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New concept with anthraquinone-based organic cathode advances aluminum battery technology

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Researchers from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, and the National Institute of Chemistry, Slovenia, have developed a new concept for an aluminum battery delivering twice the energy density as previous versions, made of abundant materials, and with the potential to reduce production costs and environmental impact. 2019.07.033.

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Organic cathode material for high-capacity Li-ion battery with fast charge and discharge

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Extended charge?discharge Organic materials for batteries have received much attention because of their beneficial properties such as light weight, flexibility and availability from easily accessible natural sources. Versatility of chemical structures is a benefit of functional materials based on organic molecules.

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Organically synthesized porous carbon shows “exceptional” potential as Li-ion anode material

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A international team of researchers, led by Lancaster University in the UK and Jilin University in China, reports the first organically synthesized sp?sp The scientists discovered that OSPC-1 is able to store more than twice as many lithium ions, and therefore power, as graphite at the same mid-range speed of charging.

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Argonne researchers identify another reason why fast-charging degrades the performance of Li-ion batteries

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A new study by researchers from Argonne National Laboratory and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign seeking to identify the reasons that cause the performance of fast-charged lithium-ion batteries to degrade in EVs has found interesting chemical behavior of the anode as the battery is charged and discharged.

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Open Charge Alliance selects OASIS as the standard development organization for Open Charge Point Protocol (OCPP)

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The Open Charge Alliance ( OCA ) consortium has decided to standardize the Open Charge Point Protocol (OCPP) at OASIS , an international open standards development organization (SDO). are the introduction of JSON (JavaScript Object Notation), a lightweight data-interchange format; and support for basic smart charging.

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Porsche Universal Charger for Panamera S E-Hybrid PHEV supports charging worldwide

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Porsche is implementing an integrated, global charging solution with the plug-in Panamera S E Hybrid (earlier post ), which made its world debut at the 2013 Shanghai Auto Show. The Porsche Universal Charger (AC) is included as standard equipment for the Panamera S E-Hybrid and can be used globally. Click to enlarge.

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EPRI, CALSTART awarded $13M to develop high-power freight-charging corridor network in California; RHETTA

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The California Energy Commission (CEC) awarded $13 million to the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and CALSTART to jump start California’s high-power charging infrastructure for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles. The high-power charging support extending the range of electric trucks and increase their market penetration.

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