2017, Energy Storage, Li-ion and Recharge

New prototype rechargeable lithium-nitrogen battery

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APRIL 16, 2017

But nitrogen gas—which consists of two nitrogen atoms held together by a strong, triple covalent bond—doesn’t break apart under normal conditions, presenting a challenge to scientists who want to transfer the chemical energy of the bond into electricity. Structure and rechargeability of a room-temperature Li-N 2 battery. (A)

Recharge

Recharge Li-ion Batteries Battery

CCM: Shanghai Energy investing US$790M to construct world’s largest Li-ion wet process separator production base

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APRIL 20, 2018

China will account for more than 60% of the world’s production of wet-process separators for Li-ion batteries, with more than 10 billion square meters capacity, according to China-based market intelligence firm CCM. Separators are a key element in rechargeable lithium-ion batteries with liquid electrolytes.

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Li-ion Energy Energy Storage Production

Anderman: Li-ion capacity far outstripping demand as automakers focus more on hybrids, less on full EVs

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DECEMBER 18, 2012

Global automotive Li-Ion battery production capacity is outstripping demand five-to-one as automakers refocus on hybrids and away from full electric vehicles, according to Dr. Menahem Anderman’s recently released xEV Industry Insider Report. The associated Li-Ion automotive battery business will expand from $1.4

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Li-ion Hybrid 2012 PHEV

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. Here, we reveal the origin of the limited electrochemical performance of Na 2 C 6 O 6 and provide an effective path to achieve reversible four-sodium storage.

Sodium

Sodium Li-ion Batteries Battery

Cornell team offers prospect for more stable Li-air battery with ionomer SEIs

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MAY 1, 2017

Lithium-air (Li-O 2 ) batteries are among the nost energy-dense electrochemical platforms for mobile energy storage, and are thus considered promising for electrified transportation. the formation of a stable interphase with lithium, protecting the metal while promoting ion transport. —Choudhury et al.

Li-ion

Li-ion Batteries Battery Recharge

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. In addition, when a Li-S cell operates under a lean electrolyte condition, its charge/discharge behavior, cell failure model, etc.

Li-ion

Li-ion Lithium Sulfur Polymer Energy Storage

PNNL team finds electrolyte additive enables fast charging, stable cycling Li-metal batteries

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MARCH 1, 2017

Researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) have found that adding a small, optimal amount (0.05M) of LiPF 6 (lithium hexafluorophosphate) as an additive in LiTFSI–LiBOB dual-salt/carbonate-solvent-based electrolytes significantly enhances the charging capability and cycling stability of Li metal batteries. Zheng et al.

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Li-ion Charging Batteries Battery

Researchers call for integration of materials sustainability into battery research; the need for in situ monitoring

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JANUARY 18, 2017

In a review paper in the journal Nature Materials , Jean-Marie Tarascon (Professor at College de France and Director of RS2E, French Network on Electrochemical Energy Storage) and Clare Gray (Professor at the University of Cambridge), call for integrating the sustainability of battery materials into the R&D efforts to improve rechargeable batteries.

Li-ion

Li-ion Ni-Li Batteries Battery

New cathode design and understanding of electrolyte delivers greater efficiency in magnesium-ion batteries

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AUGUST 25, 2017

Researchers have achieved a significant boost in the storage capacity of magnesium-ion batteries through a new design for the cathode and a new understanding of the electrolyte. Magnesium ion is known to be hard to insert into a host. More than that, magnesium ions produced in that way move extremely slowly in the host.

Li-ion

Li-ion Design Batteries Battery

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 The energy-gap “window” E g = 1.23

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Li-ion Sodium Austin Batteries

Tsinghua team develops bio-inspired self-healing sulfur electrodes; almost no capacity decay after 2000 cycles

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JUNE 16, 2017

The researchers suggest that a comprehensive understanding of this healing process could further guide the design of novel healing agents toward high-performance rechargeable batteries. This inspires many promising applications toward smart electronics, artificial skin, and energy storage.

