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PNNL team develops electrolyte for high-voltage sodium-ion battery with extended longevity

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JULY 14, 2022

Cheap and abundant, sodium is a promising candidate for new battery technology. However, the limited performance of sodium-ion batteries has hindered large-scale application. A paper on the work appears in Nature Energy. Sodium-ion batteries (NIBs) have attracted worldwide attention for next-generation energy storage systems.

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Berkeley Lab leading investigation to quantify and characterize Salton Sea’s geothermal lithium resources

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FEBRUARY 17, 2022

There are currently 11 commercial plants at the Salton Sea field producing geothermal energy, a process in which hot fluids are pumped up from deep underground and the heat is then converted to electricity. We’ll look at how quickly might you expect the resource to be regenerated—is it centuries? Earlier post.).

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Researchers develop rechargeable hybrid-seawater fuel cell; highly energy density, stable cycling

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NOVEMBER 24, 2014

Researchers from Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) in Korea and Karlsruher Institute of Technology in Germany have developed a novel energy conversion and storage system using seawater as a cathode. Similarly, sodium has recently attracted attention as a replacement for lithium in alkali-metal-air batteries.

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New solid-electrolyte interphase may boost prospects for rechargeable Li-metal batteries

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MARCH 12, 2019

Rechargeable lithium metal batteries with increased energy density, performance, and safety may be possible with a newly-developed, solid-electrolyte interphase (SEI), according to Penn State researchers. The same approach was also applied to design stable SEI layers for sodium and zinc anodes. Credit: Donghai Wang,Penn State.

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New high energy, highly stable cathode for sodium-ion batteries

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

Researchers in South Korea have developed a novel high-energy cathode material, Na 1.5 F 0.7 , for sodium-ion (Na-ion) batteries (NIBs). This new material provides an energy density of 600 Wh kg –1 , the highest value among Na-ion cathodes. Ragone plot for the new Na 1.5 cathode and other cathode materials for NIBs.

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Empa, UNIGE team develop prototype solid-state sodium battery; focus on improving the solid-solid interface

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NOVEMBER 24, 2017

Researchers at Empa and the University of Geneva (UNIGE) have developed a prototype of a novel solid-state sodium battery with the potential to store extra energy and with improved safety. A paper on their work is published in the RSC journal Energy & Environmental Science. B 10 H 10 ) 0. —Duchêne et al. Duchêne et al.

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Stanford team develops sodium-ion battery with performance equivalent to Li-ion, but at much lower cost

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OCTOBER 10, 2017

Stanford researchers have developed a sodium-ion battery (SIB) that can store the same amount of energy as a state-of-the-art lithium ion, at substantially lower cost. Thus, further research is required to find better sodium host materials. The sodium salt makes up the cathode; the anode is made up of phosphorous.

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Samsung researchers enhance energy density of Na-ion cathode materials by incorporating aluminum

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MAY 2, 2014

Researchers from the Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology report enhancing the energy density of manganese oxide (Na x MnO 2 ) cathode materials for sodium rechargeable batteries by incorporating aluminum. O 2 , suggest a strategy for achieving sodium rechargeable batteries with high energy density and stability.

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Faradion demonstrates proof-of-concept sodium-ion electric bike

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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. Sodium-ion intercalation batteries—i.e., Oxford University was also a partner. Earlier post.)

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UT Austin team identifies promising new cathode material for sodium-ion batteries: eldfellite

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

Professor John Goodenough, the inventor of the lithium-ion battery, and his team at the University of Texas at Austin have identified a new cathode material made of the nontoxic and inexpensive mineral eldfellite (NaFe(SO 4 ) 2 ), presenting a significant advancement in the quest for a commercially viable sodium-ion battery. Earlier post.)

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U Waterloo team identifies key reaction in sodium-air batteries; implications for improving Li-air

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MAY 28, 2015

Chemists at the University of Waterloo have identified the key reaction that takes place in sodium-air batteries. Understanding how sodium-oxygen batteries work has implications for developing the more powerful lithium-oxygen battery, which has been proposed by some as the “holy grail” of electrochemical energy storage.

