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Hydro-Québec to commercialize patents co-invented by Goodenough and Braga for electrolyte for solid-state Li-ion batteries

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Hydro-Québec and The University of Texas at Austin signed an agreement for the transfer to Hydro-Québec of patents co-invented by Dr. John B. Goodenough, a professor at The University of Texas at Austin and the 2019 Nobel Laureate in chemistry and Dr. Maria Helena Braga, an associate professor at the University of Porto, Portugal.

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Former Tesla 4680 cell production engineer lands at American Battery Factory

Teslarati

Former Tesla 4680 battery cell production engineer James Herbermann has been named Vice President of Manufacturing at the American Battery Factory (ABF). ” James Herbermann, formerly with Tesla, joins American Battery Factory as its new Vice President of Manufacturing. .

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Gravity Batteries, Green Hydrogen, and a Thorium Reactor for China

Cars That Think

As the pandemic continued to grind on, it was actually comforting to know that smart people in the energy sector were working hard to keep the lights on, advance the technology, and improve people’s lives. No battery is perfect, however, so engineers keep pushing for new and improved ways to store those electrons.

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MOD BIKES unveils new 2024 e-bikes with torque sensors, helmet turn signals, and more

Baua Electric

MOD BIKES, the Austin, Texas-based maker of a wide range of electric bikes (including an impressive sidecar electric bike that I tested last year ), is announcing today its 2024 lineup full of new models and impressive upgrades. The new 2024 e-bikes also come with UL-certified 720Wh e-bike batteries.

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Brookhaven Lab to focus on characterizing composite solid electrolytes and sulfur cathodes in Battery500 project

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The Battery500 team aims to build a battery pack with a specific energy of 500 watt-hours per kilogram, compared to the 170-200 watt-hours per kilogram in today’s typical EV battery. In this redesigned battery, the prevention of unwanted side reactions will significantly improve battery performance. Stanford University.

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6 DOE-funded applied battery research projects targeting Li-ion cells with >200 Wh/kg for PHEVs and EVs

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) has six recently launched applied battery research (ABR) projects as part of its Vehicle Technologies portfolio. TIAX proposes that using a blended Si/hard carbon anode will allow the design of cells capable of delivering high energy during EV operation and high power during HEV mode of the battery.

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DOE awarding $10M to 8 transportation technology incubator projects; single-fuel RCCI with reformer

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University of Texas Austin. Statically and Dynamically Stable Lithium-sulfur Batteries This project will develop an innovative polysulfide blocking layer to develop lithium-sulfur batteries for automotive applications. Vanderbilt University. Intermolecular Inc. 2,533,076.