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MARCH 11, 2021

ion Ventures, a modern utility and energy storage infrastructure specialist, and LiNa Energy , a solid-state battery technology developer, concluded their first successful trial of LiNa’s proprietary solid-state sodium-nickel battery platform at an undisclosed location in South East England last week.

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DECEMBER 20, 2019

As the lithium-ion batteries that currently power most phones, laptops, and electric vehicles become increasingly fast-charging and high-performing, they also grow increasingly expensive and flammable. A paper on their work is published in the journal Energy Storage Materials. —Nikhil Koratkar.

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MAY 1, 2013

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) awarded a total of $1.4 million to six companies engaged in researching and developing energy storage systems. Funding recipients are all members of the NY Battery and Energy Storage Technology (NY-BEST) Consortium. Eos Energy Storage, $250,000.

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JULY 1, 2015

TransAlta Corporation has been awarded $250,000 from Alberta Innovates - Energy & Environment Solutions (AI-EES) to help launch Alberta’s first large-scale commercial energy storage project. More than half of the total project costs will be covered by TransAlta as part of our commitment to the demonstration project.

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JANUARY 24, 2020

Funded through the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, this funding opportunity ( DE-FOA-0002197 ) supports projects in advanced batteries and electrification in support of the recently announced DOE Energy Storage Grand Challenge ( earlier post ). Advanced Combustion Engines and Fuels (up to $27.5

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OCTOBER 14, 2019

For decades, scientists have been hunting for new electrode materials and electrolytes that can produce a new generation of lithium-ion batteries offering much greater energy storage while lasting longer, costing less and being safer. Increasing silicon’s attractiveness commercially is its low cost.

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JANUARY 4, 2021

Current Direct , a new €12-million research and innovation project funded by the European Commission’s Horizon 2020 program, is proposing an innovative lithium-ion cell optimized for waterborne transport, using novel manufacturing techniques allowing for a consistent cost reduction compared to the current market prices.

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APRIL 5, 2017

Ford is exploring a variety of “beyond Li-ion” solutions, including Lithium-sulfur, Lithium-air and solid-state lithium-ion batteries. A Li-air battery, with its air cathode, is a low-cost system, Anandan said.

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AUGUST 26, 2021

Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have developed a nanometric graphite-like anode for sodium ion (Na + storage), formed by stacked graphene sheets functionalized only on one side, termed Janus graphene. The estimated sodium storage up to C 6.9 —Jinhua Sun, first author. —Vincenzo Palermo.

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JULY 17, 2020

Funded through the US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), projects will conduct research in advanced batteries, electrification, and manufacturing in support of DOE’s Energy Storage Grand Challenge. Solid State Lithium Ion Batteries using Silicon Composite Anodes.

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MAY 28, 2014

The study, which provides a joint industry analysis of how different types of batteries are used in different automotive applications, concludes that lead-based batteries will by necessity remain the most wide-spread energy storage system in automotive applications for the foreseeable future.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2013

RANGE is focused on supporting chemistry and system concepts in energy storage with robust designs in one or both of: Category 1: Low-cost, rechargeable energy storage chemistries and architectures with robust designs; Category 2: Multifunctional energy storage designs.

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MAY 4, 2023

The companies have initiated the partnership with a non-recurring engineering (NRE) agreement to develop low-carbon technology for the conversion of critical metals—first virgin and later recycled material—into battery-grade cathode active material (CAM) precursors, which are essential to 6K Energy’s advanced cathode manufacturing.

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AUGUST 22, 2013

The US Department of Energy (DOE) Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) will award approximately $36 million to 22 projects to develop transformational electric vehicle (EV) energy storage systems using innovative chemistries, architectures and designs. Advanced Aqueous Lithium-Ion Batteries.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2018

The special properties of Ionic Materials’ polymer electrolyte allow the use of high-energy materials and support solid-state lithium-ion cells with little to no cobalt in their cathodes. Lithium transference number of 0.7. Low cost precursors. Stable against Lithium. Conducts multiple ions.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2011

Stationary energy storage systems that can operate for many cycles, at high power, with high round-trip energy efficiency, and at low cost are required. Existing energy storage technologies cannot satisfy these requirements. Cost is a greater concern. —Wessells et al.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2018

The US Department of Energy announced $98 million in funding for 40 new projects as part of OPEN 2018, the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy’s (ARPA-E) latest open funding opportunity. Pinnacle Engines will electrify its four-stroke, spark-ignited, opposed-piston engine to improve fuel efficiency and reduce its cost.

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MARCH 11, 2010

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) will award $8 million to help develop or commercialize 19 advanced energy storage projects. The 19 projects, which include two lithium-air efforts, will leverage $7.3 million in cost-sharing by recipients for a total of $15.3 Murray, Jr.,

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NOVEMBER 25, 2009

The US Department of Energy is awarding $620 million for projects around the country to demonstrate advanced Smart Grid technologies and integrated systems. The selected projects include advanced battery systems (including flow batteries), flywheels, and compressed air energy systems. Tehachapi Wind Energy Storage Project.

