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Lyten , an advanced materials company, introduced its LytCell EV lithium-sulfur (Li-S) battery platform. The technology is optimized for the electric vehicle market and is designed to deliver three times (3X) the gravimetric energy density of conventional lithium-ion batteries. No conflict minerals.
Lithiumsulfurbatteries are of great interest due to their high specific energy and relatively low cost (e.g., However, Li-S batteries exhibit significant capacity decay over cycling. Commercial applications of lithiumsulfurbatteries have not been very successful despite several decades of research.
Researchers at MIT and in China are proposing a new class of dense intercalation-conversion hybrid cathodes by combining intercalation-type Mo 6 S 8 with conversion-type sulfur (HMSC) to realize a Li–S full cell. 1 and a volumetric energy density of 581?Wh?l Design strategy for jointly high gravimetric–volumetric energy density.
With an identical manufacturing process to conventional Li-S and Li-ion, the delivery of the Quasi Solid-State batteries is achievable by late Autumn 2021, the company claims. The first generation Quasi Solid-State Li-S cell at 450 Wh/kg Specific energy with an Energy density of 550 Wh/L will be delivered by the Summer of 2022.
Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear announced that start-up lithium-sulfurbattery company NOHMs (Nano Organic Hybrid Materials) Technologies Inc. has selected to locate its research, manufacturing and product development facility for military, cell phone and electric vehicle lithium-ion batteries in Lexington.
A lithium-sulfur cell. Sion Power Corporation has received a three-year, $800,000 research grant from the US Department of Energy (DOE) to support Sion’s ongoing work to develop a new class of electrolytes used in lithiumsulfur (Li-S) batteries for electric vehicle (EV) applications. Source: Sion Power.
million), 43-month LithiumSulfur for Safe Road Electrification (LISA) project will launch 1 January 2019 in Europe. The overall goal is to design and manufacture a lithium-sulfur technology that will enable safe electrification of EV applications. million (US$8.9-million),
Researchers at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie (HZB), with colleagues from Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and University of Potsdam, have fabricated a nanomaterial made from nanoparticles of a titanium oxide compound (Ti 4 O 7 ) for use as a cathode material in lithium-sulfurbatteries.
The Fraunhofer Institute for Material and Beam Technology IWS in Dresden is leading a research project targeting a new generation of sulfur-based batteries. The combination with sulfur as the cathode active material holds particular promise. However, the anode poses major challenges in the battery's processing and operation.
Researchers at the US Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have demonstrated in the laboratory a lithium-sulfur (Li/S) battery that has more than twice the specific energy of lithium-ion batteries, and that lasts for more than 1,500 cycles of charge-discharge with minimal decay of the battery’s capacity.
Jian Liu and Prof.Zhongshuai Wu from the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed Fe 1-x S-decorated mesoporous carbon spheres as a cathode material for lithium-sulfurbatteries. 1 ), and enhanced adsorption and electrocatalytic transition toward lithium polysulfides (LiPs).
Scientists from the Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology, Korea, have developed a novel silica-based cathode for lithium–sulfurbatteries, thereby enabling the realization of batteries that can last for more than 2,000 charge/discharge cycles. However, using sulfur in batteries is tricky for two reasons.
Although rechargeable lithium–sulfur (Li–S) batteries promise high energy density storage—particularly attractive for electric vehicle applications—the technology is currently limited by the shuttling polysulfides between the battery’s electrodes. of its capacity after 40 hours. Shruti Suriyakumar, A.
Researchers at Argonne National Laboratory have advanced lithium-sulfur (Li-S) battery research by creating a redox-active interlayer within the battery that adds energy storage capacity while nearly eliminating a traditional problem with sulfurbatteries. —Lee et al.
Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) have now developed a method to use this cheap and abundant waste byproduct to build a components for lithium-sulfurbatteries. When the sulfur loading was further increased to 68 wt%, the capacity still reaches as high as 1100 mA h g ?1 per cycle over 200 cycles.
USC Viterbi School of Engineering professor Chongwu Zhou and his research team have developed a silicon nanoparticle anode and a sulfur-based cathode with low fabrication cost and high electrode performance for rechargeable lithium-sulfurbatteries. sulfur (Li?S) S) battery cathodes. Other advantages of Li?S
Stellantis on Thursday announced an agreement with Texas-based Zeta Energy to develop lithium-sulfurbatteries that could significantly reduce cost and pack weight, while boosting charging speed.
developer of the Lyten 3D Graphene decarbonization supermaterials platform, commissioned its Lithium-Sulfurbattery pilot line at its facility in Silicon Valley. Battery delivery will be used to support testing, qualification and initial commercialization across the sectors. Lyten, Inc., Earlier post.)
Researchers from the Monash Energy Institute, with colleagues from CSIRO, have used a saccharide-based binder system to develop a durable sulfur cathode with minimal polysulfide escape in a lithium-sulfurbattery. The saccharide-based binder system regulates polysulfides due to its reducing properties.
OXIS Energy UK has achieved 425 Wh/kg on a High Energy 16Ah pouch LithiumSulfur (Li-S) cell design for HAPS applications (High Altitude Pseudo Satellites) and expects to achieve 450Wh/kg at cell level by the end of 2018. The battery module uses a High Power, Ultra-Light LithiumSulfur pouch cell at 300 Wh/kg.
Researchers from Western University, Canadian Light Source, and the Chinese Academy of Sciences have proposed a novel solid-phase Li-S transformation mechanism that enables high energy Li-S batteries in conventional Li-ion carbonate electrolytes. Schematic of a lithiumsulfurbattery in carbonate-based electrolyte.
