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JUNE 4, 2014

For the near term, they have been working on a dual-battery combining a lithium-ion battery with a 12-volt lead-acid battery that could enable regenerative braking technology in non-hybrid vehicles for greater fuel savings. The research advances lithium-ion battery technology currently available on Ford’s electrified vehicles.

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MAY 21, 2013

Amprius’ plan, outlined at the DOE Merit Review in 2012, is to start with consumer electronics and move to vehicle and grid storage markets. a developer of lithium-ion batteries using silicon nanowire anodes ( earlier post ), has launched the first generation of its high-capacity and high-energy-density Li-ion batteries.

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APRIL 23, 2017

Researchers at the University of California, Riverside’s Bourns College of Engineering have used waste glass bottles and a low-cost chemical process to fabricate nanosilicon anodes for high-performance lithium-ion batteries. Coating the silicon nanoparticles with carbon to improve their stability and energy storage properties.

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OCTOBER 15, 2012

As part of the FY 2012 Phase I Release 3 SBIR/STTR Award program, the US Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded Michigan-based XG Sciences, a manufacturer of graphene nanoplatelets ( earlier post ), a contract to develop low-cost, high-energy Si/graphene anodes for Li-ion batteries for use in extended range electric vehicle applications.

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OCTOBER 10, 2011

Conventional Li-ion cell (left) compared to Seeo cell (right). The California Energy Commission has awarded $1,585,490 to spur research on projects including a solid-state Li-ion battery system for grid-scale energy storage. Click to enlarge. Commissioners approved $600,000 to Seeo Inc.

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JUNE 21, 2016

BMW i announced a home stationary energy storage system solution integrating its BMW i3 vehicle battery at EVS 29 in Montréal. The battery storage system electrified by BMW i can be equipped with new or second-life batteries. The system has been designed to be integrated into the house energy supply chain.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

DRX cathodes could provide batteries with higher energy density than conventional lithium-ion battery cathodes made of nickel and cobalt, two metals that are in critically short supply. In a rock salt structure, cations (positively charged ions) and anions (negatively charged ions) are arranged in a specific pattern.

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DECEMBER 11, 2016

However, none of these changes are sufficient to reach the DOE energy storage target of $125 kWh by 2020 , the study found. Historical prices and future cost predictions for lithium-ion batteries. These packs also use cylindrical lithium-ion cells, a departure from the prismatic cells examined in previous models.

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MARCH 6, 2012

Other silicon anode projects supported by the DOE includes those being done by Amprius, Angstrom Materials and NC State University. Consequently, the market may be poised for the entrance of a first wave of higher-energy density—and lower-cost—automotive Si-C cells in the 2014 or 2015 timeframe. Click to enlarge.

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JULY 1, 2019

The research, published in the journal Joule , builds on innovations first reported in Science in 2017 by the same research group at the University of California San Diego and the university spinout South 8 Technologies. —Yang et al. for 500 charge cycles at room temperature. This is up from the 97.5%

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NOVEMBER 20, 2013

Long-term cycling test results of the Li/S cell with CTAB-modified S?GO This result represents the longest cycle life (exceeding 1,500 cycles) with an extremely low decay rate (0.039% per cycle) demonstrated so far for a Li/S cell. This would require almost double the specific energy (about 200 Wh/kg) of current lithium-ion batteries.

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APRIL 19, 2016

The international “Science Award Electrochemistry” supports excellent scientific and engineering achievements and intends to provide fresh impetus to the development of high-efficiency energy storage devices. The prize money totals €100,000 and first place receives €50,000. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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JUNE 17, 2011

(A) Energy storage potential (ESP) based on annual production of the elements. On the order of 1 billion 40 kWh Li-based EV batteries could be built with the currently estimated reserve base of lithium, according to a recent study by researchers from Lawrence Berkeley National laboratory and the University of California, Berkeley.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

a provider of lithium-ion battery cells, modules and systems ( earlier post ), announced $125 million in new funding from a combination of private equity investment and support from China. Boston-Power, Inc., GSR Ventures has offices in Beijing and Silicon Valley. Reorganizing. Earlier post.).

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APRIL 6, 2011

The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) will partner with an industry-academia team led by the California Center for Sustainable Energy (CCSE) to investigate secondary applications for aged battery packs from electric drive vehicles.

