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Sparc Technologies, QUT partner to develop a hard carbon anode material from bio-waste for Na-ion batteries

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The partnership will begin with a project in the battery anode space with the development of a novel process for the production of hard carbon from bio-waste. Using readily available, sustainable bio-waste material will provide Sparc with a strong environmental value proposition when compared with conventional sources of hard carbon.

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The Sodium-Ion Battery Is Coming To Production Cars This Year

CleanTechnica EVs

Last year, the price of lithium carbonate peaked at over $80,000 per ton, although it has come down considerably since then. Oddly enough, people who don’t bat an eye about oil and gas wells within a few feet of homes and schools […] Lithium is abundant, but difficult to extract and purify for use in batteries.

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Mercom: battery, smart grid, energy efficiency companies raised $2.3B in VC funding in 2019; 18% lower than 2018

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Other categories that received funding included Gravity storage, Flow batteries, CAES, Energy storage downstream, Fuel cells, Liquid metal batteries, Thermal energy storage, Solid-state batteries, Sodium-based batteries, and Zinc-air batteries. Smart Grid.

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MIT and Moscow State collaborating on advanced batteries, metal-air batteries and reversible fuel/electrolysis cells

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Researchers at the Skoltech Center for Electrochemical Energy Storage (CEES), a partnership between the MIT Materials Processing Center and Lomonosov Moscow State University, are focusing on the development of higher capacity batteries. Craig Carter, with their associates, published a study in Advanced Energy Materials (Li et al.

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Electric Scooter vs Petrol Scooter : Huge benefits for India

Plug In India

Where as a petrol scooter emits a combination of carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide and particulate matter. Studies from independent scientists tell us that even if 100% of Electricity is generated from coal, EV’s emit 50% lesser carbon gases due to the efficiency of the electric motor. It does not have a tail pipe.

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CMU study concludes lithium market fluctuations unlikely to impact Li-ion battery prices significantly

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Some investors believe that inexpensive lithium is one key to reducing device and system costs, while others believe that increased demand will draw geopolitical and economic concerns about access to supply on par with current concerns about oil. M LiPF 6 ), the only cell elements containing lithium.

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ARPA-E Awards $151M to 37 Projects for Transformative Energy Research

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

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