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Cornell team develops aluminum-anode batteries with up to 10,000 cycles

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Friend Family Distinguished Professor of Engineering, have been exploring the use of low-cost materials to create rechargeable batteries that will make energy storage more affordable. Cornell researchers led by Lynden Archer, the Joseph Silbert Dean of Engineering and the James A. They also have a very long cycle life.

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CalSEED awards $4.2M to early-stage clean energy innovations

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The awardees went through a rigorous process including a review with CalSEED’s curated technical advisory committee, who volunteered their time and expertise to select the most promising future clean energy technologies. that boosts the energy capacity via nanotechnology-enabled self-assembly of functional nanocomponents, reducing?the

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DOE to award $62.5M over 5 years to USABC to accelerate development of next-gen EV batteries

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USABC, managed by Chrysler Group, Ford Motor Company, and General Motors, will solicit, fund, and manage cooperative research and development projects to improve next-generation advanced energy storage technologies for vehicles. Selected through a competitive solicitation, USABC will receive $12.5 Batteries Electric (Battery)'

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Zytek awarded £1.35M in UK government funding to develop electric powertrain technologies center of excellence

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The main focus of the center will be on the development of high-efficiency, light-weight electric motors, inverters and energy storage systems. That’s exactly what we will be doing here, with a focus on delivering the safety, durability and affordability needed for the next generation of volume production vehicles.

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SAFE and the EC report recommends policies to advance adoption of vehicle-to-grid technology

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V2G enables EVs to serve as “mobile energy storage units” and can provide power during outages. A single electric school bus, for example, has enough battery storage capacity to power a hospital operating room for almost two full days. But policymakers must act now.

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DOE announces $60M to accelerate advanced vehicle technologies research

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The Vehicle Technologies Office funds a broad portfolio of early-stage research to develop new affordable, efficient and clean transportation options to enable industry to accelerate the development and widespread use of a variety of innovative transportation technologies.

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Researchers identify cause of degradation for NMC nickel-rich cathode materials

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Their findings, published in the journal Advanced Functional Materials , could lead to the development of more affordable and better performing batteries for electric vehicles. Affordable EVs put stringent requirements on their power batteries, including high energy density, high power density, long cycle/calendar life, and low cost.