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Japan team evaluates battery-assisted low-cost hydrogen production from solar energy

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Comprehensive analysis of various factors, including rechargeable battery and electrolyzer capacities, enables the estimation of technology levels required for low-cost hydrogen production. Credit: NIMS. 2018.11.119 ).

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Adamas: LFP market share drops to 6% in global passenger EV batteries in 2019; potential comeback in 2020 with cell-to-pack

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In 2019, the market share of lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) cathode chemistry fell to 6% in global passenger EV batteries by watt-hours deployed (i.e. Overall, the combined global market share of ternary cathodes (including NCM and nickel-cobalt-aluminum (NCA) varieties) in passenger EV batteries reached 90% in 2019, up from 83% in 2018.

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Fraunhofer researchers develop new low-cost dry-film electrode production process

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Felix Hippauf, Benjamin Schumm, Susanne Doerfler, Holger Althues, Satoshi Fujiki, Tomoyuki Shiratsushi, Tomoyuki Tsujimura, Yuichi Aihara, Stefan Kaskel (2019) “Overcoming binder limitations of sheet-type solid-state cathodes using a solvent-free dry-film approach,” Energy Storage Materials , doi: 10.1016/j.ensm.2019.05.033. 2019.05.033.

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Low-cost 5V dual carbon battery development for EV 

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Low-cost 5V dual carbon battery development for EV . It is the most sustainable and low-cost battery that can be used in high-voltage applications, battery-operated medical devices, stationary grids and regenerative braking systems in electric vehicles.

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Researchers in Australia develop low-cost water-splitting catalyst that offers comparable performance to platinum

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2019) “Overall electrochemical splitting of water at the heterogeneous interface of nickel and iron oxide,” Nature Communications doi: 10.1038/s41467-019-13415-8. —Suryanto et al. Suryanto et al.

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Stanford researchers make ammonia from air and water microdroplets

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This one-step nitrogen-fixation strategy to produce ammonia is eco-friendly and low cost, which converts widely available starting materials into a value-added product. In a 2019 study, Zare and colleagues novelly demonstrated that caustic hydrogen peroxide spontaneously forms in microdroplets in contact with surfaces.

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DOE closes on $504M loan guarantee for world’s largest clean hydrogen and energy storage project

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The loan guarantee will help finance construction of the largest clean hydrogen storage facility in the world, capable of providing long-term low-cost, seasonal energy storage, furthering grid stability. The US Department of Energy (DOE) closed on a $504.4-million