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Researchers at Fudan University with colleagues at the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight have developed a LiMn 2 O4 material for a Li-ion battery cathode that exhibits superfast charging capabilities. M Li 2 SO 4 aqueous solution. Their paper is published in the ACS journal Nano Letters. Its charge capacity can be 59.3
Researchers at Arizona State University have shown that paper-folding concepts can be applied to Li-ion batteries in order to realize a device with higher areal energy densities. These initial results showed that the Li-ion batteries can still exhibit good electrochemical performance even after multiple folds, they said.
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Rio Tinto approved a $98-million investment in a new solar plant at the new Koodaideri mine in the Pilbara, Australia, as well as a lithium-ion battery energy storage system to help power its entire Pilbara power network. billion Koodaideri mine was approved in November last year with construction commencing earlier this year.
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Saft is supplying a lithium-ion battery system to provide energy storage for one of the Solar Energy Grid Integration Systems (SEGIS) projects funded by the US Department of Energy (DOE). The design will incorporate energy storage and two-way communications between solar electrical systems and utilities. Earlier post.).
a manufacturer and developer of high energy and high capacity lithium-ion batteries, announced that the company is supplying advanced lithium-ion cells to the Airbus Defence and Space Zephyr Program. Silicon anodes have much higher specific capacity compared to graphite anodes which are used in conventional lithium ion batteries.
German Li-ion battery systems specialist AKASOL is supplying Li-ion battery systems for Bombardier’s PRIMOVE system. AKASOL’s water-cooled PRIMOVE Li-ion battery systems feature an extremely compact size and low weight. AKASOL has a standard portfolio of different lithium-ion cells (NMC, LTO, LFO etc.)
Balqon Corporation, a developer of electric vehicles, drive systems and lithium battery storage devices, announced delivery and installation of a Li-ion HIQAP 1000 Ah, 48-volt battery system into the Island Pilot Yacht powered by DSE Hybrid solar electric drive.
Credit: ACS, Li et al. The results demonstrate that the major opportunity for reducing the life cycle impacts of the battery pack is to use clean energy supply for battery operation, such as solar and wind electricity, which could reduce these environmental impacts significantly. —Li et al. —Li et al.
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John Goodenough at the University of Texas at Austin and colleague Kyu-Sung Park have written a perspective paper on Li-ion batteries (LIBs), published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society. Goodenough and Kyu-Sung Park (2013) The Li-Ion Rechargeable Battery: A Perspective. —Goodenough and Park.
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Sanyo Li-ion systems for power storage (left) and light electric vehicle (right) applications. has developed two new lithium-ion battery systems and will begin mass production of the new products in March 2010. Both systems are based on 18650-size cylindrical lithium-ion batteries (18 mm in diameter x 65 mm in height).
The Columbus Dispatch reported that Coda Automotive is abandoning plans to build a Li-ion battery factory in Columbus. Since Coda applied for the loan, the Department of Energy has come under fire for its loan to Solyndra, a maker of solar panels that later went bankrupt, and for aid to other electric car companies.
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Korea, has found a new physical organogel polymer electrolyte for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) with two novel characteristics: an irreversible thermal gelation and a high value of the Li + transference number. solid-state electrolytes) only if the movement of ions through the matrix is guaranteed. Batteries'
Panasonic Corporation is supporting the Solar Electric Vehicle Team at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT SEVT), in its participation of the Global Green Challenge (GGC), to be held in October 2009 in Australia. Ah, lithium-ion batteries for use in the team’s vehicle.
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MHI) is selling its Li-ion rechargeable battery business to Delta Electronics. MHI will focus on energy storage system (ESS) products using Li-ion batteries. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
Researchers at The Ohio State University have developed a novel strategy to improve the efficiency and performance of non-aqueous lithium-oxygen (Li-air) batteries. O 2 systems require an open system to obtain oxygen from the air; Li metal must also be used as the metal electrode to provide the lithium source. Earlier post.).
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MHI), has developed Japan’s first cargo container-type large-capacity energy storage system using Li-ion batteries. Japan’s first container-type large-capacity energy storage system using lithium-ion rechargeable batteries. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., (MHI), Click to enlarge.
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NEC Corporation is introducing in Japan a 6 kWh Li-ion battery household energy storage system that automatically controls electrical power in the home. Initially, 100 units of the system will be available for home construction companies and businesses beginning 18 July 2011.
will provide a 2MW ALTI-ESS Advantage advanced energy storage system to provide ramp-rate control for smoothing the power fluctuations associated with photovoltaic applications in addition to frequency regulation for the San Fermin 26 MW photovoltaic solar farm in Loiza, Puerto Rico. Altair Nanotechnologies Inc.
Saft has entered high volume series production of lithium-ion batteries for Bosch’s BPT-S 5 hybrid intelligent energy management and storage solution. The Bosch BPT-S 5 Hybrid integrates a solar inverter, an energy management system and Li-ion batteries in a single unit certified and safety tested for domestic installations in Germany.
MHI) has delivered a large-capacity Li-ion battery energy storage system to the Shimizu Institute of Technology in Tokyo. The energy storage system, which is capable of 100 kW output with 60 kWh capacity, is currently one of the largest indoor lithium-ion battery-based systems in Japan. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., (MHI)
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Two Stanford/SLAC labs—one studying next-generation lithium-ion batteries and the other working on synthetic human skin—have combined their expertise and created an advanced silicon anode that can heal its own cracks after extended cycles of charging and discharging. Wang et al., Nature Chemistry) Click to enlarge. —Yi Cui.
With a new coating process, researchers of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have produced electrodes for lithium-ion batteries at record speed. Due to the high reject rate and the low throughput, lithium-ion batteries today are more expensive than actually necessary. Even smallest production errors make battery cells unusable.
million) to acquire a 15% stake (3,076,000 shares at ¥650 per share) of Eliiy Power , a maker of large-format lithium-ion batteries primarily owned by Sharp, Daiwa House Industry Co. is planning to build a new factory near Tokyo by March 2010 to mass produce batteries for solar power systems. Inpex Holdings Inc. Eliiy Power Co.,
launched its lithium-ion energy storage system for home usage. The battery stores power from the grid or from solar panels and stores it for later household use. The EnergyBlock can also store energy directly from solar panels, power in remote locations and emergency power. Electrovaya Inc.
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