Batteries, Li-ion and Molten Salt

UCSD researchers improve method to recycle and renew used cathodes from Li-ion batteries via eutectic molten salts

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APRIL 18, 2019

Researchers at the University of California San Diego have improved their recycling process that regenerates degraded cathodes from spent lithium-ion batteries. Illustration of the process to restore lithium ions to degraded NMC cathodes using eutectic molten salts at ambient pressure. —Zheng Chen.

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PNNL: single-crystal nickel-rich cathode holds promise for next-generation Li-ion batteries

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DECEMBER 11, 2020

High-energy nickel (Ni)–rich cathode will play a key role in advanced lithium (Li)–ion batteries, but it suffers from moisture sensitivity, side reactions, and gas generation. Nickel offers relatively low cost, wide availability and low toxicity compared to other key battery materials, such as cobalt. —Bi et al.

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New long-duration, extended capacity Na-Al battery design for grid storage

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MARCH 2, 2023

Researchers led by the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) have extended the capacity and duration of sodium-aluminum batteries. The new sodium-based molten salt battery uses two distinct reactions. The team previously reported a neutral molten salt reaction. Weller et al.

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UP Catalyst CO2-derived carbon nanotube electrode material boosts cycle life in Na-ion batteries

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MARCH 11, 2023

Tests conducted by Titirici Group , a multidisciplinary research team based at Imperial College London, have found that a novel carbon nanotube electrode material derived from CO 2 —produced by Estonian nanotech company UP Catalyst ( earlier post )—enhances the cyclability of sodium-ion batteries. From every 3.7

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Report: Sumitomo and Kyoto University developing lower temperature molten-salt battery; about 10% the cost of Li-ion

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MARCH 4, 2011

in partnership with Kyoto University, has developed a lower temperature molten-salt rechargeable battery that promises to cost only about 10% as much as lithium ion batteries. Molten-salt batteries use highly conductive molten salts as an electrolyte, and can offer high energy and power densities.

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Silicon nanoparticles show high capacity and cycling stability as Li-ion anode

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FEBRUARY 24, 2015

A team at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) reports a new method for the synthesis of polycrystalline silicon nanoparticles for use as anode materials in Li-ion batteries in a paper in the journal Angewandte Chemie. AlCl 3 not only acts as molten salt, but also participates in the reaction.

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Novel Li-metal electrode design could lead to more powerful solid-state batteries

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FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Researchers at MIT and their colleagues are proposing a new design for electrodes that, based on the long-sought goal of using pure lithium metal as the anode, could lead to longer-lived batteries with higher energy densities. The metal then shrinks again during discharge, as the battery is used. —Ju Li.

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Lux: Li-ion dominating grid storage market with 90% of 2014 proposals

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MARCH 5, 2015

Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries have become the dominant new technology in grid storage, capturing a 90% share of systems proposed last year, according to analysts at Lux Research. Li-ion accounted for 419 MW and 1,555 MWh of proposed storage systems in 2014. LFP, NMC are the leading Li-ion cathodes.

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AIST researchers synthesize new class of high-voltage, high-capacity cathode materials for Li-ion batteries

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FEBRUARY 19, 2016

Researchers at Japan’s National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) have developed a new class of contenders for high-voltage and high-capacity Li-ion cathode materials with the composition Na x Li 0.7-x One of the compositions—Na 0.093 Li 0.57 However, O3-Li 0.7 Hence, LiNi 0.80

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Li-ion Ni-Li Molten Salt Batteries

Team develops electroplating method for Li-ion cathode production; high performance and new form factors, functionalities

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MAY 13, 2017

Researchers at the University of Illinois, Xerion Advanced Battery Corporation and Nanjing University in China have developed a method for electroplating lithium-ion battery cathodes, yielding high-quality, high-performance battery materials that could also enable flexible and solid-state batteries. Zhang et al.

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Lux Research: grid storage battery cost to fall to $500/kWh by 2022, short of expectations

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JULY 4, 2012

Lithium-ion and molten-salt battery costs will approach $500/kWh by 2022, reducing the high capital cost of emerging grid storage technologies. Li-ion batteries are dependent on cost reductions from mass production while molten-salt batteries and VRFBs rely on long discharge durations to reduce costs.

