A team of researchers in South Korea and Italy has demonstrated a highly reliable lithium–sulfur battery showing cycle performance comparable to that of commercially available lithium-ion batteries while offering more than double the energy density. Batteries Li-Sulfur MORE

The largest single funding award to the 15 participating partners goes to UK-based Li-S battery company OXIS Energy (€953,025 / US$1,050,000), which has already achieved 325 Wh/kg with its Li-sulfur technology. Batteries Electric (Battery) Li-Sulfur MORE

The thin graphene sheet, wrapped around the sulfur/zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 derived carbon (S/C ZIF8-D ) composite, has excellent electrical conductivity and mechanical flexibility. Lithium-sulfur batteries offer a theoretical specific energy densities approaching 2600 Wh kg ?1 MORE

The researchers said that their work, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), represents a significant breakthrough to enable high performance lithium batteries. MORE

A team at Beihang University in China has synthesized cathode materials for Li-sulfur batteries consisting of vertically aligned sulfur–graphene (S-G) nanowalls on electrically conductive substrates. Despite the theoretical promise of Li-sulfur batteries (energy density of 2567 Wh kg ?1 MORE

a) Specific capacities of the PVP modified sulfur cathode at C/5, C/2 and 1C cycling rates. (b) Lithium sulfur batteries are of great interest due to their high specific energy and relatively low cost (e.g., MORE

The lithium-sulfur battery cathode does not consist of heavy metals, but instead of sulfur—an economical and widely available material. Batteries Li-Sulfur MORE

Electronic vehicle systems developer Hyperdrive Innovation Ltd and Li-sulfur battery developer OXIS Energy Ltd are working together on an Ultra-Low Temperature Battery (ULTB) project, supported by Innovate UK’s energy catalyst, to explore the feasibility of a high energy density battery chemistry with innovative packaging and control electronics that will be capable of operating in the Antarctic. MORE

Sion Power Corporation and BASF SE have signed a Joint Development Agreement (JDA) to accelerate the commercialization of Sion Power’s proprietary lithium-sulfur (Li-S) battery technology for the electric vehicle (EV) market and other high-energy applications. MORE

A team of Researchers at Stanford University and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, led by Stanford’s Dr. Yi Cui, has developed a simple and scalable approach to utilizing Li 2 S (lithium sulfide) as the cathode material for rechargeable lithium-ion batteries with high specific energy. MORE

Schematic showing the chemical reduction reaction of one Li 2 S 6 molecule by lithium to form six Li 2 S molecules, involving the diffusion/driving of lithium out of the graphene layers in the graphite. The approach offers a new way to introduce lithium into the cathode in Li?S MORE

In a paper published in the ACS Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters , the team suggested that this strategy is both of significance for the safe and effective use of Li 2 S as a cathode material and as a promising step toward the low-cost fabrication of metallic-lithium-free Li?S While Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries offer the promise of a high theoretical energy of ?2500 Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin, led by Prof. MORE

Ovonic has been researching MH-Air as a next-generation energy storage system. Source: Ovonic. Click to enlarge. BASF has acquired Ovonic Battery Company (OBC), a wholly owned subsidiary of Energy Conversion Devices Inc. Based in Rochester Hills, Mich., MORE

Researchers from Hanyang University in Korea and the University of Rome Sapienza (Italy) have developed a lithium-sulfur battery employing a high-performance mesoporous hard carbon spherules-sulfur cathode and a stable, highly conducting electrolyte. The team suggests that the results may substantially contribute to the progress of the lithium-sulfur battery technology. 2012), An Advanced Lithium-Sulfur Battery. MORE

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. The research team plans to include a nanocomposite sulfur cathode and lithium-rich composite anode material. MORE

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EU-funded researchers in the €3.7-million (US$4.2-million) LISSEN (Lithium Sulfur Superbattery Exploiting Nanotechnology) project have developed a new energy-dense lithium-sulfur battery using a new lithium metal-free battery configuration based on the use of lithiated silicon as the anode and a nanostructured sulfur-carbon composite as the cathode. MORE