The UA Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (DOE EERE) has awarded a $5-million, three-year grant to a project led by Penn State to develop a lithium-sulfur (Li-S) battery with a volumetric energy capacity of 600 Wh/liter.
Stellantis Ventures, the corporate venture fund of Stellantis, has invested in materials innovation and applications company Lyten to accelerate the commercialization of Lyten 3D Graphene applications for the mobility industry, including the LytCell Lithium-Sulfur EV battery ( earlier post ), lightweighting composites, and novel on-board sensing.
Berlin-based Theion , a developer of lithium-sulfur cathode technology, appointed Dr. Ulrich Ehmes as CEO and announced the upcoming commercial availability of its Crystal Battery for applications, beginning with the aerospace sector. A proprietary solid-state polymer electrolyte operates in the voids of the sulfur wafer.
OXIS Energy has successfully tested its Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) battery cell prototypes at 471Wh/kg and is confident of achieving 500Wh/kg in the next 12 months. OXIS has also successfully developed a standard Li-S battery module that saves production time and cost.
Safran acquired an equity interest in Li-Sulfurbattery manufacturer OXIS Energy ( earlier post ) through its Safran Corporate Ventures subsidiary, which invests in disruptive technology businesses. Source: OXIS Energy. First, Safran and OXIS will cooperate on high energy density battery cells for the aviation industry.
Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have designed and tested an all-solid lithium-sulfurbattery with approximately four times the energy density of conventional lithium-ion technologies. The ORNL battery design also addresses flammability concerns experienced by other chemistries.
Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries, despite their high theoretical specific energy, face practical challenges including polysulfide shuttling and low cell-level energy density. Quan Pang, Chun Yuen Kwok, Dipan Kundu, Xiao Liang, Linda F. 2018.09.024.
A team from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Tsinghua University (China) have synthesized graphene oxide-sulfur (GO-S) nanocomposite cathodes and applied them in lithium/sulfur cells to show a high reversible capacity of 950-1400 mAh g -1 and stable cycling for more than 50 deep cycles at 0.1C (1C = 1675 mA g -1 ).
Numbers in parentheses are the specific energy of a battery made of the cathode and a silicon anode with a specific capacity of 2000 mAh/g and potential of 0.45 Moreover, they note, Li 2 S could be paired with a lithium-free anode, preventing safety concerns and low Coulomb efficiency of lithium metal in Li/S batteries.
S batteries, without intricate synthesis or application of a high charging cut-off voltage that deteriorates the electrolyte stability and safety. S batteries with a Li S cathode. S batteries. While Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries offer the promise of a high theoretical energy of ?2500 Batteries'
OXIS Energy will establish the first manufacturing plant for the production of electrolyte and cathode active material specifically for the mass production of lithiumsulfur cells. —Huw Hampson-Jones, CEO OXIS Energy. The plant will be built at the Kenfig Industrial Estate Port Talbot in Wales.
The Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Solid Power Inc. have signed an exclusive agreement licensing lithium-sulfur materials for next-generation batteries. The ORNL battery design also addressed flammability concerns experienced by other chemistries. of Louisville, Colo., Earlier post.).
Researchers in Drexel’s College of Engineering report the ability of stabilized titanium monoxide (TiO) nanoparticles in nanofibers to support high conductivity and to bind polysulfides in Li-S batteries. We have created freestanding porous titanium monoxide nanofiber mat as a cathode host material in lithium-sulfurbatteries.
Consultancy Frost &Sullivan has selected UK-based lithium-sulfurbattery developer OXIS Energy to receive the 2014 European Frost & Sullivan Award for Technology Innovation. For specific military applications, OXIS Energy is confident of achieving a significant weight reduction in excess of 50% in the near future.
Scientists from Tohoku University and the High Energy Accelerator Research Organization have developed a new complex hydride lithium superionic conductor that could result in all-solid-state batteries with the highest energy density to date. Lithium metal is widely believed to be the ultimate anode material for all?
BASF Battery Materials will discuss its latest improvements in Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMH) battery technology for grid energy storage applications at the 8 th International Renewable Energy Storage Conference and Exhibition (IRES 2013), being held 18-20 November 2013 in Berlin, Germany.
Yachts de Luxe (YdL) of Singapore has placed a commercial 10-year worldwide contract with OXIS Energy valued at $5 million to build the world’s first luxury boat to be powered by Lithium-Sulfur (Li-S) battery cells and battery systems technology.
A new biologically inspired battery membrane has enabled a battery with five times the capacity of the industry-standard lithium ion design to run for the thousand-plus cycles needed to power an electric car.
Lithium-chalcogen batteries—e.g., lithium-sulfur (Li-S) and lithium selenium (Li-Se) systems— are promising candidates for high energy electrical storage solution. A paper on their work is published in the journal Nano Energy. Scheme of SPC synthesis route. Scheme of SPC synthesis route.
OXIS Energy Ltd UK has signed a contract with CODEMGE PARTICIPACOES SA, a public company incorporated in the city of Belo Horizonte in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, to establish the world’s first digital manufacturing plant for the mass production of OXIS’ lithium-sulfur cells. OXIS is targeting 500Wh/kg for 2019.
Automakers and other energy storage stakeholders are lining up to test new lithium-sulfur EV batteries from the US startup Lyten. The post Lithium-Sulfur EV Batteries To Be Tested By Automakers appeared first on CleanTechnica.
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