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Hydro-Québec and Technifin form partnership to license lithium titanate spinel oxide (LTO) technologies for Li-ion battery applications

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OCTOBER 21, 2011

Hydro-Québec (Canada) and Technifin (South Africa) have entered into an intellectual property collaboration agreement relating to the licensing of their respective intellectual property (IP) in lithium titanate spinel oxide (LTO) technologies, notably for lithium-ion battery applications. It operates at 1.5 It operates at 1.5

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

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DECEMBER 30, 2021

As power grids everywhere increasingly rely on intermittent renewable energy, batteries and other forms of energy storage that can even out the bumps in supply and demand are taking on a crucial role. No battery is perfect, however, so engineers keep pushing for new and improved ways to store those electrons.

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DOE awarding >$24M to 77 projects through Technology Commercialization Fund

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JULY 10, 2019

Significant Cost Reduction Potential for Wave Energy Conversion Devices with Variable Geometry Modules, $102,089 Solar Automated Permit Software for Distributed PV and Battery Storage, $695,000 California Solar + Storage Association (CALSSA), Sacramento, Calif. Louisville, Colo. Solar Energy Industries Association, Washington, D.C.

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What is Home energy management system, why it is needed

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DECEMBER 30, 2023

Energy Storage Systems Batteries or other storage systems can be integrated into a HEMS to store excess energy during periods of low demand and release it during peak demand times. Lead-Acid: Historically one of the most widely used battery technologies, lead-acid batteries are still used in certain stationary applications.

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Researchers report advances toward room-temperature fluoride-ion batteries

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DECEMBER 7, 2018

Rechargeable fluoride-based batteries could offer very high energy density. However, current fluoride batteries use molten salt electrolytes, and thus need to operate at high temperatures. Fluoride ion batteries are potential “next-generation” electrochemical storage devices that offer high energy density.

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ARPA-E to award $30M to increase performance of solid ion conductors for batteries, fuel cells

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FEBRUARY 27, 2016

The US Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) will award up to $30 million in funding for a new program focused on creating innovative components for the next generation of batteries, fuel cells, and other electrochemical devices. charging a battery).

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DOE to award more than $55M to 31 projects for plug-in and efficient vehicle technologies; Delphi receives $10M to further GDCI

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AUGUST 14, 2014

developing beyond Li-ion battery technologies. million in co-funding to support projects focused on beyond lithium-ion battery technologies and reducing friction and wear in the powertrain. Beyond Lithium Ion Technologies (Area of Interest 3). Michigan State University. Stanford University. 1,212,877.

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UCSD researchers improve method to recycle and renew used cathodes from Li-ion batteries via eutectic molten salts

PNNL: single-crystal nickel-rich cathode holds promise for next-generation Li-ion batteries

New long-duration, extended capacity Na-Al battery design for grid storage

UP Catalyst CO2-derived carbon nanotube electrode material boosts cycle life in Na-ion batteries

Report: Sumitomo and Kyoto University developing lower temperature molten-salt battery; about 10% the cost of Li-ion

Silicon nanoparticles show high capacity and cycling stability as Li-ion anode

Novel Li-metal electrode design could lead to more powerful solid-state batteries

Lux: Li-ion dominating grid storage market with 90% of 2014 proposals

AIST researchers synthesize new class of high-voltage, high-capacity cathode materials for Li-ion batteries

Team develops electroplating method for Li-ion cathode production; high performance and new form factors, functionalities

Lux Research: grid storage battery cost to fall to $500/kWh by 2022, short of expectations

Hydro-Québec and Technifin form partnership to license lithium titanate spinel oxide (LTO) technologies for Li-ion battery applications

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

DOE awarding >$24M to 77 projects through Technology Commercialization Fund

What is Home energy management system, why it is needed

Researchers report advances toward room-temperature fluoride-ion batteries

ARPA-E to award $30M to increase performance of solid ion conductors for batteries, fuel cells

DOE to award more than $55M to 31 projects for plug-in and efficient vehicle technologies; Delphi receives $10M to further GDCI

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