Green Car Congress

AUGUST 11, 2010

In October 2008, Xcel began testing a one-megawatt sodium-sulfur (NaS) battery ( earlier post ) to demonstrate its ability to store wind energy and move it to the electricity grid when needed. They are able to store about 7.2 In addition, the technology needed to be commercially available and have a sound track record.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2011

John Goodenough, are proposing a strategy for high-capacity next-generation alkali (lithium or sodium)-ion batteries using water-soluble redox couples as the cathode. The present sodium-sulfur battery operates above 300 °C. A = lithium or sodium (Li or Na), M represents a metal and 1 ≤ n < z. —Lu et al.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 18, 2013

The captured pollutants are mineralized into solid products, including sodium bicarbonate, which are stored, transported and sold as safe, stable solids. Process byproducts include hydrochloric acid and bleach, which can also be sold into the market.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 19, 2014

Initial studies revealed that antimony could be suitable for both rechargeable lithium- and sodium-ion batteries because it is able to store both kinds of ions. Sodium is regarded as a possible low-cost alternative to lithium as it is much more naturally abundant and its reserves are more evenly distributed on Earth.

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Driivz

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

From how much they cost and weigh to the amount of power they store and how long they take to charge, electric vehicle (EV) batteries have a significant impact on EVs themselves, the EV industry as a whole, and ultimately EV buyers. Anodes are most commonly made of graphite.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 28, 2014

Their low cost and ability to start the engine at cold temperatures sets them apart in conventional and basic micro-hybrid vehicles, and as auxiliary batteries in all other automotive applications, according to the report. In full-hybrid vehicles, the stored energy is also used for a certain range of electric driving. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 11, 2010

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) will award $8 million to help develop or commercialize 19 advanced energy storage projects. million in cost-sharing by recipients for a total of $15.3 Industry-Led Commercialization Partnerships: $4.8 million in funding. Grantee Project NYSERDA Funding.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 16, 2012

This is the first of three rounds of funding to help members of NY-BEST move promising technologies toward commercialization. of Greene to develop an electric forklift for use in freezer warehouses using GE’s Durathon sodium-halide batteries. The stored energy would be used to reduce peak power demand in the city. Earlier post.)

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Setec Powerr

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Just like we put food in the refrigerator, we can store it for days or weeks without eating it immediately or discarding it. Others solid battery types are nickel-cadmium and sodium-sulphur, while zinc-air is emerging. Storage devices can save energy in many forms (e.g., Batteries encompass a range of chemistries. Mechanical storage.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 28, 2022

The selected projects, led by universities, national laboratories, and the private sector aim to develop commercially scalable technologies that will enable greater domestic supplies of copper, nickel, lithium, cobalt, rare earth elements, and other critical elements.

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Cars That Think

APRIL 15, 2022

Molten-salt batteries , as the name implies, use a liquid, molten-salt electrolyte, which freezes at room temperature, allowing the batteries to be stored in an inactive state. Even so, he says, “We know [these are] probably not the best materials, [so] our next target is to replace nickel with a lower-cost material.”

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Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

For capacitors, voltage translates to electrons stored —the voltage drop across a capacitor is proportional to its total charge.) So the researchers bought a commercial microgenerator designed for wearable and IoT devices called the Kinetron MSG32. volts for about 60 hours. Kinefox is open source, with files published on GitHub.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 4, 2015

The rule gives new certainty to a number of companies across the nation that are commercializing algae-based technologies that convert carbon dioxide generated at power plants into fuels, feeds, fertilizers and other valuable products.”. 2), EPA noted that potential alternatives to storing CO 2 in geologic formations—i.e.,

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2010

In order to store electricity generated at night, windmill operators need to install sodium-sulfur battery systems, which are as costly as power generators. Power companies buy windmill electricity generated during the daytime and resell it to households, factories and buildings.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 18, 2014

Their low cost and unparalleled ability to start a car engine at cold temperatures sets them apart in conventional and basic micro-hybrid vehicles, and as auxiliary batteries in all other automotive applications. In full-hybrid vehicles, the stored energy is also used for a certain range of electric driving.

