lithium-ion batteries.

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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 +. Magnesium is low-cost, safe and environmentally benign. Cheng et al. Click to enlarge.

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JULY 7, 2015

In a 2014 paper publishedin the journal Advanced Materials , Heeger, Vonlanthen and their colleagues reported the development of a polyaniline-supercapacitor with quinone electrolytes that remained stable over 50,000 galvanostatic charge-discharge cycles. High energy, low cost. High energy, low cost, rapid charge.

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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. Low-temperature energy density. Provides low cell-level cost (on a $/kWh basis). Earlier post.) Thermal stability.

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JULY 25, 2014

Charge–discharge profiles of ion-exchanged MgFeSiO 4. A team of researchers from Kyoto University has demonstrated ion-exchanged MgFeSiO 4 as a feasible cathode material for use in high-energy-density rechargeable magnesium batteries. The ion-exchanged MgFeSiO 4 cathode materials provide a capacity of more than 300 mAh·g ?

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NOVEMBER 5, 2014

million units in 2014 to 40.3 million sales in 2014 expected to increase to just over 3.3 In a new report , Navigant Research forecasts that global annual sales of e-bicycles will grow modestly from 31.7 million units in 2023 under a base scenario—a CAGR of 2.7%. Navigant expects China, the market leader, to reach 28.8

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AUGUST 1, 2014

Used as a cathode material for a Li-sulfur battery, the Li/S@NG can deliver high specific discharge capacities at high rates: 1167 mAh g –1 at 0.2 The researchers suggested that their results indicate that the S@NG nanocomposite based Li/S cells have a good potential to replace current Li-ion batteries.

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APRIL 1, 2014

USC Viterbi School of Engineering professor Chongwu Zhou and his research team have developed a silicon nanoparticle anode and a sulfur-based cathode with low fabrication cost and high electrode performance for rechargeable lithium-sulfur batteries. sulfur (Li?S) Other advantages of Li?S shell particles as Li?S

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JANUARY 10, 2014

Schematic of hybrid anode placed in a Li–S battery. The graphite/Li connected in parallel forms a shorted cell where the graphite is always lithiated at equilibrium and maintains a pseudo-equal potential with the Li metal. Among these technologies, Li–sulphur (Li–S) batteries hold great promise. —Huang et al.

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MARCH 27, 2014

m Li 2 S@C spheres at different C-rates. (a) m Li 2 S@C cathodes. (c) m Li 2 S@C spheres. When no carbon black was added to the electrode mixture, a very high Li 2 S content (88 wt % Li 2 S) electrode composed of 98 wt % 1 ? Schematic of the coating process for the Li 2 S@C spheres. Credit: ACS, Nan et al.

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OCTOBER 1, 2013

developer of a low-cost hybrid electric powertrain designed specifically for class 1 to 4 commercial fleet use ( earlier post ), unveiled its third-generation XL3 product release for model year 2014 vehicles. kWh Li-ion battery pack, said Justin Ashton, VP Business Development and co-founder. Click to enlarge.

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JANUARY 13, 2014

While a large amount of research is targeting the development of new materials and chemistries for Li-ion batteries and “beyond Li-ion” solutions for electric vehicles, work is also proceeding apace on improving and optimizing materials currently in use for such an application. Credit: ACS, Lee et al. Click to enlarge.

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MAY 14, 2014

Power Japan Plus says that its battery currently offers energy density comparable to a lithium-ion battery, but with a much more rapid rate of charge and the ability for full discharge over a much longer functional lifetime with improved safety and cradle-to-cradle sustainability. Negative electrode: Li + + nC+e ? ⇄ LiC n.

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JULY 13, 2015

An SOFC has three major components: two porous electrodes (cathode and anode) separated by a solid oxygen ion (O 2– ) conducting electrolyte. However, solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) can oxidize any fuel, because the electrolyte transports an oxygen ion. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). 2015.06.136.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2014

The circulating seawater in the open-cathode system results in a continuous supply of sodium ions, endowing the system with superior cycling stability that allows the application of various alternative anodes to sodium metal by compensating for irreversible charge losses. an alloying material), in full sodium-ion configuration.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2014

Credit: ACS, Li et al. In particular, silicon nanowires (SiNW) are widely studied as a promising anode material for high-capacity LIBs due to its low cost of fabrication and volume production potential. —Li et al. —Li et al. Click to enlarge.

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DECEMBER 29, 2013

Zinc-air technology, although offering high energy density—about twice the gravimetric density (Wh/kg) and three times the volumetric density (Wh/L) of Li-ion technology—has been generally limited to low-power, non-rechargeable applications. 2013.10.073. Electric (Battery) Fuel Cells'

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OCTOBER 31, 2010

However, Pike expects hybrid locomotives to have a strong return on investment (ROI), as a result of the ability to use low-cost batteries. Lead acid batteries cost less, weigh more, and will be used in many of the first hybrid locomotive applications. Advanced lead acid batteries will make inroads as well.

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DECEMBER 29, 2014

Researchers from Nanyang Technical University (NTU) in Singapore have shown high-capacity, high-rate, and durable lithium- and sodium-ion battery (LIB and NIB) performance using single-crystalline long-range-ordered bilayered VO 2 nanoarray electrodes. VO 2 nanobelts are beneficial to fast ion diffusion.

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DECEMBER 20, 2013

The Department Of Energy (DOE), Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) intends to issue, on behalf of its Vehicle Technology Office (VTO), a program-wide Funding Opportunity Announcement (DE-FOA-0000991) for fiscal year 2014 on or about January 2014. Beyond Li-on. 25% weight reduction at ?$1.97/lb

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FEBRUARY 19, 2015

3M has made an investment in Nanoscale Components, a company that has developed a novel, low-cost pre-lithiation process. 3M says its investment will expand the adoption of 3M’s unique silicon alloy anode for lithium-ion batteries. Earlier post.). lithium needs to be inserted into the material.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

A new method developed for studying battery failures points to a potential next step in extending lithium-ion battery lifetime and capacity. O 4 (LNMO) are appealing as high voltage, high capacity, environmentally friendly, and low cost cathodes for use in numerous markets. Andrew Ulvestad, Andrej Singer, Hyung-Man Cho, Jesse N.

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APRIL 6, 2015

The Virtual Integrated Battery Environment ( VIBE ) allows researchers to test lithium-ion batteries under different simulated scenarios before the batteries are built and used in electric vehicles. The 2014 release includes many enhancements in both physics capabilities and usability. Turner, Sreekanth Pannala (2013) “?A 2013.08.040.

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JUNE 23, 2015

A low-voltage current applied to the electrodes drives a catalytic reaction that separates molecules of H 2 O, releasing bubbles of hydrogen on one electrode and oxygen on the other. In 2014, Stanford chemist Hongjie Dai developed a water splitter made of inexpensive nickel and iron that runs on an ordinary 1.5-volt volt battery.

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