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NOVEMBER 24, 2015

A novel rechargeable zinc battery from the research group of Professors Paul Wright and James Evans from the University of California, Berkeley. Professor Patrik Johansson from the Chalmers University suggests the usd of abundant aluminum for a sustainable battery technology that directly addresses the need of low-cost concepts.

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JUNE 16, 2016

Researchers from Griffith University in Australia and Peking University in China have synthesized low-cost, hierarchically porous, and nitrogen-doped loofah sponge carbon (N-LSC) derived from the loofah sponge via a simple calcining process and applied it as a multifunctional blocking layer for Li–S, Li–Se, and Li–I 2 batteries.

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AUGUST 20, 2020

million award for a three-year effort to develop a new generation of non-lithium batteries, as part of the California Energy Commission (CEC) Grant Funding Opportunity “Developing non-Lithium Ion Energy Storage Technologies to Support California’s Clean Energy Goals.” ( GFO-19-305 ). Battery startup Anzode Inc.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2015

announced that Graphene Energy Storage Devices (Graphene ESD) has signed a research agreement with the Research Foundation of Stony Brook University (SBU). Graphene ESD will partner with the SBU Center for Advanced Sensor Technologies (Sensor CAT) to develop new supercapacitors designs for energy storage. Earlier post.).

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AUGUST 16, 2013

MIT researchers have engineered a new rechargeable, membrane-less hydrogen bromine laminar flow battery with high power density. The rapid and reversible reaction kinetics of both the bromine reduction reaction and the hydrogen oxidation reaction minimize activation losses, while the low cost ($1.39 Credit: Braff et al.

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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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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 30, 2013

Nowadays, due to their outstanding energy and power density, Li-ion batteries have become a mainstay for EES [electrical energy storage]. However, the concerns regarding the high cost and the limited lithium reserves in the earth’s crust have driven the researchers to search more sustainable alternative energy storage solutions.

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Green Car Congress

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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FEBRUARY 7, 2018

Further advancements made possible by Ionic Materials’ polymer will support very inexpensive and low-cost rechargeable alkaline batteries as well. Low cost precursors. Key properties of Ionic Materials’ polymer include: Up to 1.3 mS/cm at room temperature. Lithium transference number of 0.7. High elastic modulus.

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APRIL 29, 2022

Proceeds will also be used to expand the company’s talent pool and invest in R&D to drive continued innovation of its product roadmap and energy management platform. In addition to lowering total operating costs, FreeWire’s integrated battery enables distributed energy services that would otherwise not have existed.

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Green Car Congress

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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Green Car Congress

JUNE 18, 2011

million (US$5 million) research project to create a new class of fast rechargeable zinc-polymer batteries for hybrid and small electric vehicle applications. The PolyZion (Fast rechargeable zinc-polymer battery based on ionic liquids) received funding of €2.4 An EU consortium is two years into a 3-year, €3.5 million (US$3.4

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Green Car Congress

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. million in cost-sharing by recipients for a total of $15.3 Next-generation lithium-ion rechargeable batteries. Murray, Jr., million in funding.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 28, 2011

John Goodenough from the University of Texas as Austin, has found one of the most effective catalysts yet discovered for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) for use in water-splitting to produce hydrogen or in rechargeable metal-air batteries. The design of cost-effective, highly active catalysts for. pursuit of sustainable energy.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2014

Sodium can serve as an alternative to lithium in rechargeable batteries as the reversible storage mechanisms for sodium ions are very similar (e.g., Hard carbon and Sn-C nanocomposite electrodes were successfully applied as anode materials, yielding highly stable cycling performance and reversible capacities exceeding 110?mAh?g

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NOVEMBER 7, 2014

The cathode is made up of exceptionally cost-effective, Earth-abundant precursor materials. The result is ultra-high-energy, safe and low-cost solid-state rechargeable batteries. In October, Solid Power became an Affiliate Member of the US Department of Energy’s Joint Center for Energy Storage Research (JCESR).

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MAY 26, 2011

The new semi-solid flow cells, which can use established lithium intercalation compounds, could deliver energy densities of 300–500 Wh L -1 (specific energy of 130–250 Wh kg -1 ) at system-level costs, depending upon the chemistries, of $250 kWh -1 and $100 kWh -1 for transportation and grid level storage, respectively, the researchers conclude.

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Green Car Congress

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. Long-Life Rechargeable Alkaline Battery for EVs.

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OCTOBER 2, 2012

A team at Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) has demonstrated improved performance of a rechargeable Li?O The rechargeable Li?air air battery represents an attractive energy storage device for electric vehicle applications due to its high theoretical energy storage capacity. Credit: ACS, Shui et al.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 29, 2013

Zinc-air technology, although offering high energy density—about twice the gravimetric density (Wh/kg) and three times the volumetric density (Wh/L) of Li-ion technology—has been generally limited to low-power, non-rechargeable applications.

