Battery, Future, Li-ion and Sodium

PNNL team develops electrolyte for high-voltage sodium-ion battery with extended longevity

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JULY 14, 2022

Cheap and abundant, sodium is a promising candidate for new battery technology. However, the limited performance of sodium-ion batteries has hindered large-scale application. Sodium-ion batteries (NIBs) have attracted worldwide attention for next-generation energy storage systems.

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Sodium Li-ion Batteries Battery

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.

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Carbon Molten Salt Sodium Li-ion

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. of peak charge capacity.

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Molten Salt Grid Design Sodium

French researchers develop sodium-ion battery in 18650 format; performance comparable to Li-ion

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NOVEMBER 27, 2015

Researchers within the RS2E network on electrochemical energy storage (Réseau sur le stockage électrochimique de l’énergie) in France have developed the first sodium-ion battery in an 18650 format. The main advantage of the prototype is that it relies on sodium, an element far more abundant and less costly than lithium.

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Li-ion Sodium Batteries Battery

Stanford team develops sodium-ion battery with performance equivalent to Li-ion, but at much lower cost

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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. Thus, further research is required to find better sodium host materials. The sodium salt makes up the cathode; the anode is made up of phosphorous.

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Sodium Li-ion Batteries Battery

KAUST team devises electrically-driven membrane process for seawater lithium mining

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APRIL 5, 2021

ppm) with a nominal Li/Mg selectivity >45 million. They precipitated lithium phosphate with a purity of 99.94% directly from the enriched solution, thereby meeting the purity requirements for application in the lithium battery industry. ppm) and an abundance of interfering ions (i.e., —Li et al. to 9013.43

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Li-ion Saudi Arabia Sodium Electric

Li-ion battery waste used in biodiesel production from discarded vegetable oil

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JULY 22, 2020

Brazilian researchers have demonstrated a new chemical approach for producing biodiesel from domestic cooking oil waste by using lithium hydroxide mixed with either sodium hydroxides or potassium hydroxides as catalysts. Before, in practice, these were just restricted to sodium hydroxide and potassium hydroxide.

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Waste Li-ion Oil Lithium Ion

Sodium-Ion Powered EVs Roll off From Chinese EV Factories

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JANUARY 24, 2024

The first mass-produced electric vehicle (EV) using a sodium-ion battery has been introduced by JAC Motors. While lithium-ion batteries are more developed and have a higher density than sodium-ion batteries, sodium-ion batteries are cheaper, dependable, and have better cold-weather performance.

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Sodium Chinese Li-ion Power

UK’s Network Rail developing a prototype battery-powered train; trying Li-ion and sodium-nickel batteries

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AUGUST 20, 2013

The UK’s Network Rail, the company that runs, maintains and develops Britain’s rail tracks, signaling, bridges, tunnels, level crossings, viaducts and 17 key stations, is part of an industry study into the feasibility of using battery electric trains on parts of the railway which have not been electrified.

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Sodium Li-ion Battery Powered Batteries

Sodium-ion energy storage in nanocellular carbon foams shows high capacity and rate retention; not an intercalation battery

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AUGUST 12, 2013

Ragone plot of an NCCF-Acid/Na cathode together with two other representative Na-ion battery cathodes and lithium batteries. Sodium-ion intercalation batteries—i.e., Thus, insertion/deinsertion of sodium ions in a host material is much more difficult than that of lithium ions, the researchers note.

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Sodium Energy Storage Li-ion Carbon

U Waterloo team identifies key reaction in sodium-air batteries; implications for improving Li-air

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MAY 28, 2015

Chemists at the University of Waterloo have identified the key reaction that takes place in sodium-air batteries. Understanding how sodium-oxygen batteries work has implications for developing the more powerful lithium-oxygen battery, which has been proposed by some as the “holy grail” of electrochemical energy storage.

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Sodium Li-ion Batteries Battery

Study suggests lithium and cobalt for batteries may face supply risks by 2050

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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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Supplies Batteries Battery Sodium

Purdue researchers convert packing peanuts into anode materials for Li-ion batteries; outperforming graphite

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MARCH 23, 2015

Purdue researchers have developed a process to manufacture carbon-nanoparticle and microsheet anodes for Li-ion batteries from polystyrene and starch-based packing peanuts, respectively. These carbonaceous electrodes could also be used for rechargeable sodium-ion batteries. Batteries'

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Li-ion Convert Batteries Battery

Penn State team uses 3D cross-linked polymer sponge to stabilize Li-metal anodes

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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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Polymer Li-ion Sodium Lead Acid

Hollow carbon nanowires show high capacity and cycle life as anodes for sodium-ion batteries; insight into Na-ion insertion-extraction mechanism

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JUNE 14, 2012

Researchers at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have developed hollow carbon nanowires (HCNWs) for use as anode material for Na-ion batteries. The researchers attributed the good sodium-ion insertion properties to the short diffusion distance in the HCNWs and the large interlayer distance (0.37 Click to enlarge.

