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SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

Professor John Goodenough, the inventor of the lithium-ion battery, and his team at the University of Texas at Austin have identified a new cathode material made of the nontoxic and inexpensive mineral eldfellite (NaFe(SO 4 ) 2 ), presenting a significant advancement in the quest for a commercially viable sodium-ion battery.

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APRIL 10, 2013

Flowchart of Molten Sodium Upgrading process. An innovative oil-upgrading technology that can increase the economics of unconventional petroleum resources has been developed under a US Department of Energy-funded project. Source: Field Upgrading. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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DECEMBER 10, 2015

The Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) has awarded $3 million from its 2015 OPEN funding to a project to develop an all-solid-state sodium battery. A sodium-based battery, on the other hand, has the potential to store larger amounts of electrical energy at a significantly lower cost. Led by Steve W.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Hatch was commissioned to conduct a commercial-scale capital and operating cost comparison study, as well as a high-level evaluation of plant emissions and impacts to natural resources between NOVONIX’s patent-pending process and the conventional wet process.

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APRIL 2, 2021

To meet government’s aim of moving towards a more circular economy, keeping resources in use as long as possible, minimising waste and promoting resource efficiency, the infrastructure for managing lithium-ion batteries when they are removed from electric vehicles (EVs) must be developed.

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JULY 10, 2019

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced more than $24 million in funding for 77 projects supported by the Office of Technology Transitions (OTT) Technology Commercialization Fund (TCF). Ultra-Fast and - Thick Boriding of Geothermal Casing to Enhance Reliability, $150,000 Controlled Thermal Resources Inc., El Centro, Calif.

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AUGUST 1, 2011

Researchers at Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany, have improved the performance of sodium-ion batteries ( earlier post ) by using tailor-made carbon materials with hierarchical porosity for the anode instead of common carbon-based anode materials. 1 at C/5 while exhibiting excellent rate capability and reasonable cycle life.

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APRIL 28, 2015

PATHION is working on a derivative for Li-sulfur batteries as well as a derivative that could be applied in a sodium-ion battery. Such a lithium sulfur battery could achieve specific energy levels up to 800 Wh/kg, compared to about 250 Wh/kg from the best commercial Li-ion cells today. Lithium sulfur. Braga, J.A. Ferreira, V.

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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. Reduce the need to compensate for the variability and limited predictability of wind generation resources. They are able to store about 7.2

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OCTOBER 13, 2010

Schematic of a sodium-nickel chloride cell with planar design. A planar (flat) sodium-nickel chloride battery could deliver 30% more power at lower temperatures than the typical cylindrical design, according to researchers at the US Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL). Click to enlarge.

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DECEMBER 2, 2014

Novozymes has launched Eversa Transform, the first commercially available enzymatic solution (a liquid lipase) to convert both glycerides and free fatty acids (FFA) into biodiesel. The enzymatic process eliminates the need for sodium methoxide, one of the most hazardous chemicals in traditional biodiesel plants. Source: Novozymes.

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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. The present sodium-sulfur battery operates above 300 °C. A typical Li-air battery discharges at 2.5-2.7

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JUNE 21, 2020

Doubling the voltage would allow for a smaller, lighter, more efficient fuel cell design, which translates to significant gravimetric and volumetric advantages when assembling multiple cells into a stack for commercial use. By following our guidelines, even current, commercially deployed liquid fuel cells can see gains in performance.

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DECEMBER 10, 2020

Rio Tinto disclosed to the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) a maiden Ore Reserve and updated Mineral Resource at its 100% owned Jadar lithium-borates project in western Serbia. Mineral resources are potentially valuable, and for which reasonable prospects exist for eventual economic extraction. The Mineral Resource comprises 55.2

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JULY 6, 2022

The company has previously announced an expected annual commercial production capacity of 30 kMT to 40 kMT lithium carbonate equivalent (LCE) for the project, with an initial phase-one capacity of up to 10 kMT LCE coming online by 2025.

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OCTOBER 25, 2018

Australian advanced materials technology company Talga Resources Ltd announced positive initial test results from the development of its graphene silicon lithium-ion anode in the UK. 95% reversible capacity (after 45 cycles - tests ongoing).

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NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Using metals as anodes in metal batteries is considered as the most promising approach to achieve high energy density in next-generation batteries, and it is applied in commercial low-cost batteries such as zinc (Zn) metal batteries and lead acid batteries. at a commercial-level areal capacity.

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APRIL 20, 2021

Johnson Matthey (JM) is partnering with Finnish Minerals Group to support development of its previously announced second eLNO cathode materials ( earlier post ) commercial plant, which will be in Finland, powered solely by renewable energy and incorporating an innovative effluent treatment solution.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2011

Sumitomo had earlier said that it intended to commercialize the battery around 2015 for commercial-vehicle fleet operators and stationary applications, and was targeting revenue of more than ¥1 trillion (US$13 billion) from it. Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd. A drawback to the general class of molten salt batteries (e.g.,

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MARCH 3, 2015

The petrochemical process to produce malonic acid requires chloroacetic acid and sodium cyanide, and is both costly and environmentally hazardous. As we move forward with commercialization, we’re seeking additional partners to accelerate larger scale manufacturing and unlock new product applications.

