Green Car Congress

AUGUST 7, 2020

Researchers at the University of Surrey (UK) are to begin work on a new lithium-ion battery technology that is capable of capturing CO 2 emissions, following a £243,689 award from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). However, the development of Li-CO 2 batteries is still in its infancy stage.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 10, 2013

A plot of ESOI for 7 potential grid-scale energy storage technologies. Benson from Stanford University and Stanford’s Global Climate and Energy Project (GCEP) has quantified the energetic costs of 7 different grid-scale energy storage technologies over time. Credit: Barnhart and Benson, 2013.

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CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2021

In the race against climate change, state-of-the-art energy storage solutions are paramount to leveraging power generation from clean energy sources, and National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) researchers are exploring strategies to increase battery cell energy density while decreasing manufacturing costs.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 27, 2022

High Energy: The intrinsically high chemical stability and high conductivity of the LiGas electrolyte allow the use of the highest energy materials available, packing more energy into a cell. —Robert McIntyre, Managing Director at LG Technology Ventures.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) is contributing about €19 million (US$24 million) to a new €36-million ($US46 million), 3-year, public-private research project to improve further the safety of lithium-ion batteries for electric and hybrid vehicles. SafeBatt began in July 2012 and will end on 30 June 2015.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 8, 2019

Researchers at Wuhan University in China have developed a new electrochemical cell, PANI/Li x Mn 2 O 4 , for selective recovery of Li + ions from brine water with high impurity cations (K + , Na + , Mg 2+ , etc). free technology for Li + extraction from brine waters. —Zhao et al. Zhao et al. Zhao, A. , and Cao, Y.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Sylvatex has developed and is commercializing a lithium-ion battery cathode production technology that uses a sustainable, waterless manufacturing process. SVX’s new method eliminates water use while delivering substantial cost reductions and using 80% less energy. Sylvatex recently secured Series A funding of $8.4 Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 12, 2012

A123 Systems introduced Nanophosphate EXT ( EX treme T emperature), a new lithium-ion battery technology capable of operating at extreme temperatures without requiring thermal management. We feel that we have erased the cold cranking deficit—the Achilles heel [for Li-ion] from a performance perspective against lead acid. ”

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 20, 2020

A Korean research team from KIST and UNIST has developed a next-generation high-capacity cathode material for lithium-ion batteries by stabilizing the surface of over-lithiated layered oxides (OLO) using the DNA of salmon. Their paper appears in the journal Advanced Energy Materials.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 18, 2016

Cadenza Innovation , a Li-ion battery startup founded in 2012 by Dr. Christina Lampe-Onnerud, former CEO and founder of Boston Power ( earlier post ), has raised more than $5 million in growth capital. Lampe-Onnerud. Cadenza says that its cell designs combines the best properties from wound jelly rolls and large prismatic cells.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 28, 2017

Vattenfall and the BMW Group have signed a contract for the delivery of up to 1,000 lithium-ion batteries this year. Vattenfall will purchase the new batteries from the BMW plant in Dingolfing and use them in all storage projects. Other possible applications would be electricity storage in private households. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

The Paris Motor Show saw the debut of a solar energy storage system to support light electric vehicle battery swaps and charging. An extra option allows the solar grid-integrated system to supply energy to utility customers during high-rate and peak demand periods, reducing energy costs and increasing renewable energy usage.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 5, 2010

In a special presentation yesterday at the “ Beyond Lithium Ion: Computational Perspectives ” conference held at Argonne National Laboratory, Dr. Gil Weigand of Oak Ridge National Laboratory outlined his vision of a critical solution to the energy, climate and ensuing national security threats facing the US: the Net-Zero Neighborhood (NZN).

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 21, 2018

The battery, described in a paper in the journal ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces , uses a monolithic all-phosphate concept based on screen-printed thick LiTi 2 (PO 4 ) 3 anode and Li 3 V 2 (PO 4 ) 3 cathode composite layers on a densely sintered Li 1.3 PO 4 ) 3 solid electrolyte. —Institute director Prof. —Rüdiger-A.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 13, 2022

Grants will be disbursed from the Innovation Fund to help bring technologies to the market in energy-intensive industries, hydrogen, renewable energy, carbon capture and storage infrastructure, and manufacturing of key components for energy storage and renewables. captured at a Combined Heat and Power (CHP) plant.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2020

Funded through the US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), projects will conduct research in advanced batteries, electrification, and manufacturing in support of DOE’s Energy Storage Grand Challenge. Solid State Lithium Ion Batteries using Silicon Composite Anodes.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

OXIS Energy will develop a low temperature electrolyte for Lithium Sulfur (Li-S) rechargeable battery chemistry and Hyperdrive Innovation Ltd will develop a chemistry-agnostic battery management system and packaging that will withstand and outperform the current lead-acid battery solutions. —Huw Hampson-Jones, CEO OXIS Energy.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 19, 2009

CPI) shortly after GM selected CPI and its parent LG Chem as the provider for the Li-ion batteries for the Extended Range Electric Vehicle (E-REV) Chevy Volt. (GM billion, and spends $60 million annually on Li-ion battery research and development. LG Chem provides the Li-ion battery system for Hyundai’s Blue Gen System.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2011