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Sodium Li-ion Carbon Insight

Faraday Institution to award up to £55M to five consortia for energy storage research

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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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Energy Storage Li-ion Lithium Ion Energy

Haldor Topsøe acquires 18% of Na-ion battery company Faradion Ltd

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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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Sodium Li-ion Companies Batteries

Aqua Metals is building a more sustainable battery recycling ecosystem

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APRIL 1, 2024

The economic benefits of recycling Li-ion batteries are clear, but at present, only a small percentage of them are recycled. In contrast, lead-acid batteries have a 99% recycling rate in the US. The two main processes for recycling lithium-ion batteries are pyrometallurgy and hydrometallurgy.

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Building Batteries Battery Lithium Ion

Wuhan team develops new electrochemical cell for efficient, pollution-free extraction of lithium from salt lake brines

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MARCH 8, 2019

Researchers at Wuhan University in China have developed a new electrochemical cell, PANI/Li x Mn 2 O 4 , for selective recovery of Li + ions from brine water with high impurity cations (K + , Na + , Mg 2+ , etc). free technology for Li + extraction from brine waters.

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Li-ion Pollution Lithium Ion Water

Can We Extend the Life of EV Batteries and Reduce Fire Risks?

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DECEMBER 15, 2022

Can We Extend the Life of EV Batteries and Reduce Fire Risks? EVs reduce carbon emissions and dependence on fossil fuels, but the lithium-ion batteries that power them suffer from an image problem. How can we make them safer without compromising battery life ? Trail Blazers—Safety Features in Li-Ion Batteries.

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Li-ion Batteries Battery Lithium Ion

Researchers propose new VO2 cathode material for aluminum-ion rechargeable battery

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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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Recharge Li-ion Batteries Battery

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. Molten-salt batteries hold the most potential to be the cheapest large-scale systems, with manufacturing improvements playing the largest role, accounting for 95% of the cost reduction.

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Molten Salt Grid Li-ion Batteries

Researchers call for integration of materials sustainability into battery research; the need for in situ monitoring

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JANUARY 18, 2017

In a review paper in the journal Nature Materials , Jean-Marie Tarascon (Professor at College de France and Director of RS2E, French Network on Electrochemical Energy Storage) and Clare Gray (Professor at the University of Cambridge), call for integrating the sustainability of battery materials into the R&D efforts to improve rechargeable batteries.

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Li-ion Ni-Li Batteries Battery

CELEST, largest German research platform for electrochemical storage, begins operation

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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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Li-ion Energy Storage Kits Sodium

Researchers demonstrate concept desalination battery

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JANUARY 30, 2012

Schematic representation of the working principle behind a complete cycle of the desalination battery, showing how energy extraction can be accomplished: step 1, desalination; step 2, removal of the desalinated water and inlet of seawater; step 3, discharge of Na + and Cl ? in seawater; step 4, exchange to new seawater. Click to enlarge.

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Concept Batteries Battery Sodium

Aqua Metals is building a more sustainable battery recycling ecosystem – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

APRIL 1, 2024

The economic benefits of recycling Li-ion batteries are clear, but at present, only a small percentage of them are recycled. In contrast, lead-acid batteries have a 99% recycling rate in the US. The two main processes for recycling lithium-ion batteries are pyrometallurgy and hydrometallurgy.

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Building Batteries Battery Charging

Former Tesla 4680 cell production engineer lands at American Battery Factory

Teslarati

MAY 11, 2022

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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Engine Production Batteries Battery

JCESR team advances prospects of solid-state magnesium-ion batteries with discovery of fastest magnesium-ion solid-state conductor

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NOVEMBER 28, 2017

A team of Department of Energy (DOE) scientists at the Joint Center for Energy Storage Research (JCESR) has discovered the fastest magnesium-ion solid-state conductor, a major step towards making solid-state magnesium-ion batteries that are both energy dense and safe.

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Li-ion Batteries Battery MIT

ANL team develops new class of Li- and Na- rechargeable batteries based on selenium and selenium-sulfur; greater volumetric energy densities than sulfur-based batteries

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MARCH 1, 2012

Cycling performance of Li/SeS 2 ?C, Researchers at Argonne National Laboratory have developed selenium and selenium–sulfur (Se x S y )-based cathode materials for a new class of room-temperature lithium and sodium batteries. Unlike the widely studied Li/S system, both Se and Se x S y can be cycled to high voltages (up to 4.6

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Recharge Ni-Li Li-ion Batteries

WSU, PNNL researchers develop viable sodium battery

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JUNE 2, 2020

Although O3-layered metal oxides are promising cathode materials for high-energy Na-ion batteries, they suffer from fast capacity fade. However, the nickel rich O3-NaTMOs suffer from irreversible phase transition at high voltage and limited cycle life, similar to their Li analogues, if not even worse.

