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Industry study finds lead-acid to remain most wide-spread automotive energy storage for foreseeable future; new chemistries continue to grow

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MAY 28, 2014

Overview of the three vehicle classes identified in the study, and their corresponding battery technologies. At high voltages, lead-based batteries are so far limited by their more modest recharge and discharge power and capacity turnover. Click to enlarge. regenerative braking) when its capability for electric drive is depleted.

Lead Acid

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Univ. of Texas researchers propose lithium- or sodium-water batteries as next generation of high-capacity battery technology; applicable for EVs and grid storage

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APRIL 1, 2011

Example of a lithium-water rechargeable battery. Researchers at the University of Texas, including Dr. 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.

Sodium

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Researchers propose new VO2 cathode material for aluminum-ion rechargeable battery

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NOVEMBER 30, 2013

Sodium-ion and magnesium-ion batteries, as new energy storage systems in portable devices, have attracted much attention of the investigators. Most recently, aluminium-ion battery with multivalent metal ions transmitting internally has been studied preliminarily.

Recharge

Recharge Li-ion Batteries Battery

ANL team develops new class of Li- and Na- rechargeable batteries based on selenium and selenium-sulfur; greater volumetric energy densities than sulfur-based batteries

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MARCH 1, 2012

Researchers at Argonne National Laboratory have developed selenium and selenium–sulfur (Se x S y )-based cathode materials for a new class of room-temperature lithium and sodium batteries. Unlike the widely studied Li/S system, both Se and Se x S y can be cycled to high voltages (up to 4.6 V) without failure. —Abouimrane et al.

Recharge

Recharge Ni-Li Li-ion Batteries

Goodenough and UT team report new strategy for all-solid-state Na or Li battery suitable for EVs; plating cathodes

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MARCH 1, 2017

lithium, sodium or potassium) on a copper–carbon cathode current collector at a voltage of more than 3.0 Traditional rechargeable batteries use a liquid electrolyte and an oxide as a cathode host into which the working cation of the electrolyte is inserted reversibly over a finite solid-solution range.

Li-ion

Li-ion Sodium Austin Batteries

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

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FEBRUARY 17, 2022

There are currently 11 commercial plants at the Salton Sea field producing geothermal energy, a process in which hot fluids are pumped up from deep underground and the heat is then converted to electricity. Earlier post.). Credit: Jenny Nuss/Berkeley Lab). Earlier post.). —Maryjo Brounce.

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New high-performance Na-ion battery with SO2-based catholyte; potential for other non-Li-metal-based battery systems

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OCTOBER 13, 2015

Researchers in South Korea have demonstrated new type of room-temperature and high-energy density sodium rechargeable battery using a sulfur dioxide (SO 2 )-based inorganic molten complex catholyte that serves as both a Na + -conducting medium and cathode material (i.e. catholyte). mA cm −2 ). The cutoff voltage for charge is 4.05 V.

Li-ion

Li-ion Batteries Battery Recharge

European automotive and automotive battery industries call for extension of the exemption of lead-based batteries from the EU ELV Directive

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DECEMBER 18, 2014

Part of the evidence submitted to the EU Commission is a study— A Review of Battery Technologies for Automotive Applications —which found that there are at present no alternatives, either technically or economically, to lead-based batteries for the SLI (Starting – Lighting – Ignition) function in vehicles.

Nickel Metal Hydride

Nickel Metal Hydride Industrial Industry Batteries

Antimony nanocrystals as high-capacity anode materials for both Li-ion and Na-ion batteries

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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.

Li-ion

Li-ion Sodium Batteries Battery

OSU team demonstrates concept of potassium-air battery as alternative to lithium-air systems

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FEBRUARY 18, 2013

V), which contributes to the low rechargeability. contrast with LiO 2 and NaO 2 , KO 2 is thermodynamically stable and commercially available. Potassium, an alkali metal similar to lithium (and sodium) can be used in a rechargeable battery. V), which renders the system with a low round-trip energy efficiency around 60%.

Lithium Air

Lithium Air Batteries Battery Concept

Molten-Salt Battery Freezes Energy Over a Whole Season

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APRIL 15, 2022

While rechargeable batteries are the solution of choice for consumer-level use, they are impractical for grid-scale consideration. A recent study from the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) looks at molten-salt batteries that can “freeze” their charge for months until required. A long road, in other words, lies ahead.

