article thumbnail

Georgia Tech researchers develop aluminum-foil-based anodes for all-solid-state Li-ion batteries

Green Car Congress

A team of researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology, led by Matthew McDowell, associate professor in the George W. Metal negative electrodes that alloy with lithium have high theoretical charge storage capacity and are ideal candidates for developing high-energy rechargeable batteries. Sloan Foundation.

Li-ion 370
article thumbnail

Georgia Tech team develops conversion-type iron-fluoride Li battery cathode with solid polymer electrolyte

Green Car Congress

Researchers at Georgia Tech have developed a promising new conversion-type cathode and electrolyte system that replaces expensive metals and traditional liquid electrolyte with lower cost transition metal fluorides and a solid polymer electrolyte. The Georgia Tech team sought to overcome those obstacles by using the solid polymer electrolyte.

Polymer 230
article thumbnail

Georgia Tech study finds MD electric urban delivery trucks have cost advantages over diesel in some conditions; relative benefits depend on numerous factors

Green Car Congress

Researchers at Georgia Tech have compared medium-duty (MD) electric and diesel urban delivery trucks in terms of life-cycle energy consumption, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and total cost of ownership (TCO). Lithium-ion battery packs are expected to last the lifetime of the trucks, as much as 150,000 miles for the drive cycles tested.

Georgia 268
article thumbnail

ARPA-E announces $98M in funding for 40 OPEN projects; two opposed-piston engines projects receive $10M total

Green Car Congress

Georgia Tech Research Corporation. Georgia Tech will develop a new approach to internally cool permanent magnet motors. Novel Polymer-enhanced Rechargeable Aluminum-Alkaline Battery Technology – $2,000,000. High Power Density Compact Drive Integrated Motor for Electric Transportation – $2,982,389. Ionic Materials, Inc.

Engine 247
article thumbnail

Silicon-iron composite material for high capacity Li-ion anodes

Green Car Congress

Researchers at Japan’s National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) and Georgia Tech have jointly developed unique Si-iron (Fe) based nanomaterials connected by Ge nanostructures for use as a high-capacity anode material for Li-ion batteries. 2016.05.007.

Li-ion 150
article thumbnail

EcoCAR Teams Roll Out Architectures; Plug-in Li-ion Packs and Renewable Energy Common Attributes

Green Car Congress

All of the designs use lithium-ion battery technology. Two of the seventeen EcoCAR teams, including University of Waterloo and Missouri University of Science and Technology, have designed a Fuel Cell Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle which uses an onboard hydrogen fuel cell to either propel the vehicle or recharge a battery pack.

Li-ion 170
article thumbnail

ARPA-E Selects 37 Projects for $106M in Funding in Second Round; Electrofuels, Better Batteries and Carbon Capture

Green Car Congress

of Georgia). This novel high energy battery concept is based upon a closed loop system in which the zinc (anode), suspended as slurry in a storage tank, is transported through reaction tubes (cathode) to facilitate the discharge and recharge of the battery. NC State University. Sion Power Corporation. PolyPlus Battery Company.

Carbon 249