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Researchers show that layered calcium transition metal oxides can be promising cathode materials for Ca-ion batteries

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FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Out of several candidates that could replace Li in rechargeable batteries, calcium (Ca) stands out as a promising metal. We managed to show that layered transition metal oxides, which are widely used in lithium, sodium, and potassium batteries, can be a promising class of materials for Ca cathodes. Haesun Park, Christopher J.

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UT Austin team devises new strategy for safe, low-cost, all-solid-state rechargeable Na or Li batteries suited for EVs

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DECEMBER 13, 2016

John Goodenough, known around the world for his pioneering work that led to the invention of the rechargeable lithium-ion battery, have devised a new strategy for a safe, low-cost, all-solid-state rechargeable sodium or lithium battery cell that has the required energy density and cycle life for a battery that powers an all-electric road vehicle.

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PATHION develops new LiRAP-based solid-state electrolytes for Li-sulfur and sodium-ion batteries

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APRIL 28, 2015

The LiRAP solid electrolytes conduct Li + ions well at high voltage and high current, providing much enhanced energy density and power capacity as well as safety. PATHION is working on a derivative for Li-sulfur batteries as well as a derivative that could be applied in a sodium-ion battery. Lithium sulfur. Braga, J.A. Ferreira, V.

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SiGNa Chemistry Demonstrates Sodium Silicate-Based Hydrogen Generation System for Portable Fuel Cells

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NOVEMBER 24, 2009

Prototype sodium silicate hydrogen generation system as presented earlier this year at DOE merit review. The H300 utilizes real-time swappable cartridges that generate hydrogen on demand using SiGNa’s proprietary sodium silicide (NaSi) powder. Sodium-Silica-Gel: 2Na-SG + H 2 O → H 2 + Na 2 Si 2 O 5. Click to enlarge.

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ANL team develops new class of Li- and Na- rechargeable batteries based on selenium and selenium-sulfur; greater volumetric energy densities than sulfur-based batteries

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MARCH 1, 2012

Researchers at Argonne National Laboratory have developed selenium and selenium–sulfur (Se x S y )-based cathode materials for a new class of room-temperature lithium and sodium batteries. The Se systems provide higher output voltages than S and, accordingly, higher energy densities, a key advantage in commercial applications.

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Univ. of Texas researchers propose lithium- or sodium-water batteries as next generation of high-capacity battery technology; applicable for EVs and grid storage

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APRIL 1, 2011

Example of a lithium-water rechargeable battery. Researchers at the University of Texas, including Dr. John Goodenough, are proposing a strategy for high-capacity next-generation alkali (lithium or sodium)-ion batteries using water-soluble redox couples as the cathode. The present sodium-sulfur battery operates above 300 °C.

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Amorphous titanium dioxide nanotube anodes for sodium-ion batteries show ability to self-improve specific capacity

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NOVEMBER 3, 2011

A team of researchers at the US Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory has synthesized amorphous titanium dioxide nanotube (TiO 2 NT) electrodes directly grown on current collectors without binders and additives to use as an anode for sodium-ion batteries.

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Researchers propose new VO2 cathode material for aluminum-ion rechargeable battery

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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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Industry study finds lead-acid to remain most wide-spread automotive energy storage for foreseeable future; new chemistries continue to grow

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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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OSU smart membrane could enable new category of high-energy, high-power energy storage for EVs

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AUGUST 24, 2016

Described in a paper published in the RSC journal Energy & Environmental Science , the smart membrane separator could enable the design of a new category of rechargeable/refillable energy storage devices with high energy density and specific power that would overcome the contemporary limitations of electric vehicles.

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Carnegie Mellon researchers develop semi-liquid lithium metal anode for use with solid electrolytes

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JUNE 13, 2019

Solid electrolytes are considered to be key components for next-generation lithium metal-based rechargeable batteries. The method used in this work has great potential for building reliable alkaline metal-based rechargeable batteries. The interdisciplinary research team published their findings in the current issue of Joule.

