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Researchers devise method to suppress thermal conductivity to improve thermoelectric materials for waste heat recovery

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A new study published in the journal Nature Materials has found a way to suppress the thermal conductivity in sodium cobaltate so that it can be used to harvest waste energy, with potential applications such as automotive waste heat recovery. Goff (2013) Suppression of thermal conductivity by rattling modes in thermoelectric sodium cobaltate.

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Aqua Metals is building a more sustainable battery recycling ecosystem

Charged EVs

Charged : Do different companies handle different steps of the process that converts spent battery packs to minerals? There are real challenges with waste streams—they yield a lot of sulfuric acid and sodium sulfate, which will need to get landfilled. The output consists of those critical battery minerals and metals.

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UK Technology Strategy Board Awards More Than 12M to 22 Projects to Speed Up Development of Low-Carbon Technology for Vehicles; Includes Gas Turbine Range Extender and Li-S Battery Cells

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High energy sodium-nickel battery cell for EV application (Acronym: NINACELL). Ionotec Ltd (lead), Dynamic-Ceramic Ltd, Birmingham University, University College London, Aloxsys Inc. Delphi Diesel Systems UK Ltd (lead), University College London. Flexible Multiport Converter Technology. EDS TurboClaw.

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Aqua Metals is building a more sustainable battery recycling ecosystem – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

Charged : Do different companies handle different steps of the process that converts spent battery packs to minerals? There are real challenges with waste streams—they yield a lot of sulfuric acid and sodium sulfate, which will need to get landfilled. The output consists of those critical battery minerals and metals.