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Japanese researchers unveil rechargeable magnesium batteries that could challenge li-ion dominance

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This innovative material, leveraging an enhanced rock-salt structure, promises to usher in a new era of energy storage solutions that are more affordable, […] The post Japanese researchers unveil rechargeable magnesium batteries that could challenge li-ion dominance appeared first on Electric Cars Report.

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Electrochemical energy storage startup SPARKZ licenses ORNL cobalt-free battery tech

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Stealth-mode electrochemical energy storage startup SPARKZ Inc. has exclusively licensed five battery technologies from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) designed to eliminate the use of cobalt metal in lithium-ion batteries. I look at this as a very strategic partnership.

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Siemens targeting Li-ion energy storage for marine and offshore oil and gas applications; 6MW system to West Mira rig

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As part of a strategy to continue providing low-emissions solutions for harsh offshore operating environments, Siemens has opened a fully robotized and digitalized plant in Norway that will develop and manufacture energy storage technologies for both marine and offshore oil and gas applications. Copyright: Neil Robertson.

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UCR researchers find commercial fast-charging damages EV batteries, propose new internal-resistance-based technique

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Commercial fast-charging stations subject electric car batteries to high temperatures and high resistance that can cause them to crack, leak, and lose their storage capacity, according to researchers at the University of California, Riverside (UCR) in a new open-access study published in the journal Energy Storage.

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NTU Singapore team develops ultra-fast charging Li-ion battery with new TiO2 gel anode material

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Researchers from Nanyang Technological University (NTU Singapore) led by Professor Xiaodong Chen have developed a new TiO 2 gel material for Li-ion battery anodes. Titanium dioxide (TiO 2 ) nanomaterials are of interest as Li-ion anode materials due to their advantages in terms of cost, safety, and rate capability.

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Hyundai Heavy and Magna E-Car forming $200M JV for automotive Li-ion batteries

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Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and Magna E-Car Systems are forming a $200-million automotive Li-ion battery joint venture. Magna E-Car, a partnership between Magna International and the Stronach Group, is a global supplier of components and systems for hybrid and electric vehicles. Korea Herald.

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MG Motor partners Attero to recycle Li-ion batteries 

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MG Motor partners Attero to recycle Li-ion batteries . MG Motor India has made an announcement that it has partnered with Attero for the recycling of electric vehicle batteries in India. The joint venture aims to reuse and recycle the lithium-ion batteries used in the company’s ZS EV units. MG Motor partners Attero.

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