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Sodium Li-ion Batteries Battery

ASU team develops new solution for mitigating Li dendrite growth by tackling plating-induced residual stress

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MARCH 7, 2018

Lithium-metal batteries are among the most promising candidates for high-density energy storage technology, but uncontrolled lithium dendrite growth, which results in poor recharging capability and safety hazards, currently is hindering their commercial potential. —Hanqing Jiang.

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Li-ion Arizona Lithium Ion Sodium

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

Using a new metric—“Energy Stored on Invested, ESOI”—they concluded that batteries were the worst performers, while compressed air energy storage (CAES) performed the best, followed by pumped hydro storage (PHS). The Stanford study considered a future US grid where up to 80% of the electricity comes from renewables.

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Energy Storage Grid Cost Of Energy

Debunking the Lithium "Mining" FUD

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MARCH 15, 2023

The reality is these mines are not even in use by the battery industry and they are not Lithium Mines. Using low-carbon fuels or biofuels as the source of heat energy to process lithium and manufacture li-ion batteries would cut carbon emissions by half as per world banks study. [4]

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Chile Petrol Li-ion India

OSU smart membrane could enable new category of high-energy, high-power energy storage for EVs

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AUGUST 24, 2016

A team at the Ohio State University has developed a membrane that regulates bi-directional ion transport across it as a function of its redox state and that could be used as a programmable smart membrane separator in future supercapacitors and redox flow batteries. plugin EVs to Tesla’s 85 kWh battery pack).

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Energy Storage Energy Power Powered

Researchers Develop Lithium-Water Electrochemical Cell for the Controlled Generation of H2 and Electricity

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MAY 14, 2010

Although direct chemical reactions between water and certain metals—alkali metals including lithium, sodium and others—can produce a large amount of hydrogen in a short time, these reactions are too intense to be controlled. the high-school chemistry demonstration of the violent reaction between sodium and water.). Haoshen Zhou.

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Water Lithium Ion Li-ion Hydrogen

A closer look at graphite—its forms, functions and future in EV batteries

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FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Its physical structure allows it to store lithium ions. There are three main forms of graphite: spherical graphite is used in non-EV battery applications, whereas EV batteries use a blend of coated spherical graphite and synthetic graphite. Battery makers use a blend of CSG and synthetic graphite to form Li-ion battery anodes.

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Future Batteries Battery Li-ion

Modec Finalizing Joint Venture With Navistar for Class 2c-3 Electric Trucks

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AUGUST 6, 2009

million to develop, validate, and deploy 400 advanced battery electric delivery trucks (12,100 lbs. Available in a variety of models (chassis cab, drop-side, box van), all Modec vehicles at their core have a uniquely designed battery cassette, securely packaged inside the custom designed chassis. Tags: Electric (Battery).

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Li-ion South America Sodium Obama

PNNL study outlines requirements for grid storage, reviews four electrochemical energy storage systems: vanadium redox flow, Na-beta, Li-ion and lead-carbon

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MARCH 15, 2011

published in the ACS journal Chemical Reviews , reviews in detail four stationary storage systems considered the most promising candidates for electrochemical energy storage: vanadium redox flow; sodium-beta alumina membrane; lithium-ion; and lead-carbon batteries. Vanadium redox flow battery. In their study, Yang et al.

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Li-ion Energy Storage Grid Carbon

PNNL team develops sodium-manganese oxide electrodes for sodium-ion rechargeable batteries

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JUNE 7, 2011

low-cost Na-ion battery system for upcoming power and energy. low-cost Na-ion battery system for upcoming power and energy. Lithium-ion rechargeable batteries perform well, but are too expensive for widespread use on the grid. Sodium-ion batteries have been discussed in the literature.

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Sodium Recharge Li-ion Batteries

How Umicore is ensuring sustainability in the North American EV battery chain

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FEBRUARY 6, 2024

For EVs to deliver their full emission-reducing potential, the battery supply chain must be as clean as possible, and cathode active materials (CAM) are a key part of the sustainability equation. Automakers have high hopes for solid-state batteries, mainly because of their improved safety characteristics.