Scheme of the semi-solid flow cell (SSFC) system using flowing lithium-ion cathode and anode suspensions. The SSFC could enable new models such as transportation ‘fuels’ tuned for power versus range, or cold versus warm climates, with flexible refueling and recycling options. Source: Duduta et al. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 19, 2016

The international “Science Award Electrochemistry” supports excellent scientific and engineering achievements and intends to provide fresh impetus to the development of high-efficiency energy storage devices. The prize money totals €100,000 and first place receives €50,000. Earlier post.). Among her other research areas, Dr.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 11, 2016

kWh, 24 kW Li-ion battery pack (the same as in the Sonata hybrid) provides energy storage from regeneration. The Tucson Fuel Cell is equipped with a Hyundai’s latest 100 kW fuel cell stack, coupled to a 100 kW, 221 lb-ft (300 N·m) electric induction motor, allowing it to reach a maximum speed 100 mph.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 28, 2015

It is cleaner, quieter, and friendlier to operate with a fuel cell power plant enabling mobility via renewable energy. American Lithium Energy Corporation. Ballast Energy, Inc. High Loading Lithium-Ion Electrode Architecture for Low Cost Electric Vehicle Batteries Ballast Energy, Inc. 148,393.82. 149,999.70.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

Source: Li et al. When the battery is fully discharged, both tanks hold the same electrolyte solution: a mixture of the positively charged zinc ions, Zn 2+ , and negatively charged iodide ion, I -. When the battery is charged, one of the tanks also holds another negative ion, polyiodide, I 3 -. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 15, 2017

By contrast, the researchers found that delaying the grid-to-vehicle (G2V) charge in order to reduce the impact on the power grid had a negligible impact on the cells at room temperature, but could be significant in warmer climates. —Dubarry et al.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 30, 2021

2021 was a big year for energy-related news, what with the ongoing hunt for new forms of energy storage and cleaner if not carbon-free electricity and events and research that spotlighted the weak links in our power grid. Well, let's think.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

The cost of Li-ion batteries has plunged some 97% since their introduction three decades ago—a rate similar to the drop in solar panel prices. The contributions of high-level mechanisms to the cost decline of 18650-sized lithium-ion battery cells between the late 1990s and early 2010s. —Jessika Trancik.

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Baua Electric

DECEMBER 30, 2023

Smart thermostats are advanced heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) control devices that use technology to provide enhanced energy efficiency, convenience, and customization for users. Mechanical Storage: Flywheels: These devices store kinetic energy in a spinning rotor and convert it back to electricity when needed.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

The difference lies in a more powerful electric motor, increased energy storage and equipment for overhead conductive opportunity charging. They will allow us to reduce energy consumption, air pollution, climate impact and noise, which are some of the biggest challenges facing large cities worldwide.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2015

Next, we will briefly review the current status and the expected future progress in lithium ion battery (LiB) technology, which is currently used to power BEVs. Driving range could also be increased by reducing energy consumption per mile … which can be accomplished by the use of light-weight materials (e.g.,

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2011

What has changed the business mainly is that Li-ion batteries have come around and finally supported an energy density that allows you to build a halfway decent car. ” Requirements for future electrical energy storage system. —Jürgen Leohold. The main challenge is the battery.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 24, 2021

The cost of the rechargeable lithium-ion batteries used for phones, laptops, and cars has fallen significantly over the last three decades, and has been a major driver of the rapid growth of those technologies. An open-access paper on the work is published in the journal Energy and Environmental Science. Lithium-ion cell prices.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 2, 2013

Advanced Electrolytes for Next-Generation Lithium Ion Chemistries. Advanced Climate Control Auxiliary Load Reduction. There is an emphasis on developing and improving energy storage technologies, as they are one of the most critical components needed to enable the wide-spread commercialization of electric drive vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2010

A National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) vehicle performance analysis shows the operation of the air conditioner reduces the charge depletion range of a 40-mile range PHEV (midsized parallel hybrid sedan with an 81.9 kWh Li-ion battery pack) from 18% to 30% in a worst case hot environment. kW engine and a 51.8 Rugh, 2010.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 17, 2016

The Solar Impulse 2 —the solar airplane that recently completed a round-the-world flight— used batteries from Kokam, based on that company’s advanced Ultra High Energy Lithium Nickel Manganese Cobalt (NMC) Oxide (Ultra High Energy NMC) technology. The Solar Impulse uses four 38.5 Source: Kokam. Click to enlarge.

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 25, 2021

To have any shot, the United States alone may need 20 to 40 gigafactories over 15 years, with a combined terawatt of new battery capacity, to meet projected demand, says Venkat Srinivasan, director of the Argonne Collaborative Center for Energy Storage Science. The Gold Standard, for Now.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Featuring two asynchronous electric motors at the front and rear axles with a combined output of 300 kW, an 80 kWh Li-ion battery pack and combined power consumption of 22.2 The EQC will offer intelligent services and functions focused on electromobility; those planned for market launch include: Pre-entry climate control.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2010

We are funding innovative projects in a number of key areas which include internal combustion engine technologies, energy storage and management, lightweight structures and new propulsion technologies. Development of high energy Li-S prototype battery cells.

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