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GM researchers demonstrate hierarchical electrode architectures for high energy lithium-chalcogen rechargeable batteries

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lithium-sulfur (Li-S) and lithium selenium (Li-Se) systems— are promising candidates for high energy electrical storage solution. Cell level calculations suggests that the hierarchical electrode architectures have the potential to increase the specific energy to more than 350?Wh?kg Scheme of SPC synthesis route.

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Alberta publishes report assessing non-combustion uses for bitumen, opens $2M call for projects

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Energy-intensive infrastructure is currently needed to load and unload railcars. Vanadium flow batteries for electricity storage. Only a small fraction of downstream bitumen derivate is used for Polymer production. Current practices involve loading and unloading of asphalt into railcars at 150 °C. fly ash and coke).

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European Researchers Developing Multifunctional Structural Composite Material That Can Double as Energy Storage

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Researchers from Imperial College London and their European partners, including Volvo Car Corporation, are developing a prototype multifunctional structural composite material composed of carbon fibers and a polymer resin which can store and discharge electrical energy and which is also strong and lightweight enough to be used for car parts.

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Swedish researchers explore use of carbon fiber as active electrode in structural battery for electric vehicles

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Researchers in Sweden are exploring the use of carbon fiber as an active electrode in a multifunctional structural Li-ion battery in an electric car; i.e., electrical storage is incorporated into the body of the car. In 2013, the US Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) awarded a total of $8.75 In this €3.4-million

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ANL Project on Actively Coupled Ultracapacitor-Battery System for PHEVs Attracting OEM Interest

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Work on a research project developing an actively coupled ultracapacitor-battery system targeted at plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) applications is attracting interest from a variety of OEMs both at a component and a system level, according to Argonne’s Ted Bohn, in his presentation at the Department of Energy Merit Review this week.

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StoreDot announces new framework agreement with EVE Energy to manufacture silicon-dominant Extreme Fast Charge (XFC) Battery for EVs

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Israel-based StoreDot, a developer of extreme fast charging (XFC) battery technology for electric vehicles (EVs), announced a new framework agreement with its strategic battery manufacturing partner EVE Energy Co., These capabilities will be demonstrated later this year via our first EV form factor prototype produced with EVE Energy.