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Researchers devise electrode architectures to prevent dendrite formation in solid-state batteries

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MARCH 17, 2021

Interest in higher energy-density batteries that pair alkali metal electrodes with solid electrolytes is high; however, such batteries have been plagued by a tendency for dendrites to form on one of the electrodes, eventually bridging the electrolyte and shorting out the battery cell. Nat Energy doi: 10.1038/s41560-021-00786-w.

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Goodenough and UT team report new strategy for all-solid-state Na or Li battery suitable for EVs; plating cathodes

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MARCH 1, 2017

An open-access paper on the work is published in the RSC journal Energy & Environmental Science. lithium, sodium or potassium) on a copper–carbon cathode current collector at a voltage of more than 3.0 The energy-gap “window” E g = 1.23 eV, which promises to offer acceptable operation at lower temperatures.

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KAUST uses laser pulses to boost performance of MXene electrode

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JULY 28, 2023

KAUST researchers have demonstrated the use of laser pulses to modify the structure of a promising alternative electrode material known as MXene, boosting its energy capacity and other key properties. The laser-induced synthesis approach underlines the potential of MXene-based hybrid materials for high-performance energy storage applications.

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Univ. of Tokyo researchers demonstrate new “oxygen-rocking” battery

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DECEMBER 25, 2013

Researchers at the University of Tokyo have developed a battery based on the concept of a combination of a perovskite-type cathode and a low-electrode-potential anode that can achieve high energy densities through the use of organic rather than aqueous electrolytes. Earlier post.). FeO z , with 2.58 ? —Hibino et al.

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New MIT metal-mesh membrane could solve longstanding problems with liquid metal displacement batteries; inexpensive grid power storage

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JANUARY 25, 2018

A battery, based on electrodes made of sodium and nickel chloride and using thea new type of metal mesh membrane, could be used for grid-scale installations to make intermittent power sources such as wind and solar capable of delivering reliable baseload electricity. through the MIT Energy Initiative. Sadoway (2018).

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New high-performance Na-ion battery with SO2-based catholyte; potential for other non-Li-metal-based battery systems

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OCTOBER 13, 2015

Researchers in South Korea have demonstrated new type of room-temperature and high-energy density sodium rechargeable battery using a sulfur dioxide (SO 2 )-based inorganic molten complex catholyte that serves as both a Na + -conducting medium and cathode material (i.e. catholyte). mA cm −2 ). Jeong et al. Click to enlarge.

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MIT-led team devises new approach to designing solid ion conductors; implications for high-energy solid-state batteries

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MARCH 26, 2018

Researchers led by a team from MIT, with colleagues from Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), BMW Group, and Tokyo Institute of Technology have developed a fundamentally new approach to alter ion mobility and stability against oxidation of lithium ion conductors—a key component of rechargeable batteries—using lattice dynamics.

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Researchers demonstrate concept desalination battery

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JANUARY 30, 2012

Schematic representation of the working principle behind a complete cycle of the desalination battery, showing how energy extraction can be accomplished: step 1, desalination; step 2, removal of the desalinated water and inlet of seawater; step 3, discharge of Na + and Cl ? in seawater; step 4, exchange to new seawater. Click to enlarge.

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Antimony nanocrystals as high-capacity anode materials for both Li-ion and Na-ion batteries

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MARCH 19, 2014

Initial studies revealed that antimony could be suitable for both rechargeable lithium- and sodium-ion batteries because it is able to store both kinds of ions. Sodium is regarded as a possible low-cost alternative to lithium as it is much more naturally abundant and its reserves are more evenly distributed on Earth.

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GAO: US government obligated $1.3+ billion in 39 battery and energy storage initiatives from FY 2009-2012; fragmented but not duplicative

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OCTOBER 15, 2012

Federal Agency Battery and Energy Storage Initiatives and Funding Obligations, Fiscal Years 2009. GAO performed the study upon the request from US Representative Ralph Hall, Chairman, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology; and Andy Harris, Chairman, Subcommittee on Energy and Environment Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.

