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FEBRUARY 18, 2020

The path to delivering low-cost aircraft systems starts with engineering services, then parts fabrication, and finally system integration supporting the launch of ASX’s all-electric eVTOL aircraft, the MOBi-One. MOBi-One will use a Distributed Electric Propulsion (DEP) System.

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JANUARY 11, 2023

The US Department of Energy (DOE) will award $42 million to 12 projects to strengthen the domestic supply chain for advanced batteries that power electric vehicles (EVs). Solid Power Operating will develop a 3D-structured Li metal anode and novel sulfur (S) composite cathode to enable high-energy and fast-charging EV battery cells.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2014

Solid Power Inc. In its proposal for NASA Phase I SBIR funding, Solid Power said that its work in the Phase I project would demonstrate the feasibility of surpassing 600 Wh/kg and 1000 Wh/L at the cell level—a 3-5X improvement over the best battery technologies planned for NASA missions today. Earlier post.). Earlier post.)

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AUGUST 20, 2020

Our rechargeable zinc-manganese batteries provide great performance and safety and are much cheaper than lithium, making them a viable solution for backup power and energy storage. Anzode’s technology stabilizes both metals and turns them into a fully rechargeable battery. Its proprietary technology is cathode-agnostic.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 19, 2012

Fast recharge of the battery during these micro-cycles under a broad range of real world usage conditions, like temperature and driving profiles, is a pre-requisite for consistently high availability of stop/start and other essential functions for the customer. 2011.12.045.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 30, 2013

Nowadays, due to their outstanding energy and power density, Li-ion batteries have become a mainstay for EES [electrical energy storage]. However, the concerns regarding the high cost and the limited lithium reserves in the earth’s crust have driven the researchers to search more sustainable alternative energy storage solutions.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2012

(MHI), jointly with SSE plc (formerly Scottish and Southern Energy plc), will begin an energy storage system demonstration project using the power grid in the UK’s Orkney Islands, which has a high proportion of renewable energy generation in relation to demand. In the project, Mitsubishi Power Systems Europe, Ltd.

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DECEMBER 29, 2013

Researchers at Tsinghua University have developed a high-power-density zinc-air fuel cell (ZAFC) stack using an inexpensive manganese dioxide (MnO 2 ) catalyst with potassium hydroxide (KOH) electrolyte. As reported in a paper in the Journal of Power Sources , they achieved peak power in a ZAFC stack as high as 435 mW cm -2.

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JANUARY 19, 2021

A team of Penn State engineers has demonstrated a thermally modulated lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery to offer an adequate cruise range per charge that is extendable by a 10-minute recharge in all climates, essentially guaranteeing EVs that are free of range anxiety. There is no more range anxiety and this battery is affordable.

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OCTOBER 28, 2011

John Goodenough from the University of Texas as Austin, has found one of the most effective catalysts yet discovered for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) for use in water-splitting to produce hydrogen or in rechargeable metal-air batteries. rechargeable metal-air batteries (MxO 2 ? The oxygen evolution reaction. H 2 + ½O 2 , and.

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MAY 28, 2015

Of these, 16 are vehicle-related, encompassing projects developing batteries, power electronics and improved combustion engine technology including on-board reformers, and two are specifically hydrogen fuel cell-related. It is cleaner, quieter, and friendlier to operate with a fuel cell power plant enabling mobility via renewable energy.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2011

The SSFC could enable new models such as transportation ‘fuels’ tuned for power versus range, or cold versus warm climates, with flexible refueling and recycling options. Redox flow batteries have such a design, in which active materials are stored within external reservoirs and pumped into an ion-exchange/electron-extraction power stack.

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APRIL 3, 2021

Hercules recently completed an agreement with Prieto Battery ( earlier post )—developer of a 3D solid-state Li-ion rechargeable battery—to co-develop and commercialize solid-state batteries for production in North America. How Prieto 3D batteries work. Source: Prieto.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Plug-in hybrid vehicles often are not recharged regularly, which implies driving is often performed on the combustion engine. The low frequency of recharging reduces the share of electric driving and thereby increases fuel consumption and CO 2 emissions of plug-in hybrid vehicles in real-world driving.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2019

Mild-hybrid vehicles need to recover energy efficiently and at a relatively high power during deceleration events. Thus a compact and cost-effective battery that is capable of high charge and discharge power levels relative to its storage capacity (high C rates) is desirable. kWh storage capacity.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2018

Further advancements made possible by Ionic Materials’ polymer will support very inexpensive and low-cost rechargeable alkaline batteries as well. Low cost precursors. Key properties of Ionic Materials’ polymer include: Up to 1.3 mS/cm at room temperature. Lithium transference number of 0.7. High elastic modulus.

