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Researchers investigate effect of impact on structurally-embedded Li-ion batteries

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AUGUST 20, 2023

Researchers in China are investigating the effect of low-velocity impact loads on structurally embedded Li-ion batteries in vehicles. —Li et al. The researchers found that embedded batteries experienced micro short circuits during impact-loading process and kept good energy-storage capacity after transient impact.

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Researchers use carbon-based anodes with “bumpy” surfaces for Li-ion batteries that last longer in extreme cold

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JUNE 10, 2022

The resulting 12-sided carbon nanospheres had “bumpy” surfaces that demonstrated excellent electrical charge transfer capabilities. The resulting 12-sided carbon nanospheres had bumpy surfaces that demonstrated excellent electrical charge transfer capabilities. capacity retention at 0.1 A g –1 as the temperature drops to ?20

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Li-ion Carbon Lithium Ion Batteries

Prieto introduces latest prototype of 3D Li-ion battery with 3-minute charging

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MAY 25, 2023

All three attributes of Prieto’s lithium-ion battery were tested and validated by a third-party accredited battery testing lab, Prieto said. Today’s batteries use a 2D architecture comprising stacked layers that must always compromise between energy storage and fast charging.

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Li-ion Lithium Ion Charging Batteries

Researchers develop real-time picture of formation of solid–electrolyte interphase of a Li-ion battery

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FEBRUARY 10, 2020

During the first charging process of a new Li-ion battery cell, trace amounts of electrolyte components decompose sacrificially to form what is called a solid–electrolyte interphase (SEI) on the anode surface. The inner SEI is continuous, dense and impermeable to electrolytes, and it is most probably composed of Li 2 O.

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Li-ion Lithium Ion Batteries Battery

Electrochemical energy storage startup SPARKZ licenses ORNL cobalt-free battery tech

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FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Stealth-mode electrochemical energy storage startup SPARKZ Inc. 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. Energy density is especially important for EVs.

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Energy Storage Lithium Ion Energy Batteries

UCR researchers find commercial fast-charging damages EV batteries, propose new internal-resistance-based technique

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MARCH 13, 2020

Commercial fast-charging stations subject electric car batteries to high temperatures and high resistance that can cause them to crack, leak, and lose their storage capacity, according to researchers at the University of California, Riverside (UCR) in a new open-access study published in the journal Energy Storage.

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International Commercial Charging Li-ion

IIT, Argonne team designs Li2O-based Li-air battery with solid electrolyte; four-electron reaction for higher energy density

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FEBRUARY 25, 2023

The team’s battery chemistry with the solid electrolyte can potentially boost the energy density by as much as four times above lithium-ion batteries, which translates into longer driving range. The four-electron reaction is enabled by a mixed ion–electron-conducting discharge product and its interface with air.

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Li-ion Lithium Air Design Lithium Ion

MIT team develops data-driven safety envelope for lithium-ion batteries for EVs

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AUGUST 26, 2019

Researchers at MIT, with a colleague from Tsinghua University, have developed a safety envelope for Li-ion batteries in electric vehicles by using a high accuracy finite element model of a pouch cell to produce more than 2,500 simulations and subsequently analyzing the data with Machine Learning (ML) algorithms. —Li et al.

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Natron Energy awarded $3M by California Energy Commission to pair energy storage with EV fast charging

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JUNE 14, 2019

Natron Energy, a developer of new battery cell technology based on Prussian Blue analogue electrodes and a sodium-ion electrolyte, has ( earlier post ), has been awarded a $3-million grant by the California Energy Commission (CEC) for “Advanced Energy Storage for Electric Vehicle Charging Support.”

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LG Chem charges Li-ion trade secrets theft, files Federal suit against SK Innovation

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APRIL 30, 2019

for misappropriation of Li-ion battery trade secrets, tortious interference with prospective economic advantage and other. the lithium-ion battery division of LG Chem, which developed the world’s. first commercial pouch-type Li-ion battery for automobiles. SK Innovation, the company charged.

