Green Car Congress

APRIL 27, 2015

Researchers at the University of California San Diego (UCSD) have developed catalytically active micromotors that significantly increase the release of hydrogen from liquid storage media. In a paper in the journal Angewandte Chemie , they introduce their new concept with a model vehicle powered by a hydrogen–oxygen fuel cell.

Hydrogen 150

Hydrogen Sodium San Diego Concept 150

Green Car Congress

JULY 27, 2015

Advanced systems such as lithium-air, sodium-ion, as well as lithium-ion electrochemical energy storage are appropriate. Work on commercially available systems such as lead-acid and nickel-metal hydride batteries will not be considered by this program. Closing date for applications is 20 October 2015.

Nickel Metal Hydride 150

Nickel Metal Hydride Fuel Engine Production 150

Green Car Congress

MARCH 13, 2015

As for electrical double-layer capacitors (EDLCs), commercially available activated carbons (ACs) offer limited control over specific surface area, conductivity, pore size distribution (PSD), and porosity, suffering from the limitations of commercial supercapacitors (5 Wh/kg). —Hou et al.

Li-ion 150

Li-ion Energy Storage Energy Batteries 150

Green Car Congress

MARCH 19, 2011

The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Fuel Cell Technologies (FCT) Program will award up to $12 million to advance hydrogen storage technologies. The FOA specifies two distinct technical topics: Reducing the Cost of Hydrogen Storage Tanks; and New Materials Discovery. Reducing the Cost of Hydrogen Storage Tanks. kWh to $6/kWh.

Hydrogen 210

Hydrogen Carbon Fiber Low Cost Carbon 210

Green Car Congress

APRIL 12, 2015

Other work focuses on sodium as an earth-abundant alternative to lithium, but while it could lower cost, sodium ions also carry just a single charge. One way is to generate hydrogen by splitting water and storing the hydrogen, as in the power-to-gas schemes under examination (e.g., Chiang Yet-Ming (2015).

MIT 150

MIT Li-ion Batteries Battery 150