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MARCH 17, 2021

So far, the current densities that have been achieved in experimental solid-state batteries have been far short of what would be needed for a practical commercial rechargeable battery. In a second version, the team introduced a very thin layer of liquid sodium potassium alloy in between a solid lithium electrode and a solid electrolyte.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2022

A much less discussed, but debilitating drawback for the commercial viability of Li–S batteries, is the use of the ether electrolyte itself. But to improve the commercial path of the cathodes, the group realized it needed to make them function with a commercially viable electrolyte. —Pai et al.

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JANUARY 8, 2015

Argonne-involved projects are: AREVA is partnering with TerraPower Company (working to commercialize Traveling Wave Reactors, TWR), Argonne and Texas A&M University to conduct thermal hydraulic modeling and simulations and an experimental investigation for liquid metal-cooled fast reactor fuel assemblies.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Processes for sustainable energy production must be environmentally benign, reduce greenhouse gas production, and utilize renewable resources. Advanced systems such as lithium-air, sodium-ion, as well as lithium-ion electrochemical energy storage are appropriate. Flow batteries for energy storage applications are also appropriate.

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JUNE 10, 2020

The problem has been that directly synthesizing these hollow nanostructures at the large scales needed for commercial applications is challenging and expensive. Antimony is relatively expensive and not currently used in commercial battery electrodes. —Matthew McDowell. Boebinger, et al.

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JUNE 2, 2020

Sodium-ion batteries (SIBs), with the intrinsic advantages of resource abundance and geographic uniformity, are desired alternative battery technology to Li-ion batteries (LIBs) for grid-scale energy storage and transportation applications. A paper on their work is published in the journal, ACS Energy Letters. L) demonstrated ?82%

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AUGUST 17, 2018

In addition to the research focus on advanced technologies for electrochemical storage, another focus lies on collaboration with industry partners for technology transfer, innovation, and commercialization of new technologies. A high priority of CELEST will also be the education of young scientists.

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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. —Maksym V.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2019

The eMSIL is based on the standard Winnebago J33SE all-electric commercial shell platform, which earlier this year won a Sustainability Award by the RV Industry Association (RVIA) for its efforts in bringing an all-electric option to this vehicle segment.

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MAY 28, 2014

With regard to overall storage capability and potential for further fuel efficiency improvements, the demand for larger battery systems based on lithium, nickel and sodium will continue to grow through the increased market penetration of vehicles with higher levels of hybridization and electrification. Sodium-nickel chloride batteries.

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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 Finally, sodium is cheaper than lithium and widely available from the oceans, which makes a sodium battery preferable to a lithium battery, but insertion hosts for Na + have lower capacities than insertion hosts for Li +.

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JULY 27, 2022

The collective impact prompted an increase in LIB price in the second half of 2021, reversing its 30-year decline that began with the first-ever commercial product in 1991. Lithium-free batteries such as sodium-ion batteries could play similar roles in seg- ments where the specific energy requirement is low. 2022.06.028.

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MARCH 3, 2016

Researchers from George Washington University and Vanderbilt University have demonstrated the conversion of atmospheric CO 2 into carbon nanofibers (CNFs) and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) for use as high-performance anodes in both lithium-ion and sodium-ion batteries. times above that of sodium-ion batteries with graphite electrodes.

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JUNE 1, 2016

The process produces a toxic byproduct referred to as black liquor—a primarily liquid mixture of pulping residues (such as lignin and hemicellulose) and inorganic chemicals from the Kraft process (sodium hydroxide and sodium sulfide, for example). tons of black liquor dry solids. —Löfstedt et al. Löfstedt, J., Meuzelaar, G.,

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AUGUST 9, 2018

In their paper on the work published in the journal Joule , the researchers reported that by using a reduced graphene oxide (rGO)/sodium lignosulfonate (SL) composite on the standard polypropylene (PP) separator (rGO@SL/PP), they demonstrated a highly robust Li-S battery with a capacity retention of 74% over 1,000 cycles. … 2018.07.022.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2014

The TWR commercial reactor plant design is a 1,150 MW liquid-sodium-cooled fast reactor that uses depleted uranium as fuel. Resources. As described in a 2012 paper by TerraPower staff, the TWR is of the “standing wave” type, meaning that assemblies are shuffled to keep the power producing region in one place. Petroski, J.

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JUNE 3, 2012

Led by VantagePoint Capital Partners, a global investor in energy innovation and efficiency, the financing also included existing Ostara investor, London-based Frog Capital and a group of new investors including Waste Resources Fund L.P., a fund managed by FourWinds Capital Management.

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