At the Spring 2015 Materials Research Conference in San Francisco earlier this month, PATHION presented two new derivative superionic solid-state electrolytes built upon LiRAP (Lithium-Rich Anti-Perovskite). Supported by an ARPA-E grant, LiRAP has proven to be a safe alternative compared to the liquid electrolytes used in most of today’s lithium ion batteries. Lithium sulfur. Batteries Li-Sulfur MORE

The specific capacity is given per g of sulfur. smooth stripping-deposition of lithium), the activation energy of the charge transfer process was 44.5 Nevertheless, we believe that the data here reported, even if still at a preliminary stage, are of importance for the progress of the lithium-sulfur battery technology. A cathode composite was made from mixing sulfur powder and carbon nanofibers in the ratio of 3:1 (w/w). A lithium foil served as the anode. MORE

A lithium-sulfur cell. Sion Power Corporation has received a three-year, $800,000 research grant from the US Department of Energy (DOE) to support Sion’s ongoing work to develop a new class of electrolytes used in lithium sulfur (Li-S) batteries for electric vehicle (EV) applications. The project objective is to increase performance of very-high-energy lithium metal anodes used in rechargeable battery systems. Lithium-sulfur batteries. MORE

Udo Wolz, the president of Bosch Japan, told reporters that Bosch and its partner GS Yuasa ( earlier post ) “ are on a good path ” in developing a lithium-ion battery with twice the energy density at half the cost, according to a report in Automotive News Europe. The joint venture Lithium Energy and Power GmbH & Co. said it has developed a next-generation lithium-sulfur battery with three times the capacity of existing products. MORE

Lithium-sulfur battery company Sion Power recently reported to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that it raised $50 million in equity sold to undisclosed investors. Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. Lithium-sulfur battery. MORE

Li-sulfur batteries are looked to as a likely next-generation higher energy density energy storage system due to the high theoretical capacity, low cost and high earth abundance of sulfur. Batteries Li-Sulfur MORE

Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear announced that start-up lithium-sulfur battery company NOHMs (Nano Organic Hybrid Materials) Technologies Inc. Founded in October 2010, NOHMs Technologies has developed a battery that is based on lithium-sulfur chemistry. MORE

Next, we will briefly review the current status and the expected future progress in lithium ion battery (LiB) technology, which is currently used to power BEVs. Volkswagen’s Gröger, who holds a number of battery patents, was responsible for the Li-sulfur section of the paper.). MORE

Materials researchers of the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI in Switzerland have, in collaboration with the Université Grenoble Alpes (France), developed a simple method that can improve the performance of lithium-sulfur batteries by 25-30%. Batteries Li-Sulfur MORE

Inspired by the structure of ant nests, researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have devised a novel Li–S electrode featuring increased sulfur loading and sulfur/inactive-materials ratio to improve life and capacity. Batteries Li-Sulfur MORE

Commercial uses of the element sulfur date back centuries, but it may be the key to a new generation of batteries with high theoretical energy density and relatively low cost. The principles of a lithium-sulfur battery have been known for decades, but practical solutions to the chemical challenges inherent in the cells remain to be found. MORE

have signed an exclusive agreement licensing lithium-sulfur materials for next-generation batteries. Solid Power licensed a portfolio of ORNL patents relating to lithium-sulfur compositions that will enable development of more energy-dense batteries. The battery was built with a new Oak Ridge-designed sulfur-rich cathode and a lithium anode with a solid electrolyte material, also developed at ORNL. Batteries Li-Sulfur MORE

UK-based materials company Ilika, also a developer of solid-state batteries, is taking part in a three-year project to develop protected anodes for lithium sulfur batteries, led by Johnson Matthey Plc and supported by Innovate UK and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). MORE

