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MARCH 10, 2021

A new fabrication technique could allow all-solid-state automotive lithium-ion batteries (ASSLBs) to adopt nonflammable ceramic electrolytes using the same production processes as in batteries made with conventional liquid electrolytes. O 2 cathodes and both Li 4 Ti 5 O 12 and graphite anodes.

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JANUARY 20, 2017

The process could significantly lower the cost of producing the one-dimensional (1D) nanostructures, enabling a broad range of uses in lightweight structural composites, advanced sensors, electronic devices—and thermally-stable and strong battery membranes able to withstand temperatures of more than 1,000 ˚C. —Gleb Yushin.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

Researchers at Arizona State University have shown that paper-folding concepts can be applied to Li-ion batteries in order to realize a device with higher areal energy densities. Areal discharge capacities for Miura-folded versus unfolded cells. Credit: ACS, Cheng et al.Click to enlarge. —Cheng et al.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2013

Low-cost 14V micro hybrid systems and full (strong) hybrid (i.e., Although NiMH is still the dominant battery in the high-voltage hybrid market, Li-ion technology started to take market share around 2009 and is expected to continually increase its share with time. billion in 2015 and $9.2 billion in 2020.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2020

has exclusively licensed five battery technologies from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) designed to eliminate the use of cobalt metal in lithium-ion batteries. The metal is specifically used in a battery’s cathode, the positively charged end that determines much of a battery’s performance.

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DECEMBER 11, 2016

Their findings suggest that prismatic cells, which are able to further capitalize on the cost reduction from larger formats, can offer further reductions than those possible for cylindrical cells. Historical prices and future cost predictions for lithium-ion batteries. Engineering and Public Policy (EPP) Ph.D.

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OCTOBER 16, 2019

The batteries use a Li 6.4 The current state-of-the-art lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) have an energy density of less than 300 Wh kg -1 and 750 Wh L -1. Since the initial use of S and Se as electrodes in batteries, investigations of Li-S and Li-Se batteries have attracted substantial attention.

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JUNE 5, 2014

ANSYS Fluent software—a leading, fully featured fluid dynamics solution for modeling flow and other related physical phenomena—now includes as standard Li-ion battery models, due to the efforts of ANSYS, GM, the Energy Department’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and ESim. Reducing battery costs.

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AUGUST 4, 2014

CD-adapco announced the successful completion of a project to develop advanced Li-ion battery stimulation tools to enable faster design and development of advanced electric drive vehicle power systems. CD-adapco, Battery Design LLC, A123 Systems, and Johnson Controls Inc. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). Click to enlarge.

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AUGUST 17, 2018

Nano One Materials has launched a project focused on improving the durability of lithium-ion cathode materials with the support of the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC IRAP). Results from the project will be applied to other high nickel materials including NMC622. —Dan Blondal, CEO.

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APRIL 30, 2022

In 2021, Next Generation Manufacturing Canada (NGen) launched a call for proposals to support R&D projects for zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) manufacturing, systems, components, and batteries in Canada. The selected projects are: Advanced Manufacturing Process Innovations – Flex-Ion Battery Innovation Center. Lead: Ventra Group Co.;

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JULY 2, 2011

In a paper published in the ACS journal Nano Letters , they suggest that this material represents a promising cathode material for rechargeable Li-ion batteries with high energy density. Sulfur also possesses other advantages such as low cost and environmental benignity. Earlier post.) Nevertheless, Wang et al.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2012

Researchers at Rice University have created an inexpensive silicon-based anode material for Li-ion batteries consisting of macroporous silicon particulates (MPSPs) created by crushing porous silicon films they had earlier developed. Thakur et al. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.) —Lisa Biswal.

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OCTOBER 10, 2017

Stanford researchers have developed a sodium-ion battery (SIB) that can store the same amount of energy as a state-of-the-art lithium ion, at substantially lower cost. Crucial to the idea of lowering the cost of battery materials, myo-inositol is an abundant organic compound familiar to industry.

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AUGUST 23, 2012

Although activated carbon lies well within the Li-ion battery region for lower C rates (1 C), its performance drastically reduces at higher power rates. Although standard Li-ion batteries can provide very high energy densities, they are unable to provide high power densities, the authors note.

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JANUARY 24, 2014

EnerG2, a company manufacturing advanced nano-structured materials for next-generation energy storage, has introduced a carbon and silicon composite to boost lithium-ion battery capacity and power performance. The company says that it is working both with battery customers and silicon manufacturers. Earlier post.).

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FEBRUARY 2, 2015

Used as cathode materials in Li-ion batteries, the 3D nanotextiles delivered reversible capacities of 326 mAh g –1 at 20 mA g –1 and 134 mAh g –1 at 500 mA g –1 , and a capacity retention of above 80% after 100 cycles at 500 mA g –1. of 417 mAh g -1 and 900 Wh kg -1 , respectively— much higher than LiMn 2 O 4 (148 mAh g ?

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NOVEMBER 15, 2018

A team at Penn State has developed a three-dimensional, cross-linked polyethylenimine lithium-ion-affinity sponge as the lithium metal anode host to mitigate the problem of dendritic growth of the metal anode. —Li et al. A paper on their work is published in Nature Energy. at a commercial-level areal capacity.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

The Faraday Institution will award up to £55 million (US$67 million) to five UK-based consortia to conduct application-inspired research to make step changes in battery chemistries, systems and manufacturing methods. Next generation lithium ion cathode materials.

