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OCTOBER 7, 2021

SES), a developer of high-performance hybrid lithium-metal rechargeable (Li-Metal) batteries for electric vehicles (EVs) and other applications ( earlier post ), has established the first pilot production line capable of scaling up high-concentration, solvent-in-salt electrolyte production. SES Holdings Pte.

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APRIL 3, 2021

Hercules recently completed an agreement with Prieto Battery ( earlier post )—developer of a 3D solid-state Li-ion rechargeable battery—to co-develop and commercialize solid-state batteries for production in North America. This layer is pin-hole free, which is critical for the overall performance of the battery.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2009

Sample UDRI solid-state, rechargeable lithium-air batteries, and Dr. Binod Kumar. Engineers at the University of Dayton Research Institute (UDRI) have developed a solid-state, rechargeable lithium-air battery. The cell exhibited excellent thermal stability and rechargeability in the 30–105 °C temperature range. Click to enlarge.

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JANUARY 13, 2014

PowerGenix, a leading developer of high performance, rechargeable Nickel-Zinc (NiZn) batteries, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Asian battery manufacturer Amperex Technology Co. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). —Robert Kanode, CEO of PowerGenix.

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OCTOBER 3, 2016

Licerion, a product of Sion Power’s technical collaboration with BASF ( earlier post ), is a comprehensive battery system that significantly enhances the energy and cycle life of rechargeable batteries using a physically protected metallic lithium anode. Sion, in collaboration with BASF, is targeting 500 Wh/kg, 1000 Wh/L and 1000 cycles.

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OCTOBER 22, 2013

SolidEnergy says that its Solid Polymer Ionic Liquid technology can deliver energy densities upwards of 800 Wh/kg—twice the densities of advanced startup batteries and four times the density of current conventional batteries. US patent application Nº 20130236764: Rechargeable lithium battery for wide temperature operation.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2015

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) battery scientist Nitash Balsara and co-inventor Joseph DeSimone of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, have launched Blue Current , a startup company backed by investment firm Faster LLC, to commercialize their non-flammable electrolytes for Li-ion batteries.

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MARCH 16, 2014

Researchers at Mie University in Japan have developed a new protected lithium electrode for aqueous lithium/air rechargeable batteries. Lead researcher Nobuyuki Imanishi said that the system has a practical energy density of more than 300 Wh/kg, about twice that of many commercial lithium-ion batteries.

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AUGUST 24, 2016

Described in a paper published in the RSC journal Energy & Environmental Science , the smart membrane separator could enable the design of a new category of rechargeable/refillable energy storage devices with high energy density and specific power that would overcome the contemporary limitations of electric vehicles.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2014

Li/LiNi 1/3 Co 1/3 Mn 1/3 O 2 cells made with this electrolyte showed good performance in galvanostatic cycling, confirming the potential as rechargeable lithium batteries with enhanced safety and longevity. When we discovered that we could dissolve lithium salt in this polymer, that’s when we decided to roll with it.

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MAY 18, 2009

ATL) to accelerate the commercialization of next-generation high-performance lithium-titanate battery cells. China-based ATL currently produces Lithium-ion polymer batteries under a license agreement with Valence Technology. The Altairnano systems feature rapid recharging and discharging.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 9, 2024

To recharge, you can top off your vehicle via a fuel cell stack in about five minutes. For the Nexo, a recharge can take you 380 miles, with its only emissions being water vapor. Problem is, there is almost no hydrogen infrastructure and very few hydrogen recharging stations, and only a smattering in North America.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

(a) Chemical structure of the PEDT:PSSH polymer blend. (b) Unlike more conventional supercapacitor electrode materials with large surface areas and high porosities, the new hydrophilized polymer network uses ion-conducting channels for fast ion transport and charge storage. Click to enlarge. —Xie et al.

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APRIL 4, 2017

Roos (1944) Professor of Chemical Engineering and a professor of mathematics, will use machine learning to develop a scalable predictive modeling framework for rechargeable batteries. Keck Professor of Energy, will lead the largest funded project focused on the design principles of polymer stability and conductivity for lithium batteries.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Ecolectro’s AEIs would be resilient to the harsh operating conditions present in existing alkaline exchange membranes that prevent their widespread adoption in commercial applications. Novel Polymer-enhanced Rechargeable Aluminum-Alkaline Battery Technology – $2,000,000. Ionic Materials, Inc.

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JANUARY 21, 2013

Dr. Goodenough invented lithium cobalt oxide cathode materials while at Oxford University; his technology was used in the first commercial Li-ion battery, launched by Sony in 1991. Opportunities exist for the chemist to bring together oxide and polymer or graphene chemistry in imaginative morphologies. ”.a Earlier post.).

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MAY 2, 2017

The system faces barriers to commercialization, however, including degradation of the Li-metal anode, polysulfide dissolution and electrolyte decomposition. There have been very few reports on rechargeable Li-S batteries using a low electrolyte amount with an an E/S ratio less than 5 mL E /g S (lean electrolyte condition).

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MAY 25, 2017

This proposal aims to solve these problems by converting organic waste into chemicals with widespread use in polymer and transportation industries. This knowledge based commercial enterprise will not only create > 100 high paying jobs that will stay in the US, but also demonstrate expanded American leadership in high technology products.

