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AUGUST 1, 2011

Researchers at Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany, have improved the performance of sodium-ion batteries ( earlier post ) by using tailor-made carbon materials with hierarchical porosity for the anode instead of common carbon-based anode materials. prepared a carbon material with interconnected pores in two size ranges.

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MAY 4, 2021

The conversion is expected to reduce the facility’s greenhouse gas emissions by 50% and help California meet its lower-carbon objectives. A memorandum of understanding with Southwest Airlines to commercialize sustainable aviation fuel. The company will purchase 100% of the soybean oil production.

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Plug In India

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Video: EV Guru: Sodium-Ion Batteries are Coming Sooner Than You think! The mining industry cannot keep up with the demand, so the alternative is to manufacture batteries based on sodium chemistry. The big issue with sodium-ion batteries is that they can store only about two-thirds of the energy of Li-ion batteries of equivalent size.

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DECEMBER 10, 2020

Pre-feasibility studies have shown that the Jadar project has the potential to produce both battery-grade lithium carbonate and boric acid. The consumption of sulfuric acid is predictable with negligible chemical reaction of most gangue minerals—apart from a portion of the carbonates and soluble chlorides.

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JANUARY 11, 2023

Projects selected for the Electric Vehicles for American Low-Carbon Living (EVs4ALL) program ( earlier post ) aim to expand domestic EV adoption by developing batteries that last longer, charge faster, perform efficiently in freezing temperatures and have better overall range retention. Award amount: $3,198,085). Award amount: $3,425,000).

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APRIL 20, 2023

Currently CATL has an extensive technology roadmap for batteries, and has developed the capability to turn fundamental research to industrial application, and then to large-scale commercial applications. For example, in 2021, CATL rolled out the first generation of sodium-ion battery with an energy density of 160 Wh/kg.

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APRIL 10, 2013

Flowchart of Molten Sodium Upgrading process. A new company, Field Upgrading (Calgary, Alberta), has been formed dedicated to developing and commercializing the Molten Sodium Upgrading (MSU) technology. Source: Field Upgrading. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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MARCH 3, 2016

Researchers from George Washington University and Vanderbilt University have demonstrated the conversion of atmospheric CO 2 into carbon nanofibers (CNFs) and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) for use as high-performance anodes in both lithium-ion and sodium-ion batteries. —Stuart Licht. —Licht et al.

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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 150

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AUGUST 18, 2013

Skyonic’s electrolytic carbon capture technology, SkyMine, selectively captures CO 2 , acid gases and heavy metals from flue gas. The captured pollutants are mineralized into solid products, including sodium bicarbonate, which are stored, transported and sold as safe, stable solids.

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MAY 6, 2020

Discussions underway with Glencore on commercial arrangements, financing and allocation of project economics; third party and government funding opportunities also under review. Sodium Treatment. A new external building is also contemplated to house an expanded SX circuit and sodium management infrastructure. 56 million.

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AUGUST 4, 2015

The rule gives new certainty to a number of companies across the nation that are commercializing algae-based technologies that convert carbon dioxide generated at power plants into fuels, feeds, fertilizers and other valuable products.”. The plan calls for each US state to establish a plan to meet the targeted reductions.

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OCTOBER 28, 2022

The selected projects, led by universities, national laboratories, and the private sector aim to develop commercially scalable technologies that will enable greater domestic supplies of copper, nickel, lithium, cobalt, rare earth elements, and other critical elements. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.

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APRIL 1, 2011

John Goodenough, are proposing a strategy for high-capacity next-generation alkali (lithium or sodium)-ion batteries using water-soluble redox couples as the cathode. The present sodium-sulfur battery operates above 300 °C. A = lithium or sodium (Li or Na), M represents a metal and 1 ≤ n < z. —Lu et al.

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JULY 6, 2022

The company has previously announced an expected annual commercial production capacity of 30 kMT to 40 kMT lithium carbonate equivalent (LCE) for the project, with an initial phase-one capacity of up to 10 kMT LCE coming online by 2025.

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MAY 3, 2022

Through DOE’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), the Department is launching the Electric Vehicles for American Low-Carbon Living (EVs4ALL) program to develop more affordable, convenient, efficient and resilient batteries. lithium (Li), sodium (Na), potassium (K), magnesium (Mg), calcium (Ca)]. Oxide-based anodes.

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MARCH 19, 2014

One molar LiPF6 in ethylene carbonate/dimethyl carbonate mixture containing 3 wt % of FEC was used as electrolyte for Li-ion cells, whereas 1 M NaClO 4 in propylene carbonate containing 10 wt % of FEC was used for Na-ion batteries. 20C (1C = 0.66 1 , 9 cycles at each C-rate, first cycle at 0.1C). V potential range.

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MARCH 1, 2017

lithium, sodium or potassium) on a copper–carbon cathode current collector at a voltage of more than 3.0 Finally, sodium is cheaper than lithium and widely available from the oceans, which makes a sodium battery preferable to a lithium battery, but insertion hosts for Na + have lower capacities than insertion hosts for Li +.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

Fraunhofer says that Lithium-sulfur batteries are the most promising choice for future energy storage systems, with novel materials such as nanostructured carbon/sulfur composite cathodes, solid electrolytes and alloy-based anodes expected to enhance significantly the cell’s performance.

