Available, Sodium, Solar and Water

Univ. of Texas researchers propose lithium- or sodium-water batteries as next generation of high-capacity battery technology; applicable for EVs and grid storage

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APRIL 1, 2011

Example of a lithium-water rechargeable battery. Researchers at the University of Texas, including Dr. John Goodenough, are proposing a strategy for high-capacity next-generation alkali (lithium or sodium)-ion batteries using water-soluble redox couples as the cathode. The present sodium-sulfur battery operates above 300 °C.

Sodium

Sodium Water Li-ion Texas

NSF to award $13M to projects focused on electrochemical and organic photovoltaic systems

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FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Advanced systems such as lithium-air, sodium-ion, as well as lithium-ion electrochemical energy storage are appropriate. Work on commercially available systems such as lead-acid and nickel-metal hydride batteries will not be considered by this program.

Nickel Metal Hydride

Nickel Metal Hydride Energy Storage Lead Acid Lithium Ion

NSF to award $13M for fundamental engineering research on production of electricity and fuels

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JULY 27, 2015

Photovoltaic (PV) Solar Energy. Advanced systems such as lithium-air, sodium-ion, as well as lithium-ion electrochemical energy storage are appropriate. Work on commercially available systems such as lead-acid and nickel-metal hydride batteries will not be considered by this program.

Nickel Metal Hydride

Nickel Metal Hydride Fuel Engine Production

NSF to award up to $13M for fundamental work on sustainable production of electricity and transportation fuels

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APRIL 7, 2013

Photovoltaic Solar Energy. Solar photovoltaic (PV) devices harvest and convert sunlight directly to electricity. Advanced systems such as lithium-air, sodium-ion, as well as lithium-ion with new cathode chemistries are appropriate.

Nickel Metal Hydride

Nickel Metal Hydride Transportation Fuel Production

New nanoparticle copper compound cathode could enable low-cost, long-life and high-power potassium-ion batteries for grid storage

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NOVEMBER 24, 2011

Short-term transients, including those related to wind and solar sources, present challenges to the electrical grid. To maximize the benefit of the open structure, the researchers needed to use ions that fit; hydrated potassium ions proved to be a much better fit compared with other hydrated ions such as sodium and lithium.

Low Cost

Low Cost Grid Power Powered

Stanford study quantifies energetic costs of grid-scale energy storage over time; current batteries the worst performers; the need to improve cycle life by 3-10x

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MARCH 10, 2013

As the percentage of electricity supply from wind and solar increases, grid operators will need to employ strategies and technologies, including energy storage, to balance supply with demand given the intermittency of the renewable supply. When demand is high, the water is released through turbines that generate electricity.

Energy Storage

Energy Storage Grid Cost Of Energy

Rio Tinto commits $2.4B for Jadar lithium project; planning 58,000 tons/year lithium carbonate by 2029

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JULY 28, 2021

In addition, Jadar will produce borates, which are used in solar panels and wind turbines. For example, to date the company has finalized 12 environmental studies and more than 23,000 biological, physical and chemical analyses of air and water. Based on this annual production of lithium carbonate, Rio Tinto aims to produce 2.3

Serbia

Serbia Carbon Water Sodium

DOE Awarding $620M for Smart Grid Demonstration and Energy Storage Projects

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NOVEMBER 25, 2009

A full list by state of the all the projects is available here. Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. Demonstration of Sodium Ion Battery for Grid Level Applications. Specifically, an aqueous sodium-ion based electrolyte is used in conjunction with simple highly scalable electrode materials housed in low cost packaging.

Energy Storage

Energy Storage Grid Energy Wind

Can Flow Batteries Finally Beat Lithium?

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DECEMBER 24, 2023

There is only so much salt you can dissolve in a glass of water. Importantly, the nanofluids are engineered to remain suspended indefinitely, unlike other suspensions—for instance, sand in water. At the depot, the spent fuel could be recharged with electricity from any source—solar, wind, hydroelectric, nuclear, or fossil fuels.

Lithium Ion

Lithium Ion Batteries Battery Li-ion

MIT and Moscow State collaborating on advanced batteries, metal-air batteries and reversible fuel/electrolysis cells

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APRIL 12, 2015

Other work focuses on sodium as an earth-abundant alternative to lithium, but while it could lower cost, sodium ions also carry just a single charge. Because solar and wind energy are intermittent, producing energy only when the sun shines or the wind blows, a method to capture and store energy for later use is needed.

MIT

MIT Li-ion Batteries Battery

ARPA-E Awards $151M to 37 Projects for Transformative Energy Research

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OCTOBER 26, 2009

In July, the DOE announced that ARPA-E had received approximately 3,500 submissions for the approximately $150 million available as part of the first Funding Opportunity Announcement (DE-FOA-0000065) released 27 April 2009. Direct Solar Fuels (5 projects). Water (1 project). DIRECT SOLAR FUELS. Earlier post.)

Energy

Energy Grant Low Cost Li-ion

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Univ. of Texas researchers propose lithium- or sodium-water batteries as next generation of high-capacity battery technology; applicable for EVs and grid storage

NSF to award $13M to projects focused on electrochemical and organic photovoltaic systems

NSF to award $13M for fundamental engineering research on production of electricity and fuels

NSF to award up to $13M for fundamental work on sustainable production of electricity and transportation fuels

New nanoparticle copper compound cathode could enable low-cost, long-life and high-power potassium-ion batteries for grid storage

Stanford study quantifies energetic costs of grid-scale energy storage over time; current batteries the worst performers; the need to improve cycle life by 3-10x

Rio Tinto commits $2.4B for Jadar lithium project; planning 58,000 tons/year lithium carbonate by 2029

DOE Awarding $620M for Smart Grid Demonstration and Energy Storage Projects

Can Flow Batteries Finally Beat Lithium?

MIT and Moscow State collaborating on advanced batteries, metal-air batteries and reversible fuel/electrolysis cells

ARPA-E Awards $151M to 37 Projects for Transformative Energy Research

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