2017, Energy Storage, Li-ion and Low Cost

Tokyo Tech team develops low-cost germanium-free solid electrolyte for Li-ion batteries

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JULY 14, 2017

Researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology have devised a low-cost, scalable approach to developing all-solid-state batteries, improving prospects for scaling up the technology for widespread use in electric vehicles, communications and other industrial applications. S 12 (Li 3.45 [Sn 0.09 Si 1.08 ]P 1.65 Si 0.36 ]P 0.55

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UC Riverside team fabricates nanosilicon anodes for Li-ion batteries from waste glass bottles

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APRIL 23, 2017

Researchers at the University of California, Riverside’s Bourns College of Engineering have used waste glass bottles and a low-cost chemical process to fabricate nanosilicon anodes for high-performance lithium-ion batteries. Coating the silicon nanoparticles with carbon to improve their stability and energy storage properties.

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Ford favoring bulk-type solid-state battery for next-gen energy storage

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APRIL 5, 2017

Ford is exploring a variety of “beyond Li-ion” solutions, including Lithium-sulfur, Lithium-air and solid-state lithium-ion batteries. A Li-air battery, with its air cathode, is a low-cost system, Anandan said. A Li-air battery, with its air cathode, is a low-cost system, Anandan said.

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ORNL team finds way to deliver on promise of VO2(B) Li-ion cathode

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AUGUST 2, 2017

Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have discovered a way to achieve the promise of bronze-phase vanadium dioxide [VO 2 (B)] as an electrode material for Li-ion batteries. In addition, the theoretical capacity and energy density of VO 2 (B) (323 mAh/g at a redox voltage of 2.6 Wh/g), LiFePO 4 (165 mAh/g at 3.5

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DOE awarding $1.6B to 11 battery materials separation and processing projects as part of $2.8B funding

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OCTOBER 20, 2022

Anovion, with its partners, collaborators and stakeholders, will build 35,000 tons per annum of new synthetic graphite anode material capacity for lithium-ion batteries used in electric vehicles and critical energy storage applications. Li 2 O spodumene concentrate. Materials Separation & Processing (Cathode Minerals).

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Georgia Tech team develops simple, low-cost process for oxide nanowires; superior separators for Li-ion batteries

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JANUARY 20, 2017

Fabricated separators based on aluminum oxide nanowires enhanced the safety and rate capabilities of lithium-ion batteries. This technique could open the door for a range of synthesis opportunities to produce low-cost 1D nanomaterials in large quantities. —Gleb Yushin. —Gleb Yushin. 355, Issue 6322, pp.

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Leclanché and Narada Power sign strategic global alliance for Li-ion technology

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NOVEMBER 21, 2016

Swiss battery manufacturer Leclanché SA ( earlier post ) and China-based Zhejiang Narada Power Source Co Ltd, a global battery manufacturer, announced a strategic partnership for the manufacturing and development of lithium-ion battery technology for the Chinese and global markets. GWh fabrication facility in 2017.

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Stanford team develops sodium-ion battery with performance equivalent to Li-ion, but at much lower cost

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OCTOBER 10, 2017

Stanford researchers have developed a sodium-ion battery (SIB) that can store the same amount of energy as a state-of-the-art lithium ion, at substantially lower cost. The researchers focused mainly on the favorable cost-performance comparisons between their sodium-ion battery and lithium. —Lee et al.

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DOE JCESR team significantly improves Li-S performance under lean electrolyte with soft swellable gel

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MAY 2, 2017

Li-sulfur batteries are looked to as a likely next-generation higher energy density energy storage system due to the high theoretical capacity, low cost and high earth abundance of sulfur. A paper on their work is published in the ACS journal Nano Letters. Credit: ACS, Chen et al. — Chen et al.

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Study suggests lithium and cobalt for batteries may face supply risks by 2050

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MARCH 15, 2018

Lithium and cobalt are fundamental components of present lithium-ion batteries. The researchers present these results in the journal Nature Reviews Materials as part of a cost and resource analysis of sodium-ion batteries. … b | The energy-storage demand for the reference devices. Resources. Buchholz, M.

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Gel polymer electrolyte for stabilizing sulfur composite electrodes for long-life, high-energy Li-S batteries

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JULY 24, 2017

Researchers in Sweden and Italy have devised a simple strategy to address the issues currently hampering commercialization of high-energy density Li-sulfure batteries, including. limited practical energy density, life time and the scaling-up of materials and production processes. —Agostini et al. Agostini et al.

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Goodenough and UT team report new strategy for all-solid-state Na or Li battery suitable for EVs; plating cathodes

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MARCH 1, 2017

An open-access paper on the work is published in the RSC journal Energy & Environmental Science. The cells use a solid glass electrolyte having a Li + or Na + conductivity >10 -2 S cm -1 at 25 ˚C with a motional enthalpy ≈ 0.06 The energy-gap “window” E g = 1.23 V versus lithium tend to be unstable if overcharged.

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Kreisel Electric introduces Li-ion home energy storage systems; 9.6 kW output for faster EV charging

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JUNE 29, 2016

Austrian manufacturer of high-performance batteries Kreisel Electric ( earlier post ) has introduced the MAVERO home energy storage system. The Li-ion battery packs are available in four different sizes, with usable capacity ranging from 8 kWh to 22 kWh. First deliveries are planned for early 2017.

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Tokyo Tech team develops low-cost germanium-free solid electrolyte for Li-ion batteries

UC Riverside team fabricates nanosilicon anodes for Li-ion batteries from waste glass bottles

Ford favoring bulk-type solid-state battery for next-gen energy storage

ORNL team finds way to deliver on promise of VO2(B) Li-ion cathode

DOE awarding $1.6B to 11 battery materials separation and processing projects as part of $2.8B funding

Georgia Tech team develops simple, low-cost process for oxide nanowires; superior separators for Li-ion batteries

Leclanché and Narada Power sign strategic global alliance for Li-ion technology

Stanford team develops sodium-ion battery with performance equivalent to Li-ion, but at much lower cost

DOE JCESR team significantly improves Li-S performance under lean electrolyte with soft swellable gel

Study suggests lithium and cobalt for batteries may face supply risks by 2050

Gel polymer electrolyte for stabilizing sulfur composite electrodes for long-life, high-energy Li-S batteries

Goodenough and UT team report new strategy for all-solid-state Na or Li battery suitable for EVs; plating cathodes

Kreisel Electric introduces Li-ion home energy storage systems; 9.6 kW output for faster EV charging

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