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North America Batteries Battery America

Researchers find tin nanoparticles promising electrode material for sodium-ion batteries

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OCTOBER 26, 2012

Tin (Sn) shows promise as a robust electrode material for rechargeable sodium-ion (Na-ion) batteries, according to a new study by a team from the University of Pittsburgh and Sandia National Laboratory. Rechargeable Na-ion batteries work on the same basic principle as Li-ion batteries—i.e.,

Sodium

Sodium Li-ion Ni-Li Batteries

Univ. of Maryland team develops promising sodium-ion cathode material: FePO4/nanotube composite

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OCTOBER 24, 2012

Researchers at the University of Maryland have developed a nanocomposite material of amorphous, porous FePO 4 nanoparticles electrically wired by single-wall carbon nanotubes as a potential cathode material for sodium-ion batteries (SIBs). V lower than that of the corresponding Li voltages. eld of Na-ion batteries.

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Sodium Maryland Li-ion Lithium Ion

CalSEED awards $4.2M to early-stage clean energy innovations

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OCTOBER 15, 2020

The awardees went through a rigorous process including a review with CalSEED’s curated technical advisory committee, who volunteered their time and expertise to select the most promising future clean energy technologies. rechargeable battery?technology?that Innovasion Labs PINC, Inc. is developing a?rechargeable technology?that

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Clean Cleaning Energy Solar

How Umicore is ensuring sustainability in the North American EV battery chain – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

For EVs to deliver their full emission-reducing potential, the battery supply chain must be as clean as possible, and cathode active materials (CAM) are a key part of the sustainability equation. Automakers have high hopes for solid-state batteries, mainly because of their improved safety characteristics.

North America

North America Batteries Battery Charging

PNNL team develops electrolyte for high-voltage sodium-ion battery with extended longevity

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

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

French researchers develop sodium-ion battery in 18650 format; performance comparable to Li-ion

Stanford team develops sodium-ion battery with performance equivalent to Li-ion, but at much lower cost

KAUST team devises electrically-driven membrane process for seawater lithium mining

Li-ion battery waste used in biodiesel production from discarded vegetable oil

Sodium-Ion Powered EVs Roll off From Chinese EV Factories

UK’s Network Rail developing a prototype battery-powered train; trying Li-ion and sodium-nickel batteries

Sodium-ion energy storage in nanocellular carbon foams shows high capacity and rate retention; not an intercalation battery

U Waterloo team identifies key reaction in sodium-air batteries; implications for improving Li-air

Study suggests lithium and cobalt for batteries may face supply risks by 2050

Purdue researchers convert packing peanuts into anode materials for Li-ion batteries; outperforming graphite

Penn State team uses 3D cross-linked polymer sponge to stabilize Li-metal anodes

Hollow carbon nanowires show high capacity and cycle life as anodes for sodium-ion batteries; insight into Na-ion insertion-extraction mechanism

Faraday Institution to award up to £55M to five consortia for energy storage research

Haldor Topsøe acquires 18% of Na-ion battery company Faradion Ltd

Aqua Metals is building a more sustainable battery recycling ecosystem

Wuhan team develops new electrochemical cell for efficient, pollution-free extraction of lithium from salt lake brines

Can We Extend the Life of EV Batteries and Reduce Fire Risks?

Researchers propose new VO2 cathode material for aluminum-ion rechargeable battery

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

Researchers call for integration of materials sustainability into battery research; the need for in situ monitoring

CELEST, largest German research platform for electrochemical storage, begins operation

Researchers demonstrate concept desalination battery

Aqua Metals is building a more sustainable battery recycling ecosystem – Charged EVs

Former Tesla 4680 cell production engineer lands at American Battery Factory

JCESR team advances prospects of solid-state magnesium-ion batteries with discovery of fastest magnesium-ion solid-state conductor

ANL team develops new class of Li- and Na- rechargeable batteries based on selenium and selenium-sulfur; greater volumetric energy densities than sulfur-based batteries

WSU, PNNL researchers develop viable sodium battery

ASU team develops new solution for mitigating Li dendrite growth by tackling plating-induced residual stress

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

Debunking the Lithium "Mining" FUD

OSU smart membrane could enable new category of high-energy, high-power energy storage for EVs

Researchers Develop Lithium-Water Electrochemical Cell for the Controlled Generation of H2 and Electricity

A closer look at graphite—its forms, functions and future in EV batteries

Modec Finalizing Joint Venture With Navistar for Class 2c-3 Electric Trucks

PNNL study outlines requirements for grid storage, reviews four electrochemical energy storage systems: vanadium redox flow, Na-beta, Li-ion and lead-carbon

PNNL team develops sodium-manganese oxide electrodes for sodium-ion rechargeable batteries

How Umicore is ensuring sustainability in the North American EV battery chain

Researchers find tin nanoparticles promising electrode material for sodium-ion batteries

Univ. of Maryland team develops promising sodium-ion cathode material: FePO4/nanotube composite

CalSEED awards $4.2M to early-stage clean energy innovations

How Umicore is ensuring sustainability in the North American EV battery chain – Charged EVs

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