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Li-ion Lithium Ion Charging Delaware

Roskill: Niobium industry looking for a future beyond steel; Li-ion batteries a possibility

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FEBRUARY 17, 2020

The winner of the best paper in 2019 was an effort by researchers then at the University of Cambridge, Argonne National Laboratory and the Diamond Light Source, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, on the use of niobium tungsten oxides for high-rate lithium-ion battery storage. The paper (Griffith et al. ) Griffith et al.

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New group of materials could lead to faster-charging Li-ion batteries

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JULY 26, 2018

The researchers, led by Professor Clare Grey, found that lithium ions move through the materials at rates that far exceed those of typical electrode materials, which equates to a much faster-charging battery. Their paper is published in the journal Nature. Griffith et al. —Griffith et al.

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Li-ion Lithium Ion Charging Batteries

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

Toshiba delivers two SCiB Li-ion grid energy storage systems

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MARCH 15, 2014

Toshiba Corporation has delivered battery energy storage systems integrating the company’s SCiB Li-ion battery ( earlier post ) to Kyushu Electric Power Co., for a demonstration project to expand introduction of renewable energy sources on remote islands.

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SABIC acquires majority stake in carbon nanotube business for energy storage applications

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JANUARY 23, 2019

BDS produces and commercializes MOLECULAR REBAR, a proprietary technology of modified carbon nanotubes that offers potential for enhancing the performance of energy storage applications using lead-acid and lithium-ion batteries.

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India’s first grid-connected li-ion battery-based energy storage system

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MARCH 31, 2021

India’s first grid-connected li-ion battery-based energy storage system. India’s first grid-connected li-ion battery. MWh battery energy storage system will provide a better solution of power backup to preferential consumers in case of a grid outage. Tata Power . Tata Power .

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Li-ion Energy Storage Grid Connect

Titan Advanced Energy Solutions receives ~1.1M Phase II SBIR award to develop production-ready ultrasound system to identify dangerous Li-ion batteries

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JULY 27, 2021

Titan Advanced Energy Solutions (Titan), focused on using ultrasound technology to help make batteries run better, safer, and longer, received nearly $1.1 million in Phase II SBIR funding from the US DOE ( earlier post ) to develop an early warning system that detects hazardous conditions in lithium-ion batteries.

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Li-ion Lithium Ion Batteries Battery

Simple process transforms PET plastic into a nanomaterial for supercapacitors

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AUGUST 14, 2020

UC Riverside (UCR) engineers have developed a way to recycle PET (polyethylene terephthalate) plastic waste, such as soda or water bottles, into a nanomaterial useful for energy storage. An open-access paper on the work is published in the journal Energy Storage. Mihri Ozkan & Cengiz Ozkan/UCR).

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Sandia testing method yields pathway to better, longer-lasting solid-state batteries

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DECEMBER 6, 2021

Here, we combine two operando methods, Kelvin probe force microscopy (KPFM) and neutron depth profiling (NDP), to identify the rate-limiting interface in operating Si-LiPON-LiCoO 2 solid-state batteries by mapping the contact potential difference (CPD) and the corresponding Li distributions. —Alec Talin, co-corresponding author.

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Siemens targeting Li-ion energy storage for marine and offshore oil and gas applications; 6MW system to West Mira rig

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JANUARY 31, 2019

As part of a strategy to continue providing low-emissions solutions for harsh offshore operating environments, Siemens has opened a fully robotized and digitalized plant in Norway that will develop and manufacture energy storage technologies for both marine and offshore oil and gas applications. Copyright: Neil Robertson.

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Energy Storage Mariner Li-ion Oil

ORNL to lead new EFRC focused on polymer electrolytes for energy storage

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AUGUST 31, 2022

The Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory has been selected to lead an Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC) focused on polymer electrolytes for next-generation energy storage devices such as fuel cells and solid-state electric vehicle batteries.

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KAIST researchers develop nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes for high-capacity Li-ion energy storage systems

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APRIL 5, 2012

Korean have developed nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes for high-capacity lithium-ion energy storage systems, such as a lithium-ion capacitor. higher energy densities and power densities, respectively. use into interwall space, thus allowing for the use of unexplored interwall space for Li storage.

