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Penn State Li-ion battery design could charge an EV in 10 minutes; asymmetric temperature modulation

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Penn State researchers have developed a lithium-ion battery that charges at an elevated temperature to increase reaction rate but keeps the cell cool during discharge, showing the potential to add 200 miles of driving range to an electric car in 10 minutes. watt-hours, while the 60-degree-Celsius cell generated only 1.7 watt-hours.

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BATT Program Awards More Than $8 Million for Innovative Research Projects on Lithium Battery Anodes

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These projects focus on developing next-generation anodes to increase the energy and decrease the cost of lithium batteries while maintaining safety and cycle life. The awardees include two national laboratories, five universities, and one private non-profit research institute. Binghamton University. Drexel University.

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US DOE awards more than $175M to 40 projects for advanced vehicle research and development

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The Pennsylvania State University. This project will develop next generation, high-energy lithium ion cells leveraging silicon anodes, doubling the capacity of state of the art vehicle batteries. The Regents of the University of California, Riverside. Advanced cells and design technology for electric drive batteries.

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ARPA-E Selects 37 Projects for $106M in Funding in Second Round; Electrofuels, Better Batteries and Carbon Capture

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Electrofuels approaches will use organisms able to extract energy from other sources, such as solar-derived electricity or hydrogen or earth-abundant metal ions. NC State University. Medical University of South Carolina. Columbia University. Li-S Battery : Development of High Energy Li-S Cells for Electric Vehicles.

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ARPA-E awards $37M for IONICS projects; improving solid-state batteries and fuel cells

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) announced $37 million in funding for 16 innovative new projects as part of a new ARPA-E program: Integration and Optimization of Novel Ion-Conducting Solids ( IONICS ). Li-ion conductors that enable the cycling of Li metal without shorting.

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ARPA-E awards $43M to 19 energy storage projects to advance electric vehicle and grid technologies

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measurement capabilities and lowering the cost of electric. Temperature Regulation for Lithium-Ion Cells. cost associated with thermal management. Utah State University. Utah State University will develop electronic hardware and. environment of a lithium-ion battery in real-time. Washington University.

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ARPA-E Awards $151M to 37 Projects for Transformative Energy Research

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If successfully developed, this transformational new energy storage technology would greatly reduce the cost of hybrid and electric vehicles. Sustainable, High-Energy Density, Low-Cost Electrochemical Energy Storage: Metal-Air Ionic Liquid (MAIL) Batteries. Arizona State University, in partnership with Fluidic Energy Inc.,

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