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Sodium-ion battery cathode company Altris opens China office

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Swedish battery materials company Altris AB, which specializes in producing highly sustainable cathode materials for rechargeable sodium batteries, has officially opened its first office in China. As interest in Altris’ product grows in China, the local sales and support team will expand to match customer’s needs.

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Researchers significantly improve H2 storage properties of sodium aluminium hydride by doping with 2D titanium carbide

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A team at Zhejiang University in China has significantly enhanced the hydrogen storage properties of sodium aluminum hydride (NaAlH 4 ) by doping it with a 2D titanium carbide (Ti 3 C2) MXene. 2016.07.095.

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Berkeley Lab leading investigation to quantify and characterize Salton Sea’s geothermal lithium resources

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The hot brine that comes up from the subsurface as part of geothermal power production at the Salton Sea in California is a rich stew of minerals, including iron, magnesium, calcium, sodium, and lithium. Credit: Jenny Nuss/Berkeley Lab). —Pat Dobson, the Berkeley Lab scientist who is leading the project.

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What’s Happening in EV Battery Technology

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Up next: LFPs and solid-state batteries Already powering most of the EVs made in China, lithium iron phosphate batteries , or LFPs, are making their way onto US, European, and other markets in select models from Tesla, Toyota, Ford, and Hyundai. The post What’s Happening in EV Battery Technology appeared first on Driivz.

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New high performance Janus electrode for rechargeable Na-S batteries

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Researchers in China have designed a high-performance Janus electrode—i.e., containing both cathode and anode properties in the same body—for sodium-sulfur (Na-S) batteries by adopting a metal-organic framework (MOF) to incorporate single Yttrium atoms in a nitrogen-doped rhombododecahedron carbon host (Y SAs/NC).

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PNNL team develops sodium-manganese oxide electrodes for sodium-ion rechargeable batteries

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The resulting improved electrical capacity and recharging lifetime of the nanowires. Lithium-ion rechargeable batteries perform well, but are too expensive for widespread use on the grid. Sodium-ion batteries have been discussed in the literature. makes them a promising candidate to construct a viable and. for some time.

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Top 5 Promising Technological Developments In The Electric Vehicle Sector

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Along with sodium-based alternatives, could soon supplant the seemingly obsolete lithium-ion battery. #2. Having a good infrastructure for recharging electric cars very important to increase electric vehicle mobility globally. Last year, Volvo and Baidu announced a collaboration to build large-scale autonomous driving in China. #4.