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OCTOBER 7, 2011

The UA Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (DOE EERE) has awarded a $5-million, three-year grant to a project led by Penn State to develop a lithium-sulfur (Li-S) battery with a volumetric energy capacity of 600 Wh/liter.

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MAY 25, 2017

The US Department of Energy will award 73 grants totaling $72 million to 68 small businesses in 24 states. Small businesses that demonstrated technical feasibility for innovations during their Phase I grants competed for funding for prototype or processes development during Phase II. Tetramer Technologies, LLC.

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DECEMBER 8, 2014

Consultancy Frost &Sullivan has selected UK-based lithium-sulfur battery developer OXIS Energy to receive the 2014 European Frost & Sullivan Award for Technology Innovation. Additionally, OXIS Energy’s lithium-sulfur battery has long lifecycles. Batteries Li-Sulfur'

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MAY 31, 2013

Oxis Energy, a UK-based developer of lithium-sulfur batteries, reported via Twitter that one of its standard polymer Li-S pouch cells surpassed 450 cycles this week. Battery systems using metallic Lithium offer very high specific energy; sulfur represents a natural cathode partner for metallic Li. Click to enlarge.

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JUNE 8, 2016

Li-sulfur battery developer OXIS Energy UK ( earlier post ) and Lithium Balance of Denmark are partnering to build a prototype Lithium-sulfur battery system primarily for the e-scooter market in China. The E-scooter itself will be manufactured in China. This could not be achieved with an ordinary Lithium-Ion BMS.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Some of these are also focused on advancing battery technology—three companies and four educational institutions will receive multi-million-dollar grants to research lithium-sulfur batteries. The lowly lead-acid battery remains in the mix—East Penn Manufacturing scored $1.6 Clemson University will receive $2.5

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AUGUST 4, 2014

One of MSP’s specialities is designing and manufacturing battery packs and hybrid power and propulsion systems for the marine industry. Integrating OXIS’ expertise in the development of the next generation of cell technology allows them to develop lithium sulfur rechargeable battery systems for the marine market.

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OCTOBER 5, 2015

Founded in 2010 as a spin-off from Cornell University ( earlier post ), NOHMs Technologies currently has developed a battery that is based on lithium-sulfur chemistry, using its proprietary electrodes, ionic liquid based electrolyte and hybrid ceramic-polymer separator. LCO, NCA, LMNO, NMC and others).

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DECEMBER 24, 2009

Based in Joplin, MO, EaglePicher is a designer and manufacturer of batteries, battery management systems and energetic devices for the defense, aerospace and medical industries. In October, Eagle Picher, in partnership with the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, was awarded an ARPA-E grant of $7.2 OM Group, Inc., Earlier post.).

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

The Faraday Institution will award up to £55 million (US$67 million) to five UK-based consortia to conduct application-inspired research to make step changes in battery chemistries, systems and manufacturing methods. The five new projects are: Next generation electrode manufacturing–Nextrode.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2011

optioned a PNNL-developed method for building titanium oxide and carbon structures that greatly improve the performance of lithium-ion batteries. The new material stores twice as much electricity at high charge/discharge rates as current lithium ion batteries, and creates increased battery capacity and a longer cycle life.

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JUNE 5, 2009

The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory and BASF have signed a world-wide licensing agreement to mass produce and market Argonne’s patented composite cathode materials to manufacturers of advanced lithium-ion batteries. BASF currently offers a high-energy Lithium Nickel Cobalt Oxide ( LNCO ) cathode material.

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APRIL 30, 2010

The grants will go to projects in 17 states. Sion Power Corporation, a Brookhaven National Laboratory spin-out company, will develop an ultra-high energy Lithium-Sulfur battery able to power electric vehicles more than 300 miles between charges, with and energy density of 500Wh/kg that is 3x that of current Li-ion batteries.

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DECEMBER 24, 2023

million grant from the U.S. To overtake lithium technology, Influit will have to convince someone with extremely deep pockets to help it scale up—perhaps from its own logistics supply chain or from EV manufacturers. News arrives nearly daily of yet another lithium-ion advance.

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