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UC Riverside team fabricates nanosilicon anodes for Li-ion batteries from waste glass bottles

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Researchers at the University of California, Riverside’s Bourns College of Engineering have used waste glass bottles and a low-cost chemical process to fabricate nanosilicon anodes for high-performance lithium-ion batteries. Coating the silicon nanoparticles with carbon to improve their stability and energy storage properties.

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SABIC acquires majority stake in carbon nanotube business for energy storage applications

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BDS produces and commercializes MOLECULAR REBAR, a proprietary technology of modified carbon nanotubes that offers potential for enhancing the performance of energy storage applications using lead-acid and lithium-ion batteries. BDS was founded in 2014 as a joint venture between SABIC Ventures US LLC and Molecular Rebar Design.

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Hitachi Automotive Systems supplying 5 kW/kg high power density prismatic Li-ion cells for MY 2016 Malibu Hybrid

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will supply 5,000 W/kg high power density prismatic lithium-ion battery cells for the new MY 2016 Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid ( earlier post ). Energy Density (Wh/kg). Ah prismatic cell, which featured a specific power of 3,400 W/kg and specific energy of 76 Wh/kg. Hitachi’s lithium-ion battery operations for vehicles began in 1999.

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Penn State team investigates battery requirements for eVTOL applications vs EVs

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EVTOL requirements on battery specific power and energy. Trip distance versus consumed specific energy for three representative aircraft configurations. Trip distance versus consumed specific energy for three representative aircraft configurations. Schematic illustration of a typical eVTOL trip. From Yang et al.

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Penn State, EC Power use internal thermal modulation to enable stable fast charging

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A team from Penn State University and start-up EC Power has developed a material-agnostic technology based on asymmetric temperature modulation with a thermally stable dual-salt electrolyte to achieve stable fast charging for Li-ion batteries. 2022) “Fast charging of energy-dense lithium-ion batteries.” Credit: EC Power.

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SUNY Binghamton researchers show Si/MgO/graphite composite as high-performance Li-ion anode material

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Researchers at the State University of New York (SUNY) at Binghamton, led by Stanley Whittingham, have developed a Si/MgO/graphite composite for use as a high-performance durable anode for lithium-ion batteries. Stanley Whittingham (2011a) Si/MgO/C composite material as anode for lithium-ion batteries (219 th ECS Meeting).

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A123: Increasing 48V battery power up to ~25 kW enables advanced mild hybrid capabilities with greater fuel savings

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Improving battery power to such as level would further enable hybridization to near-HEV levels as well as engine downsizing, thereby enabling fuel economy improvements beyond the current 10-15% MHEV limit. Here, we consider new architectures and applications expected to emerge in MHEV-based vehicles over the next ten years. Abdellahi, A.,