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JULY 7, 2015

The lead inventors of the technology are UCSB professor Dr. Alan Heeger, the recipient of a Nobel Prize in 2000 for the discovery and development of conductive polymers, and Dr. David Vonlanthen, a project scientist and expert in energy storage at UCSB. Startup BioSolar, Inc. Both are scientific advisors to BioSolar.

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APRIL 22, 2016

Researchers funded by Nanostructures for Electrical Energy Storage (NEES), a DOE Energy Frontier Research Center, have developed a nanowire-based hybrid battery/capacitor that can be recharged hundreds of thousands of times. However, the Achilles heel of such nanowires for energy storage is cycle stability.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2010

CALSTART will be supporting the 1 st French American EV Technology Forum and One-on-One Meetings to be held in Long Beach, California on 8 December. ENSTA PARISTECH : university training engineers with a comprehensive scientific knowledge. Hutchinson is developing electric energy storage system as ultracapacitor.

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JUNE 11, 2014

In an event combining a first-customer ceremony and a media drive, Tustin (California) Hyundai’s Dealer Principal, John Patterson, handed over the keys to Hyundai’s first mass-produced Tucson Fuel Cell crossover ( earlier post ) to Timothy Bush, the first Hyundai Fuel Cell customer, with Hyundai executives in attendance. Click to enlarge.

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JULY 10, 2019

Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind. Integrated Power Block Heat Exchanger/Thermal Energy Storage System for CSP Plants, $348,000 CFOAM LLC, Triadelphia, W. Solar Energy Industries Association, Washington, D.C. Li-ion batteries with Safer Current Collectors, $750,000 Soteria Battery Innovation Group, Greenville, S.C.

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AUGUST 10, 2011

The Pennsylvania State University. This project will develop a high energy density lithium-sulfur cell technology that significantly reduces battery size, and improves performance and life. The Regents of the University of California, Riverside. Grantee Description. Amprius, Inc. 3M Company. Johnson Controls, Inc.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Led by DOE’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), the OPEN 2021 program prioritizes funding high-impact, high-risk technologies that support novel approaches. Cornell University. Stanford University. The Ohio State University. Carnegie Mellon University.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2014

Researchers at Stanford University and the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, led by Professor Yi Cui, are proposing a new nanoscale design inspired by pomegranates for high energy capacity but large-volume-change lithium battery anodes such as those using silicon. Source: Liu et al. Click to enlarge.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2019

A team led by researchers at Oregon State University have demonstrated that diffusion may not be necessary to transport ionic charges inside a hydrated solid-state structure of a battery electrode. So far, most attention has been devoted to devices operating on metal ions, starting with Li and looking down the periodic table.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

The US Department of Energy (DOE) Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) announced $37 million in funding for 16 innovative new projects as part of a new ARPA-E program: Integration and Optimization of Novel Ion-Conducting Solids ( IONICS ). Li-ion conductors that enable the cycling of Li metal without shorting.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2012

The projects are based in 24 states, with approximately 47% of the projects led by universities; 29% by small businesses; 15% by large businesses; 7.5% ARPA-E’s first funding opportunity, “OPEN 2009,” was issued three years ago and was similarly an open call for transformational energy technology solutions. University.

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JULY 7, 2016

An international team of researchers has demonstrated a new way to increase the robustness and energy storage capability of a particular class of “lithium-rich” cathode materials by using a carbon dioxide-based gas mixture to create oxygen vacancies at the material’s surface. —Qiu et al.

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JUNE 24, 2015

Researchers at the US Department of Energy (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) are identifying battery second use (B2U) strategies capable of offsetting vehicle expenses while improving utility grid stability. —Ahmad Pesaran, NREL Energy Storage Group Manager.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

A new method developed for studying battery failures points to a potential next step in extending lithium-ion battery lifetime and capacity. Their findings suggest a way to mitigate battery failures by minimizing the generation of elastic energy. A paper on their work is published in the ACS journal Nano Letters. —Ulvestad et al.

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OCTOBER 26, 2009

The projects selected are grouped into 10 areas: Energy Storage (6 projects). Biomass Energy (5 projects). Conventional Energy (1 project). ENERGY STORAGE. Electronville: High-Amperage Energy Storage Device-Energy Storage for the Neighborhood. Carbon Capture (5 projects).

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APRIL 21, 2009

Studies estimate utilities might compensate car owners with $2,000-3,000 a year to "borrow" their storage capacity -- thereby helping to offset the incremental costs of plug-in hybrids. Lithium-Ion batteries share many characteristics with NiMH. Ive heard lithium-ion batteries can be dangerous if they overheat.

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