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DECEMBER 21, 2009
Argonne National Laboratory, which has contributed heavily to the research and development of Li-ion battery technology, is now pursuing research into Lithium-air batteries. Li-air batteries use a catalytic air cathode that converts oxygen to lithium peroxide; an electrolyte; and a lithium anode.
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APRIL 30, 2010
The US Department of Energy is awarding $106 million in funding for 37 research projects selected in the second round by the DOE’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E). This process is less than 1% efficient at converting sunlight to stored chemical energy. Earlier post.). Earlier post.) Engineering E.
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FEBRUARY 11, 2012
Umpqua Energy’s EVOPAC system combines an advanced hydrogen-injection system using a plasma reformer with a DeNOx Catalyst. The plasma reformer, installed into the engine compartment, convert fuel into hydrogen. Vorbeck, in collaboration with PNNL and Princeton, is working to rapidly bring this new technology to market.
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SEPTEMBER 13, 2013
Researchers at George Washington University led by Dr. Stuart Licht have introduced the principles of a new class rechargeable molten air batteries that offer amongst the highest intrinsic electric energy storage capabilities. In 2008 a zirconia stabilized VB 2 air battery was presented. Earlier post.] —Licht et al.
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JUNE 5, 2013
Among those devices, a lithium (Li)-air secondary battery, potentially the most promising metal-air battery known, with a storage capacity approximately ten times that of the state-of-the-art Li-ion battery, can find application in hybrid electric vehicles and energy storage for intermittent sources of electricity, such as solar and wind.A
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JUNE 21, 2013
Lithium-air batteries, with a theoretical gravimetric energy density of ?3500 3500 Wh/kg, are of great interest as next-generation energy storage systems that would enable, among other things, much longer range in EVs. Lithium-ion rechargeable batteries are based on a pair of intercalation electrodes.
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SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
The solid-state battery, which promises to provide higher energy density, quicker charging, and increased safety, is anticipated to make significant progress towards mass production in 2024. Some other Battery news are, New developments and experiments in battery chemistries like lithium-air and magnesium-ion are going on.
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