Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2023

The new battery design could help ease integration of renewable energy into the electrical grid at lower cost, using Earth-abundant metals, according to a study just published in Energy Storage Materials. The new sodium-based molten salt battery uses two distinct reactions. of peak charge capacity.

Molten Salt 396

Molten Salt Grid Design Sodium 396

Green Car Congress

MAY 10, 2023

A well-established downstream syngas-to-synfuel conversion process, such as Fischer-Tropsch synthesis, converts the syngas to liquid synfuel for a total projected cost of less than $4/gallon. 3M Company will develop an isotope recovery process to enable commercial deployment of molten salt reactors.

Hydrogen 475

Hydrogen Molten Salt Clean Cleaning 475

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

Solar-Concentrating Photovoltaic Mirrors Arizona State University will develop a curved mirror made of solar cells to collect both direct and diffuse sunlight for conversion to electricity and heat. This unique stack design would enable low-cost solar energy conversion systems that can flexibly dispatch electricity when most needed.

Solar 300

Solar Conversion Hybrid Molten Salt 300

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 30, 2014

Carbon Capture and Conversion (CCC) Hydrogen Production Solar fuels Water' Such cells can be driven by thermal sunlight to high temperature accommodating both facile kinetics at high current density and a lower endothermic electrolysis potential. In this study, we focus on the electrolysis component for STEP fuel. . … —Li et al.

Water 239

Water Carbon Solar Fuel 239

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 21, 2011

Zaghib currently serves as Administrator of the energy storage and conversion unit at Hydro-Québec. It primarily exploits renewable generating options, in particular hydropower, and supports the development of wind energy through purchases from independent power producers. Karim Zaghib at Hydro-Québec’s research institute, IREQ.

Lithium Titanate 231

Lithium Titanate Li-ion South Africa Lithium Ion 231

Green Car Congress

MARCH 10, 2016

They first have applied their technology to the production of a plastic—a promising alternative to polyethylene terephthalate (PET) called polyethylene furandicarboxylate (PEF)—but are now working to apply the new chemistry to the production of renewable fuels and other compounds from hydrogen and CO 2.

Molten Salt 150

Molten Salt Carbon CO2 Fuel 150

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 14, 2014

This project will develop high specific energy, high power and highly reversible Li-air batteries that are based on the concept of replacing traditional electrolytes in the air electrode with a stable inorganic molten salt electrolyte. National Renewable Energy Laboratory. University of Maryland. Chrysler Group LLC.

Plug-in 299

Plug-in Li-ion Plug Vehicles 299