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2000 Li-ion Energy Storage Lithium Ion

Hawaii study finds vehicle-to-grid discharge detrimental to EV batteries

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MAY 15, 2017

Given electric vehicles (EVs) projected penetration into the market, their batteries have the potential to provide significant energy storage for the electric power grid in the future by allowing the grid to give and take energy from the batteries when needed. Most battery-related work published so far focuses on modeling.

Hawaii

Hawaii Grid Batteries Battery

Tier 1 HELLA evaluating PowerGenix NiZn batteries for 48V mild hybrid vehicles

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OCTOBER 21, 2013

PowerGenix, the developer of nickel-zinc (NiZn) rechargeable batteries ( earlier post ), has signed a product evaluation contract with HELLA, a Tier 1 supplier to major automotive manufacturers worldwide. The market for micro hybrid and mild hybrid vehicles is on track to grow nearly eightfold to 39 million vehicles in 2017, driving a $6.9-billion

Nickel Cadmium

Nickel Cadmium NiCd Hybrid Nickel Metal Hydride

Navy researchers boost performance of Ni-Zn cells commensurate with Li-ion; safer alternative

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APRIL 28, 2017

With 3-D Zn, the battery provides an energy content and rechargeability that rival lithium-ion batteries while avoiding the safety issues that continue to plague lithium. The long-standing limitation that has prevented implementing Zn in next-generation batteries lies in its poor rechargeability due to dendrite formation.

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Ni-Li Li-ion Nickel Metal Hydride Lithium Ion

Li-ion Reserve in the World: How it Revolutionised the EV Industry

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MAY 30, 2021

Lithium-Ion Batteries: The Game Changer. The Roadster used three-phase, four-pole AC induction motors and was the first to install lithium-ion batteries in a production car and the first to demonstrate a 200-mile driving range. Tesla and other modern electric cars (except a few) owe lithium-ion batteries to their success.

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Li-ion Lithium Ion Industrial Industry

JCESR team identifies new mechanism hampering Mg-ion batteries; unforeseen reactivity

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OCTOBER 23, 2017

Rechargeable magnesium batteries are of great interest as potential “beyond Li-ion” systems for extended electric vehicle range. Because magnesium is divalent, it can displace double the charge per ion (i.e., Mg 2+ rather than Li + ). As an element, magnesium is more abundant than lithium, and more stable.

Batteries

Batteries Battery Li-ion Energy Storage

BP invests in ultra-fast charging battery company StoreDot

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MAY 23, 2018

StoreDot has developed a lithium ion-based battery technology which enables ultra-fast charging for the mobile and industrial markets. These innovative molecules demonstrate uniquely tunable optical and electrochemical properties, which allow for enhanced performance of energy storage devices. Earlier post.)

Charging

Charging Companies Batteries Battery

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New prototype rechargeable lithium-nitrogen battery

CCM: Shanghai Energy investing US$790M to construct world’s largest Li-ion wet process separator production base

Anderman: Li-ion capacity far outstripping demand as automakers focus more on hybrids, less on full EVs

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

Cornell team offers prospect for more stable Li-air battery with ionomer SEIs

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

PNNL team finds electrolyte additive enables fast charging, stable cycling Li-metal batteries

Researchers call for integration of materials sustainability into battery research; the need for in situ monitoring

New cathode design and understanding of electrolyte delivers greater efficiency in magnesium-ion batteries

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

Tsinghua team develops bio-inspired self-healing sulfur electrodes; almost no capacity decay after 2000 cycles

Hawaii study finds vehicle-to-grid discharge detrimental to EV batteries

Tier 1 HELLA evaluating PowerGenix NiZn batteries for 48V mild hybrid vehicles

Navy researchers boost performance of Ni-Zn cells commensurate with Li-ion; safer alternative

Li-ion Reserve in the World: How it Revolutionised the EV Industry

JCESR team identifies new mechanism hampering Mg-ion batteries; unforeseen reactivity

BP invests in ultra-fast charging battery company StoreDot

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