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Researchers use multivalent cation additives to inhibit dendrite growth in rechargeable batteries

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JUNE 8, 2022

Researchers at Tohoku University have devised a means to stabilize lithium or sodium depositions in rechargeable batteries, helping keep their metallic structure intact. The discovery prevents potential battery degradation and short circuiting, and paves the way for higher energy-density metal-anode batteries. —Li et al.

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OSU team demonstrates concept of potassium-air battery as alternative to lithium-air systems

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FEBRUARY 18, 2013

V), which renders the system with a low round-trip energy efficiency around 60%. V), which contributes to the low rechargeability. Potassium, an alkali metal similar to lithium (and sodium) can be used in a rechargeable battery. O 2 battery can can provide an exceptional round-trip energy efficiency of >95%.As

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Ningbo researchers propose mixed-ion Li/Na batteries

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JUNE 12, 2013

Lithium-intercalation compounds and sodium-intercalation compounds are used for anode and cathode, respectively. Sodium-ion based rechargeable batteries (SIBs, e.g., earlier post ) are of interest due to sodium’s abundance, far lower prices, and a greener synthesis while maintaining a similarity in ion-insertion chemistry.

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DOE Awarding $620M for Smart Grid Demonstration and Energy Storage Projects

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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.

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European automotive and automotive battery industries call for extension of the exemption of lead-based batteries from the EU ELV Directive

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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. There are no current or future resource availability issues with metals used in lead-based batteries.

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PNNL team develops new localized high-concentration electrolyte for high-voltage Li-metal batteries

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MARCH 27, 2018

It was able to retain 80% of its initial charge after 700 cycles of discharging and recharging. They say the concept of using this novel fluorine-based diluent to manipulate salt concentration also works well for sodium-metal batteries and other metal batteries. Shuru Chen, Jianming Zheng, Donghai Mei, Kee Sung Han, Mark H.

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Researchers call for integration of materials sustainability into battery research; the need for in situ monitoring

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JANUARY 18, 2017

In a review paper in the journal Nature Materials , Jean-Marie Tarascon (Professor at College de France and Director of RS2E, French Network on Electrochemical Energy Storage) and Clare Gray (Professor at the University of Cambridge), call for integrating the sustainability of battery materials into the R&D efforts to improve rechargeable batteries.

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Swiss researchers devise simple procedure to enhance performance of conventional Li-ion batteries without changing chemistries

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JULY 6, 2016

Materials researchers at the Swiss Paul Scherrer Institute PSI in Villigen and the ETH Zurich have developed a very simple and cost-effective procedure for significantly enhancing the performance of conventional Li-ion rechargeable batteries by improving only the design of the electrodes without changing the underlying materials chemistry.

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ASU team develops new solution for mitigating Li dendrite growth by tackling plating-induced residual stress

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MARCH 7, 2018

Lithium-metal batteries are among the most promising candidates for high-density energy storage technology, but uncontrolled lithium dendrite growth, which results in poor recharging capability and safety hazards, currently is hindering their commercial potential. —Hanqing Jiang. —Wang et al.

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New high performance Janus electrode for rechargeable Na-S batteries

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OCTOBER 16, 2022

containing both cathode and anode properties in the same body—for sodium-sulfur (Na-S) batteries by adopting a metal-organic framework (MOF) to incorporate single Yttrium atoms in a nitrogen-doped rhombododecahedron carbon host (Y SAs/NC). Researchers in China have designed a high-performance Janus electrode—i.e., 2c07655.

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Iveco Electric Daily Prototype Begins Testing in Brazil

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2009

The production of the prototype will enable suitability testing to be carried out, looking specifically at the utilization of electrical energy for the transportation of goods and passengers. The prototype, based on a crew cab Daily 55C, is equipped with three sealed Zebra Z5 sodium nickel chloride batteries. Click to enlarge. .

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Researchers Develop Lithium-Water Electrochemical Cell for the Controlled Generation of H2 and Electricity

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MAY 14, 2010

Scientists from the Energy Technology Research Institute, AIST in Tsukuba, Japan, have developed a lithium-water electrochemical cell for the controlled generation of hydrogen and electricity. the high-school chemistry demonstration of the violent reaction between sodium and water.). Source: Wang et al. Click to enlarge. Haoshen Zhou.