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Driivz

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Toyota is aiming to have a solid-state battery ready for commercial use by 2027-2028 that will have a 1,000 km cruising range and a fast charge time of 10 minutes. Another approach under development is adding lithium salt to the electrolyte of lithium-ion batteries to reduce flammability.

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Charged EVs

APRIL 1, 2024

Pyrometallurgy, which traditionally doesn’t recover carbon or lithium, seems likely to be phased out. Charged spoke with Steve Cotton, CEO and President, and David Regan, VP of Commercial, about the different ways to recycle batteries, and the challenges of building a full-scale circular supply chain for batteries.

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JUNE 2, 2020

O 2 –hard carbon full-cells with practical loading (>2.5 Sodium-ion batteries (SIBs), with the intrinsic advantages of resource abundance and geographic uniformity, are desired alternative battery technology to Li-ion batteries (LIBs) for grid-scale energy storage and transportation applications. mAh cm –2 ) and lean electrolyte (?40

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OCTOBER 13, 2015

Researchers in South Korea have demonstrated new type of room-temperature and high-energy density sodium rechargeable battery using a sulfur dioxide (SO 2 )-based inorganic molten complex catholyte that serves as both a Na + -conducting medium and cathode material (i.e. catholyte). mA cm −2 ). This corresponds to an areal capacity of 4.1 mAh

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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. —Vinodkumar Etacheri. —Vinodkumar Etacheri.

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OCTOBER 29, 2014

The study, published by the Mineta National Transit Research Consortium (MNTRC), observed a reduction in amount of particulate matter, number of elements, and elemental carbon; the reduction is considered beneficial to promoting the clean air and human health. µg/m 3 , respectively.

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AUGUST 9, 2018

In their paper on the work published in the journal Joule , the researchers reported that by using a reduced graphene oxide (rGO)/sodium lignosulfonate (SL) composite on the standard polypropylene (PP) separator (rGO@SL/PP), they demonstrated a highly robust Li-S battery with a capacity retention of 74% over 1,000 cycles. …

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JULY 27, 2022

From December 2020 to April 2022, the Chinese spot market has seen a price increase by 830% for lithium carbonate, 100% for cobalt sulfate, and 60% for nickel sulfate, with their per-ton prices rising to $73,000, $18,000, and $7,000, respectively. That made the cathode price increase by 140% for LiNi 0.8

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MARCH 9, 2011

While the solar cell application has a near-term sales opportunity, commercial application of the technology to battery electrodes is probably 2-3 years out, Elrod noted. Carbon-neutral liquid fuel. As long as the energy for the process is renewably generated, PARC notes, the overall process is carbon-neutral. Electrodes.

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MAY 28, 2014

With regard to overall storage capability and potential for further fuel efficiency improvements, the demand for larger battery systems based on lithium, nickel and sodium will continue to grow through the increased market penetration of vehicles with higher levels of hybridization and electrification. Sodium-nickel chloride batteries.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2013

Recently, researchers have also found out the instability of electrolyte and carbon electrode under the high charging potential (>3.5 But the necessity of catalysts has been argued, because the catalyst on carbon may not be able to work once its surface is blocked. V), which contributes to the low rechargeability. O 2 batteries.In

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MARCH 13, 2015

Researchers at the Beijing Institute of Technology have found a way to process biomass-derived natural silk to create carbon-based nanosheets that could potentially be used in Li-ion batteries and other energy storage devices. A paper on their work is published in the journal ACS Nano. Click to enlarge. —Hou et al.

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OCTOBER 7, 2015

To further improve the performance, they explored the used of a low-density soft carbon as a KIB anode, which exhibited much improved cycling life and very high rate capability. The soft carbon also exhibited a high depotassiation capacity of 273 mAh/g at C/40—the same as graphite. after 50 cycles at 2C. Credit: ACS, Ji et al.

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JANUARY 22, 2010

This investment is part of our ongoing strategy to put the UK at the forefront of low carbon vehicle technology. The work will help to accelerate the reduction of carbon emissions and deliver mass-market low carbon road vehicles within 5 to 15 years. Other projects include: TSB Low-Carbon Vehicle Technology Awards.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 1, 2024

Pyrometallurgy, which traditionally doesn’t recover carbon or lithium, seems likely to be phased out. Charged spoke with Steve Cotton, CEO and President, and David Regan, VP of Commercial, about the different ways to recycle batteries, and the challenges of building a full-scale circular supply chain for batteries.

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JULY 27, 2015

Advanced systems such as lithium-air, sodium-ion, as well as lithium-ion electrochemical energy storage are appropriate. Work on commercially available systems such as lead-acid and nickel-metal hydride batteries will not be considered by this program. Photovoltaic (PV) Solar Energy.

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DECEMBER 13, 2016

Lygos produces high-value specialty chemical traditionally produced in oil-based petrochemical processes in a process that commercially proven, acid-tolerant yeast and domestic sugars instead of petroleum, and has pioneered the world’s first bio-based production of malonic acid (a C3-dicarboxylic acid). Earlier post.). corn) prices.

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MARCH 30, 2016

Zenyatta natural graphite material was prototyped, tested and compared for key mechanical and electrical properties against Ballard’s baseline synthetic graphite in a commercial product platform. The deposit has no surface expression as it is overlain by muskeg, glacial till and Paleozoic carbonate rocks of the James Bay Lowlands.

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