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Li-ion Energy Storage Carbon Lithium Ion

Researchers develop energy-efficient process to recycle Li-ion battery cathodes

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JANUARY 25, 2018

Engineers at the University of California San Diego and the University of California Los Angeles have developed an energy-efficient approach to regenerate Li-ion battery cathode materials (using LiCoO 2 as a model material) by hydrothermal treatment of cycled electrode particles followed by short annealing.

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Toshiba’s SCiB Li-ion battery system Japan’s first recognized compliant with ClassNK guidline for marine vessels

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APRIL 4, 2020

The certification covers twelve storage battery system components, including SCiB lithium-ion rechargeable battery modules, current sensors, and the battery management unit (BMU) which monitors the voltage, temperature, and current of the battery module.

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Mariner Li-ion Lithium Ion Batteries

LTO battery provider Microvast joins Shell Mining consortium to drive decarbonization

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OCTOBER 15, 2022

LTO Li-ion battery provider Microvast Holdings is participating in a mining industry electrification consortium led by Shell. Within the consortium, Microvast has been tasked with delivering a custom high-powered battery solution with ultrafast charging capabilities. Earlier post.)

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Li-ion Lithium Ion Batteries Battery

Lithium-ion Battery Manufacturers in India

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JULY 15, 2021

In the previous few years, India has doubled its imports of lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries and more than tripled its import cost. Lithium-ion batteries are imported into India from China, Japan, and South Korea. Now let us look into some of the key players in the Lithium-ion sector in India.

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

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

The new projects in four focus areas join the existing Faraday Institution research projects that collectively aim to deliver the organisation’s mission to accelerate breakthroughs in energy storage technologies to benefit the UK in the global race to electrification. Next generation lithium ion cathode materials.

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Tokyo Tech team develops low-cost germanium-free solid electrolyte for Li-ion batteries

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JULY 14, 2017

All-solid-state systems with solid electrolytes (SEs) are potential candidates for next-generation batteries and are expected to provide a high power and energy density with reliable and improved safety characteristics. Two representations of the new germanium-free material with the structure Li 10.35 [Sn 0.27 S 12 (Li 3.45 [Sn 0.09

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Li-ion Low Cost Batteries Battery

Solid state Batteries v/s Li-ion Batteries: A Comparison Based on Cost

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AUGUST 16, 2023

To better understand the severity of the cost component, let us look at the cost comparison between Solid state and Li-Ion batteries. In a broad sense, the use of lithium-ion batteries that started the EV revolution has been the industry standard in the EV sector. Li-Ion Batteries: What Made Them The Most Desired?

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Li-ion Lithium Ion Batteries Battery

GODI India achieves LFP BIS certification for indigenous Li-ion cells | Autocar Professional

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JANUARY 18, 2024

GODI India Private Limited, a Hyderabad-based lithium-ion cell R&D and manufacturer, has become the first Indian company to attain LFP BIS certification for its Lithium Iron Phosphate (LFP) Li-ion cells. The achievement marks progress toward reducing India’s dependence on imported LFP batteries.

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Li-ion India Energy Storage Lithium Ion

RPI researchers develop new aqueous Li-ion battery that improves safety without sacrificing performance

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DECEMBER 20, 2019

As the lithium-ion batteries that currently power most phones, laptops, and electric vehicles become increasingly fast-charging and high-performing, they also grow increasingly expensive and flammable. A paper on their work is published in the journal Energy Storage Materials. —Nikhil Koratkar. Aniruddha S.

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Li-ion Lithium Ion Batteries Battery

Chalmers team develops graphite-like anode for Na-ion batteries; Janus graphene

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AUGUST 26, 2021

Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have developed a nanometric graphite-like anode for sodium ion (Na + storage), formed by stacked graphene sheets functionalized only on one side, termed Janus graphene. The estimated sodium storage up to C 6.9 100 to 150 mA h g ?

