Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Stanford researchers have developed a sodium-ion battery (SIB) that can store the same amount of energy as a state-of-the-art lithium ion, at substantially lower cost. Thus, further research is required to find better sodium host materials. The sodium salt makes up the cathode; the anode is made up of phosphorous.

Sodium 186

Sodium Li-ion Batteries Battery 186

Charged EVs

APRIL 1, 2024

Aqua Metals has pioneered a new electro-hydrometallurgy process that uses renewable electricity and recycles the chemicals used. Aqua Metals works with companies that are really good at collecting, safely transporting, storing, crushing and separating spent lithium-ion batteries. Each has its own set of environmental issues.

Building 96

Building Batteries Battery Lithium Ion 96

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2017

We need new storage technologies if more renewables are to be used on the electrical grid; similarly, the electrification of transport requires much cheaper and longer-lasting batteries. Substantial progress in battery technology is essential if we are to succeed in an energy transition towards a more carbon-neutral society. Click to enlarge.

Li-ion 150

Li-ion Ni-Li Batteries Battery 150

Baua Electric

APRIL 1, 2024

Aqua Metals has pioneered a new electro-hydrometallurgy process that uses renewable electricity and recycles the chemicals used. Aqua Metals works with companies that are really good at collecting, safely transporting, storing, crushing and separating spent lithium-ion batteries. Each has its own set of environmental issues.

Building 52

Building Batteries Battery Charging 52

Green Car Congress

MARCH 15, 2011

published in the ACS journal Chemical Reviews , reviews in detail four stationary storage systems considered the most promising candidates for electrochemical energy storage: vanadium redox flow; sodium-beta alumina membrane; lithium-ion; and lead-carbon batteries. Click to enlarge. In their study, Yang et al. Credit: ACS, Yang et al.

Li-ion 231

Li-ion Energy Storage Grid Carbon 231

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.

Lithium Ion 145

Lithium Ion Batteries Battery Li-ion 145