Molten Salt

Molten Salt Energy Batteries Battery

Energy Harvesting for Wearable Technology Steps Up

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NOVEMBER 1, 2023

In a study reported in Science Advances in September , they 3D-printed the essential components—physical sensors, chemical sensors, microfluidics, and supercapacitors—for a multimodal health-tracking system called e3-skin (epifluidic elastic electronic skin). milliwatts. The team next turned to 3D printing.

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Ningbo researchers propose mixed-ion Li/Na batteries

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JUNE 12, 2013

Lithium-intercalation compounds and sodium-intercalation compounds are used for anode and cathode, respectively. Sodium-ion based rechargeable batteries (SIBs, e.g., earlier post ) are of interest due to sodium’s abundance, far lower prices, and a greener synthesis while maintaining a similarity in ion-insertion chemistry.

Li-ion

Li-ion Batteries Battery Sodium

ASU team develops new solution for mitigating Li dendrite growth by tackling plating-induced residual stress

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MARCH 7, 2018

Lithium-metal batteries are among the most promising candidates for high-density energy storage technology, but uncontrolled lithium dendrite growth, which results in poor recharging capability and safety hazards, currently is hindering their commercial potential. —Hanqing Jiang. —Hanqing Jiang.

Li-ion

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ORNL advancing LDH sorbent to recover lithium from geothermal brine wastes

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JANUARY 22, 2020

The lithium-aluminum-layered double hydroxide chloride (LDH) sorbent being developed by ORNL targets recovery of lithium from geothermal brines—paving the way for increased domestic production of the material for today’s rechargeable batteries. The technique is very sensitive to hydrogen atoms, making it ideal for studying water.

Waste

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Argonne researchers advancing new class of selenium sulfide composite cathodes that could boost Li-ion energy density 5x

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DECEMBER 4, 2013

New composite materials based on selenium (Se) sulfides used as the cathode in a rechargeable lithium-ion battery could increase Li-ion density five times, according to research carried out at the US Department of Energy’s Advanced Photon Source at Argonne National Laboratory. carbon composite as cathodes in ether-based electrolyte.

Li-ion

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MIT and Moscow State collaborating on advanced batteries, metal-air batteries and reversible fuel/electrolysis cells

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APRIL 12, 2015

CEES has three main research thrusts: the development of advanced lithium-ion and multivalent ion batteries; the development of rechargeable metal-air batteries; and Development of reversible low and elevated temperature fuel cells. Craig Carter, with their associates, published a study in Advanced Energy Materials (Li et al.

MIT

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Industry study finds lead-acid to remain most wide-spread automotive energy storage for foreseeable future; new chemistries continue to grow

Univ. of Texas researchers propose lithium- or sodium-water batteries as next generation of high-capacity battery technology; applicable for EVs and grid storage

Researchers propose new VO2 cathode material for aluminum-ion rechargeable battery

ANL team develops new class of Li- and Na- rechargeable batteries based on selenium and selenium-sulfur; greater volumetric energy densities than sulfur-based batteries

Goodenough and UT team report new strategy for all-solid-state Na or Li battery suitable for EVs; plating cathodes

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

New high-performance Na-ion battery with SO2-based catholyte; potential for other non-Li-metal-based battery systems

European automotive and automotive battery industries call for extension of the exemption of lead-based batteries from the EU ELV Directive

Antimony nanocrystals as high-capacity anode materials for both Li-ion and Na-ion batteries

OSU team demonstrates concept of potassium-air battery as alternative to lithium-air systems

Molten-Salt Battery Freezes Energy Over a Whole Season

Energy Harvesting for Wearable Technology Steps Up

Ningbo researchers propose mixed-ion Li/Na batteries

ASU team develops new solution for mitigating Li dendrite growth by tackling plating-induced residual stress

ORNL advancing LDH sorbent to recover lithium from geothermal brine wastes

Argonne researchers advancing new class of selenium sulfide composite cathodes that could boost Li-ion energy density 5x

MIT and Moscow State collaborating on advanced batteries, metal-air batteries and reversible fuel/electrolysis cells

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