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MARCH 15, 2018

Lithium and cobalt are fundamental components of present lithium-ion batteries. Analysis by researchers at the Helmholtz Institute Ulm (HIU) of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) suggests that, given the foreseen scaling of battery demand up to 2050, each may face supply risks, albeit for different reasons.

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JUNE 18, 2018

Although Li metal anode are a promising enabler for high-energy-density next-generation battery systems, practical applications are severely hindered by low efficiency and potential safety hazards, largely due to the high reactivity of metallic Li toward liquid electrolytes. 1 ) and lowest potential (?

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NOVEMBER 30, 2013

Schematic representation of the super-valent battery during charge/discharge process. A team from the University of Science and Technology Beijing is proposing a new super-valent battery based on aluminium ion intercalation and deintercalation. Herein, we define this kind of battery as super-valent battery.

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JANUARY 26, 2011

based Envia Systems to provide GM’s battery engineering team with access to advanced lithium-ion cathode technology that delivers higher cell energy density and lower cost. In a separate agreement, GM has secured the right to use Envia’s advanced cathode material for future GM electrically driven vehicles. Earlier post.).

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FEBRUARY 12, 2014

Haldor Topsøe A/S, a global market leader in catalysis and related process technologies, recently acquired 18% of the shares in sodium-ion battery technology company Faradion Ltd, based in Sheffield, UK. Other partners in the investment included Finance Yorkshire’s Seedcorn Fund and Rising Stars Growth Fund II LP.

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JANUARY 10, 2014

Schematic of hybrid anode placed in a Li–S battery. The graphite/Li connected in parallel forms a shorted cell where the graphite is always lithiated at equilibrium and maintains a pseudo-equal potential with the Li metal. Among these technologies, Li–sulphur (Li–S) batteries hold great promise.

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AUGUST 17, 2018

The Center for Electrochemical Energy Storage Ulm & Karlsruhe ( CELEST ), the largest German research platform for electrochemical, comprising research into Li-ion batteries, post-Li technologies, fuel cells, and redox-flow batteries, has begun operation.

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JULY 17, 2020

Funded through the US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), projects will conduct research in advanced batteries, electrification, and manufacturing in support of DOE’s Energy Storage Grand Challenge. Area of Interest (AOI) 01a: Lithium Ion Batteries using Silicon-based Anodes-Research.

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OCTOBER 30, 2022

While electric cars will remain the largest electric vehicle market for the foreseeable future in terms of battery demand and market revenue generation, most transport sectors are facing a transition. Battery Demand From Non-automotive EV Sectors in 2021. Battery Demand From Non-automotive EV Sectors in 2021.

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OCTOBER 26, 2015

Gasteiger, Chair of Technical Electrochemistry, Technische Universität München; and Dr. Jens-Peter Suchsland, SolviCore GmbH, delve into the technological barriers for all-electric vehicles—battery-electric or PEM fuel cell vehicles. kWh name-plate /kg battery-system are not yet on the horizon. wind and solar).

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MAY 29, 2017

has successfully developed a high-voltage cathode material for lithium iron phosphate rechargeable batteries. —the highest among those of all Fe-based phosphate materials and pyrophosphate materials reported so far, including LiFePO 4 , Li 3 Fe 2 (PO 4 ) 3 , LiFeP 2 O 7 , Li 2 FeP 2 O 7 and LiFe 1.5 Fe 5.33 (P 2 O 7 ) 4 ).

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Stanford University scientists have identified a new solid-state Li-ion electrolyte predicted to exhibit simultaneously fast ionic conductivity, wide electrochemical stability, low cost, and low mass density. sulfur (Li?B?S) 1 in Li 5 B 7 S 13 and 80 (?56, 1 in Li 9 B 19 S 33. 41) mS cm ?1

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NOVEMBER 1, 2017

Researchers in the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin have developed a new family of anode materials that can double the charge capacity of lithium-ion battery anodes. It is a simple, low-cost approach that can be applied to a broad range of alloy systems with various working ions such as Li, Na, or Mg.

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DECEMBER 15, 2016

million, subject to appropriations, to support research and development of advanced vehicle technologies, including batteries, lightweight materials, and advanced combustion engines, as well as innovative technologies for energy efficient mobility. Battery500 Seedling Projects. DOE envisions two project phases.

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JULY 15, 2010

Projected incremental mass due to the energy storage and electricity generation system for (a) a 100- and (b) 300-mile range for a battery electric vehicle and a fuel cell electric vehicle. EERL is responsible for R&D for both battery and fuel cell systems. Credit: ACS, Wagner et al. Click to enlarge. Wagner et al.

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MARCH 25, 2024

We cannot continue old ways of business from the past into the future,” Nissan’s CEO Makota Uchida explained in January. The 90-year-old automaker announced its new “The Arc” business plan Monday as it looks to compete with Tesla and low-cost automakers from China.

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AUGUST 10, 2011

This project will develop boron-based lubricant additives to achieve higher fuel economy, longer durability, and better environmental compatibility in future and legacy engines. This project will develop a new process that enables low-cost, domestic manufacturing of magnesium. UChicago Argonne LLC. Zoltek Companies, Inc.

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JANUARY 18, 2014

Incubator programs allow DOE to assess new technologies for potential to be on-ramped to future MYPPs. VTO is seeking projects that address the major challenges to developing and commercializing batteries for plug?in energy batteries. Specifically: the current cost of high?energy cost titanium structures; polymer?metal

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