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

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Now, Shanghai Energy , the largest supplier in the country, will build the largest production base, strengthening China’s leading role in the new energy industry. Separators are a key element in rechargeable lithium-ion batteries with liquid electrolytes. plasticizer).

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

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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. A paper on their work is published in the ACS journal Nano Letters.

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

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Lithium (Li) metal is regarded as the ultimate anode for energy storage systems because of its ultrahigh specific capacity of 3,860 mAh g -1 , a very low redox potential (−3.040 V versus standard hydrogen electrode) and a small gravimetric density of 0.534 g cm −3. mA cm−2 after three formation cycles at 0.175 mA cm−2 under 30 ˚C.

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Pininfarina/Bolloré BLUECAR EV Shown at Geneva

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Production on an industrial scale will take place between 2011 and 2017, with forecast output by 2015 being about 60,000, according to the partners. The lithium-metal-polymer cell is a laminate of four ultra-thin materials: A cathode composed of vanadium oxide, carbon and polymer to form a plastic composite. The BLUECAR.

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DOE releases SBIR/STTR FY16 Phase 1 Release 2 topics; hydrogen, electric vehicles, more efficient combustion engines; biogas-to-fuels

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The first hydrogen TTO is focused on durable, high activity electrocatalyst with low platinum content and low cost for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell applications. Conventional polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cell technology requires high content of platinum electrocatalyst, which raises manufacturing costs.

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BP invests in ultra-fast charging battery company StoreDot

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These innovative molecules demonstrate uniquely tunable optical and electrochemical properties, which allow for enhanced performance of energy storage devices. This process limits ionic conductivity, thereby reducing the power density and shortening the battery’s life expectancy.

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DOE to award up to $9M for Small Business programs in broad range of technologies including vehicles, biomass and hydrogen and fuel cells

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Applicants are sought to develop electrochemical energy storage technologies which support commercialization of micro, mild, and full HEVs, PHEVs, and EVs. EERE’s Vehicles Technologies Program (VTP) is focused on developing technologies to enable average new vehicle fuel economy of more than 60 mpg (3.9 L/100 km) for trucks by 2025.

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