A team from the China University of Geosciences has taken a novel approach to stabilizing Lithium-sulfur batteries by functionalizing the carbon-sulfur cathode with DNA. Rechargeable lithium/sulfur battery promises an appealing candidate for energy storage to power portable devices and electric vehicles. After drying, the substrate was coupled with sulfur using a typical melting-diffusion procedure. Batteries Biotech Li-Sulfur MORE

USC Viterbi School of Engineering professor Chongwu Zhou and his research team have developed a silicon nanoparticle anode and a sulfur-based cathode with low fabrication cost and high electrode performance for rechargeable lithium-sulfur batteries. sulfur (Li?S) MORE

The month wouldn''t be complete without another battery technology breakthrough, and this time it''s the turn of lithium-sulfur technology. Researchers at the US Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory are experimenting with a lithium-sulfur battery design with twice the specific energy of lithium-ion batteries, and a MORE

Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a high-performance lithium-sulfur battery using. nitrogen-doped mesoporous carbon (NC) and sulfur to prepare a composite cathode and an ionic-liquid electrolyte of 0.5?m m lithium bis(trifluoromethane sulfonyl)imide (LiTFSI) in methylpropylpyrrolidinium bis(trifluoromethane sulfonyl)imide ([MPPY][TFSI]). 2012), Lithium–Sulfur Batteries Based on Nitrogen-Doped Carbon and an Ionic-Liquid Electrolyte. MORE

With the introduction of the post-lithium-ion technology, of which the lithium-sulfur systems are currently the most promising, we will have an entirely different playing field in the next decade. 48V Electric (Battery) Emissions Engines Fuel Cells Hybrids Hydrogen Li-Sulfur MORE

Lithium-sulfur batteries are of great interest for electromobility applications, among others, due to their high specific energy and relatively low cost, but are challenged by significant capacity decay over cycling. Scientists at the Fraunhofer Institute for Material and Beam Technology IWS in Dresden, Germany say they have developed new cathode and anode designs for lithium-sulfur batteries that can increase the cycle life by a factor of seven. MORE

Researchers at South China Normal University in Guangzhou have developed a novel composite of sulfur loaded in micropore-rich carbon aerogel (CA-S) for use as a cathode in Li-sulfur batteries. These issues limit the practical application of lithium-sulfur battery. MORE

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. Lithium Balance is a battery management expert which has supplied its BMS systems for Li-ion based e-scooters for a decade. The volume of E-scooters in China is 30 million, of which 98% use lead acid with the remaining 2% using Lithium-ion. MORE

said it has developed a next-generation lithium-sulfur battery with three times the capacity of existing products. The battery reportedly uses sulfur as a key material in the cathode and a silicon-based anode. The company said it now aims to improve the durability of the anode , so it can commercialize the next-generation lithium-ion battery by 2020. To formulate the cathode material, GS Yuasa fills sulfur into small holes on carbon rods, the company said. MORE

Lithium-sulfur batteries are one of the most promising alternatives for next-generation high-energy-density batteries; however, one of the main obstacles to widespread commercialization that still needs to be addressed is the polysulfide shuttle mechanism between the two electrodes. MORE

The team used a chemical approach to immobilize sulfur and lithium polysulfides via the reactive functional groups on graphene oxide. In addition, sulfur is also inexpensive, abundant, and nontoxic. note in their paper: The high electrical resistivity of elemental sulfur; and. MORE

One of the major issues hobbling the commercialization of high energy-density lithium-sulfur batteries is the “polysulfide shuttle”—the shuttling of polysulfide ions between the cathode and anode. Batteries Li-Sulfur MORE

Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have designed and tested an all-solid lithium-sulfur battery with approximately four times the energy density of conventional lithium-ion technologies. Despite the theoretical promise of high energy density in rechargeable Li-sulfur batteries, commercialization has been retarded by the reduced cycle life enabled by the liquid electrolytes. C, which is 8 orders of magnitude higher than that of Li 2 S (lithium sulfide). MORE