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Charged EVs

APRIL 1, 2024

Aqua Metals has developed a process that it says is much cleaner, more efficient and more cost-effective. Charged spoke with Steve Cotton, CEO and President, and David Regan, VP of Commercial, about the different ways to recycle batteries, and the challenges of building a full-scale circular supply chain for batteries.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 25, 2024

Car technology has never been in such a state of flux as it is now, and given lithium-ion batteries only really became a commercial big deal in the 1990s, the sudden shift towards cars powered by them is extraordinary. SIBs are benign, containing no lithium or cobalt, and sodium is abundant worldwide.

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Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 11, 2021

After years of anticipation, sodium-ion batteries are starting to deliver on their promise for energy storage. But so far, their commercialization is limited to large-scale uses such as storing energy on the grid. Sodium-ion batteries just don't have the oomph needed for EVs and laptops.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2017

Concerns over sustainability as well as cost directs that battery lifetimes must be greatly improved, and second-life applications considered during the development phase. The issue is thus straightforward: can we increase battery sustainability, while lowering cost and improving battery performance? Source: Grey and Tarascon.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 1, 2024

Aqua Metals has developed a process that it says is much cleaner, more efficient and more cost-effective. Charged spoke with Steve Cotton, CEO and President, and David Regan, VP of Commercial, about the different ways to recycle batteries, and the challenges of building a full-scale circular supply chain for batteries.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

DOE funding $75,161,246, total project value with cost share $150,322,492). DOE funding $60,280,000, total project value including cost share $120,560,000). Center for the Commercialization of Electric Technologies (TX). DOE funding $13,516,546, total project value including cost share $27,419,424). 29,561,142.

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Get Electric Vehicle

MARCH 31, 2021

Economies of scale could result in an annual cost reduction of about 6-8 percentage for each battery. Along with sodium-based alternatives, could soon supplant the seemingly obsolete lithium-ion battery. #2. The increase in the availability of charging stations might result in the reduction of the charging cost. #3.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 2, 2010

The hybrid systems research team at GE Global Research has successfully demonstrated a dual battery system for an electric transit bus, pairing a high-energy density sodium metal halide battery with a high-power lithium battery. Sodium batteries are on the opposite side of the spectrum. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2009

Among its findings, the report notes that in DOE’s assessment, “ although significant progress has been made ”, fuel cell cost is still too high and durability still too low to enable industry to meet the deployment goal of 100,000 hydrogen-fueled vehicles by 2010, as specified in EPACT. billion with private sector cost-sharing).

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 24, 2023

Monique closes her EV’s fueling port and heads onto the highway with enough stored energy to drive 640 kilometers (400 miles). The scientists found the nanofluids could be used in a system with an energy-storing potential approaching that of a lithium-ion battery and with the pumpable recharging of a flow battery.

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Get Electric Vehicle

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Although the higher upfront costs have long been a barrier to EV adoption, major automakers like Tesla, Chevrolet, Nissan, and Hyundai are also lowering the cost of their current models. The batteries that use sodium instead of the pricey and rare lithium are the ones that are the closest to being on the market.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 12, 2015

This allows storage of charge at a higher volumetric or gravimetric density, which translates to a higher stored energy density or storage capacity for a given size or weight. Other work focuses on sodium as an earth-abundant alternative to lithium, but while it could lower cost, sodium ions also carry just a single charge.

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Charged EVs

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Its physical structure allows it to store lithium ions. Some advanced designs use a small amount of silicon, which can store more energy. The anode side of the battery is where electrons or ions are stored during charge and moved to the cathode side during discharge. John DeMaio: Correct. Charged : Do all anodes use graphite?

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 2, 2012

This latest round of ARPA-E projects seek to address the remaining challenges in energy storage technologies, which could revolutionize the way Americans store and use energy in electric vehicles, the grid and beyond, while also potentially improving the access to energy for the US. measurement capabilities and lowering the cost of electric.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 23, 2016

Sadoway and his students developed liquid metal batteries, which can store large amounts of energy and thus even out the ups and downs of power production and power use, a decade ago. The technology is being commercialized by a Cambridge-based startup company, Ambri. Earlier post.). Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2009

Eagle Picher, in partnership with the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, will develop a new generation of high energy, low cost planar liquid sodium beta batteries for grid scale electrical power storage applications. Low Cost, High Energy and Power Density, Nanotube-Enhanced Ultracapacitors. DOE grant: $7,200,000).

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