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MARCH 8, 2013

The battery shows an energy density of up to 446 Wh kg -1 —about 80% higher than conventional Li-ion batteries, and much higher than energy densities reported for earlier ARLBs (30–45 Wh kg -1 ). The coated lithium metal is also very stable in the aqueous solution, with no hydrogen evolution observed.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

The company’s ultimate objective is to displace lithium-ion as the battery of choice for high performance, mobile power applications. We are at the center of the ‘electrification of everything’ with ASSB technology emerging as the clear leader in ‘post lithium-ion’ technologies. Sanoh Industrial Co.,

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MAY 28, 2015

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has selected 162 projects to receive about $26.6 Of these, 16 are vehicle-related, encompassing projects developing batteries, power electronics and improved combustion engine technology including on-board reformers, and two are specifically hydrogen fuel cell-related. Ballast Energy, Inc.

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AUGUST 21, 2014

The newly selected projects are in five areas: energy storage; power electronics and electric motors (PEEM); advanced combustion engines; materials technologies, and fuels and lubricant technologies. Energy storage (Area of Interest 1). Advanced combustion engines (Area of Interest 3). Earlier post.).

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DECEMBER 11, 2020

The US Department of Energy (DOE) Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO) announced up to $60 million in new and innovative advanced vehicle technologies research. ( DE-FOA-0002420 ) This funding opportunity supports priorities in batteries and electrification, advanced engine and fuel technologies, materials, and new mobility technologies.

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APRIL 23, 2017

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.

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JUNE 1, 2015

Stanford University scientists have created a new ultrahigh surface area three-dimensional porous graphitic carbon material that significantly boosts the performance of energy-storage technologies. Their results are presented in an open access paper published in the journal ACS Central Science.

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JUNE 4, 2014

For the near term, they have been working on a dual-battery combining a lithium-ion battery with a 12-volt lead-acid battery that could enable regenerative braking technology in non-hybrid vehicles for greater fuel savings. The research advances lithium-ion battery technology currently available on Ford’s electrified vehicles.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2014

The company says that its principal innovation lies in the cathode chemistry that, when combined with conductive additive and small amounts of solid-state electrolyte, forms a composite cathode the capacity of which is nearly triple that of the cathode capacity used in lithium-ion batteries. Earlier post.)

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JANUARY 24, 2014

EnerG2, a company manufacturing advanced nano-structured materials for next-generation energy storage, has introduced a carbon and silicon composite to boost lithium-ion battery capacity and power performance. Earlier post.). The composite material has been scaled for commercial manufacturing.

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JANUARY 13, 2021

With prior ARPA-E support, Sila developed a unique drop-in replacement silicon (Si) dominant composite anode powder that boosts automotive lithium-ion battery (LIB) energy density by 20%+ and enables fast charging. Next-Generation Lithium Metal Anode Cells for Electric Aviation - $9,000,000. 24M Technologies, Inc.

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JANUARY 21, 2014

Enzymatic fuel cells containing a 15% (wt/v) maltodextrin solution have an energy-storage density of 596?Ah?kg 1 , which is one order of magnitude higher than that of lithium-ion batteries. Sugar is a perfect energy storage compound in nature. The enzymes and fuels used to build the device are biodegradable.

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APRIL 1, 2019

In the paper, the team reviewed a range of factors specific to the use of Li-ion as an SLI battery in light of some of the technology challenges and market opportunities. This energy sector is primarily driven by the need for low-cost with reasonably long cycle-life energy storage technology, for which the lead-acid battery is well suited.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Group Co Ltd (JAC) and Ricardo are collaborating on a project to develop the Ricardo HyBoost concept ( earlier post )—a combination of low-cost technologies to deliver improved performance and fuel economy which featured recently in the Ricardo Centenary celebrations —into volume production on a JAC vehicle.

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MAY 15, 2015

British battery R&D company Faradion has demonstrated a proof-of-concept electric bike powered by sodium-ion batteries at the headquarters of Williams Advanced Engineering, which collaborated in the development of the bike. Thus, insertion/deinsertion of sodium ions in a host material is much more difficult than that of lithium ions.

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AUGUST 4, 2014

CD-adapco announced the successful completion of a project to develop advanced Li-ion battery stimulation tools to enable faster design and development of advanced electric drive vehicle power systems. —Ahmad Pesaran, Energy Storage Group Manager in NREL’s Transportation and Hydrogen Systems Center. Earlier post.).

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MAY 1, 2018

Researchers at the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology & Engineering in China have developed new hybrid electrolytes to support high-voltage Li-ion batteries (e.g., ~5 Currently, liquid electrolyte still [dominates] the commercial LIB market since they are low cost, easy to prepare and [feature] high ionic conductivity.

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MAY 2, 2011

A team from Nanyang Technological University (China) has developed a scalable self-assembly strategy to create bio-inspired honeycomb-like hierarchical structures composed of functionalized graphene sheets to work as anodes in lithium-ion batteries. ACS Nano Article ASAP doi: 10.1021/nn2001728.

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