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New sensor tech for commercial Lithium-ion batteries could support >5x faster charging without compromising safety

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FEBRUARY 17, 2018

Researchers at WMG at the University of Warwick (UK) have developed a method to assess the maximum current for commercial 18650 Li-ion batteries, using novel instrumentation methods enabling in operando measurements. times higher than the manufacturer-stated maximum. times higher than the manufacturer-stated maximum.

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Lithium Ion Commercial Li-ion Charging

ORNL team develops low-cost scalable method to join materials in solid-state batteries; electrochemical pulse

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NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a scalable, low-cost method to improve the joining of materials in solid-state batteries, resolving one of the big challenges in the commercial development of safe, long-lived energy storage systems. La 3 Zr 2 O 12 ).

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Maxwell Technologies and SK Innovation to develop integrated ultracap/Li-ion energy storage systems

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DECEMBER 13, 2013

Lithium-ion batteries are characterized by their high energy density, while ultracapacitors offer rapid charge and discharge capabilities, reliable performance in extreme temperature conditions and long operational life. Maxwell Technologies, Inc., —Stephen J. Kim of SK Innovation’s battery division.

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NTU Singapore team develops ultra-fast charging Li-ion battery with new TiO2 gel anode material

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OCTOBER 13, 2014

Researchers from Nanyang Technological University (NTU Singapore) led by Professor Xiaodong Chen have developed a new TiO 2 gel material for Li-ion battery anodes. The new battery will also be able to endure more than 10,000 charging cycles. A paper on their work is published in the journal Advanced Materials. —Prof.

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Li-ion Singapore Lithium Ion Batteries

Saft to provide Li-ion energy storage system for wind project in Saskatchewan

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NOVEMBER 7, 2012

Saft has been selected by Cowessess First Nation (CFN) to design, produce and install a battery energy storage system (ESS) including two Intensium Max 20E lithium-ion battery containers as part of the High Wind and Storage Project near the City of Regina, Saskatchewan.

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Li-ion Energy Storage Wind Energy

Skeleton and Karlsruhe Institute of Technology developing a new graphene battery with 15-second charging time; SuperBattery

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Skeleton Technologies, a global leader in graphene-based ultracapacitor energy storage, has partnered with the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology to complete the development of the SuperBattery, a groundbreaking graphene battery with a 15-second charging time. The SuperBattery is a game changer for the automotive industry.

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Energy Storage Charging Li-ion Batteries

Li-ion maker Electrovaya receives $1.3M IESS award for Toronto and London Hydro; working with Walmart

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NOVEMBER 13, 2014

Canada-based Li-ion battery maker Electrovaya Inc. million grant award to deliver multiple Intelligent Energy Storage Systems (IESS) at various locations for Toronto Hydro and London Hydro. This project is supported by the Ontario Ministry of Energy’s Smart Grid Fund. has received a $1.3-million

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Li-ion London Lithium Ion Energy Storage

Ultrahigh-capacity anodes derived from natural silk for Li-ion batteries; other energy storage applications

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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. Electrochemical performances of HPNC-NS as a Li-ion battery anode. (a)

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Li-ion Energy Storage Energy Batteries

Argonne team uses redox-active interlayer to advance high-energy Li-S batteries

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JANUARY 8, 2023

Researchers at Argonne National Laboratory have advanced lithium-sulfur (Li-S) battery research by creating a redox-active interlayer within the battery that adds energy storage capacity while nearly eliminating a traditional problem with sulfur batteries. —Lee et al. —Lee et al.

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Novel hybrid electrolytes to enable high-safety high-voltage Li-ion batteries

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MAY 1, 2018

Researchers at the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology & Engineering in China have developed new hybrid electrolytes to support high-voltage Li-ion batteries (e.g., ~5 O 4 /Li batteries are improved by using the hybrid electrolytes. a) Comparison of full state-of-charge curves of the LiNi 0.6 2018.04.060.

