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KTH team develops new cost-effective water-splitting electrocatalyst for H2 production

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The new catalyst also offers a competitive, cheap alternative to catalysts that rely on more expensive, precious materials, such as iridium oxide (IrO 2 ) or ruthenium oxide (RuO 2 ). Up until now, there has been no reported earth-abundant metal element that can outperform Fe incorporated Ni-based LDHs.

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NETL investigating researching chemistries for large-scale battery- and supercapacitor-based grid energy storage systems

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The US Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) is conducting research on alternative options to reduce costs and make large-scale energy storage safer and more practical. Magnesium is much more abundant in the Earth’s crust, making it less expensive than Li by a factor of 24. Earlier post.)

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PNNL Researchers Grow LiMnPO4 Cathode Materials via Solid-State Reaction in Molten Paraffin

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V versus Li with a specific capacity reaching as high as 168 mAh/g under a galvanostatic charging/discharging mode, along with an excellent cyclability. M=Mn, Co, and Ni) structures, especially LiMnPO 4 with a higher theoretical energy density (701 Wh/kg ) 171 mAh/g × 4.1 V) vs Li/Li+.7 7 —Choi et al. 53~57 °C, Aldrich).

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

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MidAmericans David Sokol, BYDs Wang, and company advisor Li Lu flew with Sokol from Detroit to Omaha so that Wang could meet Buffett in person. he once tried to disassemble the seat of a Toyota owned by Fred Ni, an executive who was driving him around. The E6 will hit the Chinese market later this year. executive who has studied BYD.

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