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Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

A team of biologists built a custom Kinefox GPS tracker that wildlife—including this European bison test subject—can recharge simply by moving around as usual. In work published in PLoS One in May, they detailed the Kinefox, a GPS tracker that wildlife can recharge simply by moving.

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MARCH 6, 2017

Ltd, has introduced the XPAND battery pack, delivering electric vehicle manufacturers a safe, high-performance, cost-effective battery solution for electric bus, tram, truck, ground support equipment (GSE), military, marine, special-purpose and other commercial and industrial electric vehicle (EV) applications. kWh XMP71P and the 11.4

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MAY 15, 2009

Sion Power Corporation and BASF SE have signed a Joint Development Agreement (JDA) to accelerate the commercialization of Sion Power’s proprietary lithium-sulfur (Li-S) battery technology for the electric vehicle (EV) market and other high-energy applications. Ragone plots for different rechargeable systems from a 2006 Sion paper.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2011

This approach enabled them to obtain a uniform and thin (around tens of nanometers) sulfur coating on graphene oxide sheets and address some of the challenges retarding the commercialization of Li/S batteries. These reduced products can also diffuse back to the cathode during recharging. Earlier post.). —Ji et al.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2013

NOHMs is developing a hybrid materials thin-film separator that provides a ceramic-polymer-liquid barrier to stabilize the lithium anode, increasing lifetime and safety of lithium-sulfur batteries. NOHMs is developing a class of novel, non-flammable electrolytes that yield >99.9%

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JUNE 8, 2016

In effect, the market of rechargeable lithium batteries will undergo a quantum leap forward in the adoption of state of the art renewable energy technology. OXIS Energy has been involved in the design, development and now the move towards commercial production of Polymer Lithium Sulfur cells for electric vehicle battery systems since 2004.

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OCTOBER 25, 2009

South Korea-based SK Energy said it has been chosen as a supplier of lithium-ion batteries for a hybrid electric vehicle project for Daimler commercial vehicle subsidiary Mitsubishi Fuso; Daimler holds 85% of Fuso. SK Energy is also in talks with a domestic elective vehicle maker, CT&T [ earlier post ], to sell rechargeable batteries.

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JULY 7, 2016

These funds and partnerships will allow Silatronix to capitalize on the commercial value of its portfolio of OS materials in the high-growth LIB market. OS electrolytes are compatible with all lithium (Li)-based electrochemical systems, including non-rechargeable batteries, Li-ion, Li-air, and Li-battery/capacitors. Source: Silatronix.

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APRIL 1, 2011

Example of a lithium-water rechargeable battery. Furthermore, the aqueous cathode does not suffer from H 2 evolution from the solution, and the battery is efficiently rechargeable, they note. His technology was used in the first commercial Li-ion battery, launched by SONY in 1991. Credit: ACS, Lu et al. Click to enlarge.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2015

The first hydrogen TTO is focused on durable, high activity electrocatalyst with low platinum content and low cost for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell applications. Conventional polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cell technology requires high content of platinum electrocatalyst, which raises manufacturing costs.

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JANUARY 9, 2013

However, many challenges remain in developing a practical lithium–sulphur battery for commercialization. The sulfur cathode stored up to five times more energy per sulfur weight than today’s commercial materials. Even without optimizing the design, this cathode cycle life is already on par with commercial performance.

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MAY 28, 2015

Small businesses that win awards in these programs keep the rights to any technology developed and are encouraged to commercialize the technology. While the original charter of the program focused on technological innovation, the current programs have evolved to have a greater focus on commercialization. Organization. Description.

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MARCH 30, 2014

Assistant professor Niels Holten-Andersen of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering and assistant professor Jeremiah Johnson of the Department of Chemistry are working to combine metallosupramolecular assembly with polymer networks to create a new class of hybrid metal-organic materials.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2015

Rechargeable lithium/sulfur battery promises an appealing candidate for energy storage to power portable devices and electric vehicles. It is not difficult to envision that, for those efforts, the relatively large loading amount of third-party agents, either polymers or oxides, implies not only higher internal resistance but capacity penalty.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2013

The OER is efficiency-limiting for direct solar and electrolytic water splitting, rechargeable metal-air batteries, and regenerative fuel cells. In the case of components for commercial devices such as photovoltaic cells and polymer-electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs), widely accepted testing protocols and figures of merit exist.

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MAY 9, 2011

The Pike report notes that the shift from an R&D based industry to a fully commercial one is well underway, although it has not been without its setbacks. In 2010, more than 90% of units shipped were low-temperature fuel cells, predominantly polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cells and direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs).

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MAY 5, 2014

A new review of Li-air battery technology by a team from Argonne National Laboratory, Beijing Institue of Technology and Hanyang University focuses on the most critical issues that must be addressed for the successful development and commercialization of high energy density Li-air batteries. air battery toward its practical application.…

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AUGUST 6, 2009

The Buick plug-in hybrid will use the same manganese-spinel based chemistry and polymer battery cells as the Volt. The lithium-ion battery can be fully recharged in four to five hours with a standard 110V household electrical outlet.

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MARCH 3, 2015

As FCEVs become increasingly commercially available, the Energy Department is focused on reducing the costs and increasing technical advancements of critical hydrogen infrastructure including production, delivery, and storage. A pathway to a commercial-scale system of at least 1,000 kg/day production should be included. Earlier post.).

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