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Li-ion Hybrid Batteries Battery

DRX Consortium to accelerate commercialization of disordered rock salt (DRX) cathode materials

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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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Commercial Li-ion Lithium Ion Batteries

GODI India gets LFP BIS Certification for indigenous Li-ion cells – ET Auto

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JANUARY 19, 2024

Looking ahead, GODI aims to enhance LFP cell energy density, develop next-gen manganese-doped LFP materials, and formulate in-house electrolytes for a wide temperature range, especially for defense applications. Pioneering large Farad (2.7V-3000F) 3000F) supercapacitors for surge power applications. Pioneering large Farad (2.7V-3000F)

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Li-ion India Auto Energy Storage

Researchers investigate effect of impact on structurally-embedded Li-ion batteries

Researchers use carbon-based anodes with “bumpy” surfaces for Li-ion batteries that last longer in extreme cold

Prieto introduces latest prototype of 3D Li-ion battery with 3-minute charging

Researchers develop real-time picture of formation of solid–electrolyte interphase of a Li-ion battery

Electrochemical energy storage startup SPARKZ licenses ORNL cobalt-free battery tech

UCR researchers find commercial fast-charging damages EV batteries, propose new internal-resistance-based technique

IIT, Argonne team designs Li2O-based Li-air battery with solid electrolyte; four-electron reaction for higher energy density

MIT team develops data-driven safety envelope for lithium-ion batteries for EVs

Natron Energy awarded $3M by California Energy Commission to pair energy storage with EV fast charging

LG Chem charges Li-ion trade secrets theft, files Federal suit against SK Innovation

Roskill: Niobium industry looking for a future beyond steel; Li-ion batteries a possibility

New group of materials could lead to faster-charging Li-ion batteries

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

Toshiba delivers two SCiB Li-ion grid energy storage systems

SABIC acquires majority stake in carbon nanotube business for energy storage applications

India’s first grid-connected li-ion battery-based energy storage system

Titan Advanced Energy Solutions receives ~1.1M Phase II SBIR award to develop production-ready ultrasound system to identify dangerous Li-ion batteries

Simple process transforms PET plastic into a nanomaterial for supercapacitors

Sandia testing method yields pathway to better, longer-lasting solid-state batteries

Siemens targeting Li-ion energy storage for marine and offshore oil and gas applications; 6MW system to West Mira rig

ORNL to lead new EFRC focused on polymer electrolytes for energy storage

KAIST researchers develop nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes for high-capacity Li-ion energy storage systems

Researchers develop energy-efficient process to recycle Li-ion battery cathodes

Toshiba’s SCiB Li-ion battery system Japan’s first recognized compliant with ClassNK guidline for marine vessels

LTO battery provider Microvast joins Shell Mining consortium to drive decarbonization

Lithium-ion Battery Manufacturers in India

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

Tokyo Tech team develops low-cost germanium-free solid electrolyte for Li-ion batteries

Solid state Batteries v/s Li-ion Batteries: A Comparison Based on Cost

GODI India achieves LFP BIS certification for indigenous Li-ion cells | Autocar Professional

RPI researchers develop new aqueous Li-ion battery that improves safety without sacrificing performance

Chalmers team develops graphite-like anode for Na-ion batteries; Janus graphene

New sensor tech for commercial Lithium-ion batteries could support >5x faster charging without compromising safety

ORNL team develops low-cost scalable method to join materials in solid-state batteries; electrochemical pulse

Maxwell Technologies and SK Innovation to develop integrated ultracap/Li-ion energy storage systems

NTU Singapore team develops ultra-fast charging Li-ion battery with new TiO2 gel anode material

Saft to provide Li-ion energy storage system for wind project in Saskatchewan

Skeleton and Karlsruhe Institute of Technology developing a new graphene battery with 15-second charging time; SuperBattery

Li-ion maker Electrovaya receives $1.3M IESS award for Toronto and London Hydro; working with Walmart

Ultrahigh-capacity anodes derived from natural silk for Li-ion batteries; other energy storage applications

Argonne team uses redox-active interlayer to advance high-energy Li-S batteries

Novel hybrid electrolytes to enable high-safety high-voltage Li-ion batteries

DRX Consortium to accelerate commercialization of disordered rock salt (DRX) cathode materials

GODI India gets LFP BIS Certification for indigenous Li-ion cells – ET Auto

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