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PNNL team develops electrolyte for high-voltage sodium-ion battery with extended longevity

Berkeley Lab leading investigation to quantify and characterize Salton Sea’s geothermal lithium resources

Researchers develop rechargeable hybrid-seawater fuel cell; highly energy density, stable cycling

New solid-electrolyte interphase may boost prospects for rechargeable Li-metal batteries

New high energy, highly stable cathode for sodium-ion batteries

Empa, UNIGE team develop prototype solid-state sodium battery; focus on improving the solid-solid interface

Stanford team develops sodium-ion battery with performance equivalent to Li-ion, but at much lower cost

Samsung researchers enhance energy density of Na-ion cathode materials by incorporating aluminum

Faradion demonstrates proof-of-concept sodium-ion electric bike

UT Austin team identifies promising new cathode material for sodium-ion batteries: eldfellite

U Waterloo team identifies key reaction in sodium-air batteries; implications for improving Li-air

Researchers show that layered calcium transition metal oxides can be promising cathode materials for Ca-ion batteries

UT Austin team devises new strategy for safe, low-cost, all-solid-state rechargeable Na or Li batteries suited for EVs

PATHION develops new LiRAP-based solid-state electrolytes for Li-sulfur and sodium-ion batteries

SiGNa Chemistry Demonstrates Sodium Silicate-Based Hydrogen Generation System for Portable Fuel Cells

ANL team develops new class of Li- and Na- rechargeable batteries based on selenium and selenium-sulfur; greater volumetric energy densities than sulfur-based batteries

Univ. of Texas researchers propose lithium- or sodium-water batteries as next generation of high-capacity battery technology; applicable for EVs and grid storage

Amorphous titanium dioxide nanotube anodes for sodium-ion batteries show ability to self-improve specific capacity

Researchers propose new VO2 cathode material for aluminum-ion rechargeable battery

Industry study finds lead-acid to remain most wide-spread automotive energy storage for foreseeable future; new chemistries continue to grow

OSU smart membrane could enable new category of high-energy, high-power energy storage for EVs

Carnegie Mellon researchers develop semi-liquid lithium metal anode for use with solid electrolytes

Researchers devise electrode architectures to prevent dendrite formation in solid-state batteries

Goodenough and UT team report new strategy for all-solid-state Na or Li battery suitable for EVs; plating cathodes

KAUST uses laser pulses to boost performance of MXene electrode

Univ. of Tokyo researchers demonstrate new “oxygen-rocking” battery

New MIT metal-mesh membrane could solve longstanding problems with liquid metal displacement batteries; inexpensive grid power storage

New high-performance Na-ion battery with SO2-based catholyte; potential for other non-Li-metal-based battery systems

MIT-led team devises new approach to designing solid ion conductors; implications for high-energy solid-state batteries

Researchers demonstrate concept desalination battery

Antimony nanocrystals as high-capacity anode materials for both Li-ion and Na-ion batteries

GAO: US government obligated $1.3+ billion in 39 battery and energy storage initiatives from FY 2009-2012; fragmented but not duplicative

Researchers use multivalent cation additives to inhibit dendrite growth in rechargeable batteries

OSU team demonstrates concept of potassium-air battery as alternative to lithium-air systems

Ningbo researchers propose mixed-ion Li/Na batteries

DOE Awarding $620M for Smart Grid Demonstration and Energy Storage Projects

European automotive and automotive battery industries call for extension of the exemption of lead-based batteries from the EU ELV Directive

PNNL team develops new localized high-concentration electrolyte for high-voltage Li-metal batteries

Researchers call for integration of materials sustainability into battery research; the need for in situ monitoring

Swiss researchers devise simple procedure to enhance performance of conventional Li-ion batteries without changing chemistries

ASU team develops new solution for mitigating Li dendrite growth by tackling plating-induced residual stress

New high performance Janus electrode for rechargeable Na-S batteries

Iveco Electric Daily Prototype Begins Testing in Brazil

Researchers Develop Lithium-Water Electrochemical Cell for the Controlled Generation of H2 and Electricity

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