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Stanford researchers develop new electrolysis system to split seawater into hydrogen and oxygen

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Electrolysis of water to generate hydrogen fuel is an attractive renewable energy storage technology. Negatively charged chloride in seawater salt can corrode the anode, however, limiting the system’s lifespan. During electrolysis, the nickel sulfide evolves into a negatively charged layer that protects the anode.

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New Berkeley Lab spectroscopy technique for in situ measurement of charge dynamics in an operating battery electrode

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Windows etched into a foil covering allow soft X-rays to measure charge dynamics in an operating electrode. The contrast between the two systems and a relaxation effect in LiFePO 4 is attributed to a phase transformation mechanism, and the mesoscale morphology and charge conductivity of the electrodes. Click to enlarge. Batteries'

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Yale team introduces new Li-O2 cell architecture with mesoporous catalytic membrane; improved cycling stability

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Schematic illustration of a Li-O 2 cell employing a mesoporous catalytic polymer membrane. A modified Li-O 2 battery with a catalytic membrane showed a stable cyclability for 60 cycles with a capacity of 1000 mAh/g and a reduced degree of polarization (?0.3 Credit: ACS, RYu et al. Click to enlarge.

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Saft and ESMA to Cooperate on Supercapacitor Development, Production and Commercialization; Heavy Diesels First Target

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The first results will be seen later in 2009, when Saft’s US manufacturing facility in Valdosta, GA begins production of a new generation of asymmetric nickel supercapacitors that will work in combination with batteries on heavy vehicles in a large variety of markets including, but not limited to, industry or public transportation.

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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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Cycling performance of Li/SeS 2 ?C, Unlike the widely studied Li/S system, both Se and Se x S y can be cycled to high voltages (up to 4.6 The discovery of new electrode materials is key to realizing safe and efficient electrochemical energy storage systems essential to enabling future green energy technologies.

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BASF to Commercialize Argonne Li-ion Composite Cathode Material; Seeks Funds for Plant in Ohio

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Prashant Chintawar, Senior Manager of BASF Future Business NA, but does include formulations from the Argonne patented xLi 2 MnO 3 ·(1-x)LiMO 2 (M= Mn, Ni, Co) structures (also called NMC). BASF plans to commercialize these new cathode materials for transportation and other applications.

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Researchers boost performance of lithium-rich cathode material 30-40% by creating oxygen vacancies

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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. C-rate, where 1.0

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