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Freudenberg Sealing Technologies offers material testing for lithium-ion battery electrolytes

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Freudenberg Sealing Technologies (FST) has expanded its material testing capabilities to include performance and compatibility evaluations of the rubber, elastomers and thermoplastics used to seal and safely maintain lithium-ion batteries. Lithium-ion material testing, however, requires a unique set of inputs to safely succeed.

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MIT, Brookhaven team develops simple method for stabilizing interfaces in solid-state lithium-ion batteries

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Solid-state batteries could potentially not only deliver twice as much energy for their size, they also could virtually eliminate the fire hazard associated with today’s lithium-ion batteries. Reaction product for annealing in air is from previous work. —Professor Yildiz.

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ICL model predicts lithium-ion batteries most competitive for storage applications by 2030

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The model predicts lithium-ion batteries to be the cheapest technology in the coming decades. We have found that lithium-ion batteries are following in the footsteps of crystalline silicon solar panels. Researchers at Imperial College London (ICL) developed a model to determine the lifetime costs (i.e., 2018.12.008.

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UCSD team develops new disordered rock salt anode for fast-charging, safer lithium-ion batteries

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Researchers at UC San Diego, with their colleagues at other institutions, have developed a new anode material that enables lithium-ion batteries to be safely recharged within minutes for thousands of cycles. volts versus a Li/Li + reference electrode. other intercalation anode candidates (Li 3 VO 4 and LiV 0.5 —Liu et al.

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Komatsu to exhibit 20-ton-class Proterra-Powered electric hydraulic excavator at bauma 2022

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Komatsu will exhibit a 20-ton-class electric hydraulic excavator equipped with a lithium-ion battery system for the first time at bauma2022. The machine is powered by a 451 kWh lithium-ion battery system from US-based Proterra. 20-ton class electric hydraulic excavator.

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Liacon introduces new 12V Group 31 LFP battery with a 4000+ cycle life

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Unlike traditional lithium-ion batteries with oxide based chemistries, Liacon’s does not contain expensive and rare heavy metals, such as cobalt and nickel, nor does it contain lead, which is toxic to the environment. Meek, CEO of Liacon The new Group 31 LFP 12.8V

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Argonne hosting webinar on profitably recycling EV batteries; EverBatt tool

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Qiang Dai, sustainability analyst at Argonne, will show how anyone can measure the costs of recycling lithium-ion batteries and how the process affects the environment with Argonne’s free EverBatt tool. Eventually, millions of tons of lithium-ion batteries that power those cars will reach their end of life.