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MARCH 1, 2017

An open-access paper on the work is published in the RSC journal Energy & Environmental Science. Replacing a conventional host insertion compound as a cathode by a redox center for plating an alkali-metal cathode provides a safe, low-cost, all-solid-state cell with a large capacity resulting in high energy density and a long cycle life.

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MAY 2, 2017

Li-sulfur batteries are looked to as a likely next-generation higher energy density energy storage system due to the high theoretical capacity, low cost and high earth abundance of sulfur. A paper on their work is published in the ACS journal Nano Letters.

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Electric Car Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

million award for a three-year effort to develop a new generation of non-lithium batteries, as part of the California Energy Commission (CEC) Grant Funding Opportunity “Developing non-Lithium Ion Energy Storage Technologies to Support California’s Clean Energy Goals.” Battery startup Anzode has received a $1.7-million

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Ecolectro is developing alkaline exchange ionomers (AEIs) to enable low-cost fuel cell and electrolyzer technologies. Novel Polymer-enhanced Rechargeable Aluminum-Alkaline Battery Technology – $2,000,000. Low-Cost, Easy-to-integrate, and Reliable Grid Energy Storage System with 2nd Life Lithium Batteries – $1,894,705.

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JULY 30, 2014

The researchers suggested that the inherent safety and stability features of such devices make them very promising for many applications, especially for large-scale static energy storage. Interest in rechargeable magnesium batteries has increased due to a number of factors. Magnesium is low-cost, safe and environmentally benign.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

The battery should also be of relatively low cost, durable, safe and fully recyclable. The Prize aims to tackle the challenge of the slow uptake of zero emission electric vehicles so far, mainly due to the limitations of existing batteries, which are expensive and have limited ranges and long recharging times.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2013

The funding will also be used for the firm to develop an improved lithium titanate anode material that could improve battery safety and make more efficient rechargeable batteries for a variety of uses, including modular utility electric systems for use at wind and solar generating sites. The NYSERDA funding will leverage an additional $1.5

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

Large-scale energy storage systems are needed to deal with intermittent electricity production of solar and wind. While high-energy Li-ion batteries (LIBs) are expected to contribute in part to the solution, the high cost and low stability prohibit wide application in this area, the researchers observe.

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MAY 2, 2011

With the honeycomb films, the large contact area between the electrode and electrolyte has advantages in good cycling performance and short path length for Li-transport, enabling the maximization of the potential of graphene for applications in energy storage, the authors noted. ACS Nano Article ASAP doi: 10.1021/nn2001728.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 5, 2011

Electric-drive vehicles are unlikely to succeed in the next five to ten years without strong policy support, especially in two areas, the roadmap says: making vehicles cost competitive with today’s internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles, and ensuring adequate recharging infrastructure is in place.

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MAY 28, 2015

Developing Robust all-Solid-State Li Battery with a Ceramic Electrolyte and Interfacially Engineered Lithium Metal Anode A next generation of a low cost and high energy density advanced solid state rechargeable lithium battery will be developed through the proposed project for use in the next generation of PHEV and EV rechargeable batteries.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 18, 2014

All hybrid, plug-in hybrid and full electric vehicles equipped with high-voltage, advanced rechargeable battery systems also utilize a second electrical system on 12V level for controls, comfort features, redundancy and safety features. This electrical system is in all cases supplied by a 12V lead-based battery, the groups said.

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MAY 15, 2015

Although lithium-ion batteries are currently the predominant battery technology in electric and hybrid vehicles, as well as other energy storage applications, sodium-ion could offer significant cost, safety and sustainability benefits. Oxford University was also a partner. Sodium-ion intercalation batteries—i.e.,

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Cars That Think

APRIL 15, 2022

While rechargeable batteries are the solution of choice for consumer-level use, they are impractical for grid-scale consideration. Scientists have been looking for solutions in gravity energy storage , thermal or geothermal storage , and also molten-salt batteries.

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JULY 8, 2013

The reversible redox reaction without the formation of resistive solid products promotes rechargeability, demonstrating 100 cycles with negligible capacity fading. The Li-I 2 batteries showed high energy density and excellent recharge ability. Energy density was ~0.35 The specific energy density (~0.33

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APRIL 1, 2011

Example of a lithium-water rechargeable battery. The cell operates without a catalyst and has high storage efficiency. The possibility of a flow-through mode for the cathode allows flexibility of the cell design for safe, large-capacity electrical-energy storage at an acceptable cost, they conclude.

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APRIL 30, 2010

The US Department of Energy is awarding $106 million in funding for 37 research projects selected in the second round by the DOE’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E). Better Batteries - Batteries for Electrical Energy Storage in Transportation (BEEST). Earlier post.). Earlier post.) Lead organization.

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