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APRIL 29, 2022

The most significant barrier to mass EV adoption is the electric grid, which simply can’t meet the power demand required for ultrafast charging to sustainably and cost-effectively electrify our transportation system. —Arcady Sosinov, Founder and CEO of FreeWire Technologies.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Element 1 and NEXA are combining their expertise, along with NEXA’s capital market access, to hasten the introduction and commercialization of fuel cells for hydrogen-powered flight. We can now produce hydrogen at low cost on-site at thousands of airports worldwide. —Dave Edlund, President and CEO of Element 1.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2018

A second opposed-piston engine project is led by Achates Power ( earlier post ). Achates Power will develop a highly efficient opposed-piston engine for hybrid vehicles (“HOPE-Hybrid”) using a unique engine design that minimizes energy losses typical in conventional internal combustion engines. Georgia Tech Research Corporation.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2013

The US Department of Energy (DOE) Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) will award up to $30 million to fund a new program focused on the development of transformational electrochemical technologies to enable low-cost distributed power generation. DE-FOA-0001026 ). Click to enlarge. Source: ARPA-E.

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AUGUST 25, 2022

Composed of earth-abundant elements that can be ethically sourced and operated at moderately elevated temperatures just above the boiling point of water, this chemistry has all the requisites of a low-cost, rechargeable, fire-resistant, recyclable battery. —Pang et al.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2020

The advancement is aimed at accelerating the production of electric vehicles and energy storage solutions for the power grid. Cobalt-free layered oxide cathodes: This low-cost, cobalt-free cathode material was created for the development of improved lithium-ion batteries. SPARKZ Inc.

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MARCH 1, 2017

Replacing a conventional host insertion compound as a cathode by a redox center for plating an alkali-metal cathode provides a safe, low-cost, all-solid-state cell with a large capacity resulting in high energy density and a long cycle life. Using the new glass, the cathode consists of plating the anode alkali-metal (e.g.,

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AUGUST 22, 2013

ARPA-E’s new program, Robust Affordable Next Generation Energy Storage Systems (RANGE) ( earlier post ), aims to accelerate widespread EV adoption by dramatically improving driving range and reliability, and by providing low-cost, low-carbon alternatives to today’s vehicles. Long-Life Rechargeable Alkaline Battery for EVs.

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APRIL 18, 2024

In fact, Volvo’s last diesel-powered car rolled off the production line last month as the automaker looks toward a cleaner future. Rowan told Reuters he expects “tremendous growth” this year as new models like the low-cost EX30 roll out. Last year was a “key milestone” for Volvo, according to CEO Jim Rowan.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2014

In particular, the inherent LTO properties of long cycle life and exceptional power capability were extended to operate over a substantially wider temperature range. Recently, the A123 research and development organization has also extended the high power capability of its LFP-based materials under the UltraPhosphate trade name.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

A novel rechargeable zinc battery from the research group of Professors Paul Wright and James Evans from the University of California, Berkeley. Professor Patrik Johansson from the Chalmers University suggests the usd of abundant aluminum for a sustainable battery technology that directly addresses the need of low-cost concepts.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

The American Ceramics Society awarded A123Systems the Corporate Technical Achievement Award for developing breakthrough ceramics that enable new technologies such as stable, high-power, rechargeable batteries that are safer and more powerful than earlier lithium-ion rechargeable varieties.

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OCTOBER 2, 2011

Escalating investment in geothermal power could result in a 134% increase in global geothermal capacity between 2010 and 2020, from 10.7 Under a more conservative business-as-usual forecast scenario, Pike estimates that geothermal power capacity could increase 34% to 14.3 GW of geothermal power—41% of worldwide capacity.

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MARCH 2, 2017

The customized e-NV200 offers taxi drivers a similar total cost of ownership to a hybrid taxi, but with the range of an internal combustion engine. It can be recharged from a low-cost power supply, and refueled with hydrogen in three minutes (3.8 kg hydrogen at 700 bar).

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

The funds will be used to develop novel membranes and lithium-metal anodes for the next generation of high-energy-density, low-cost batteries. Using thick electrodes, the cell also stores more energy, bettering the performance of the battery as well as its cost. Click to enlarge.

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DECEMBER 26, 2009

Axion Power International, Inc., Axion Power has developed several technological improvements to traditional lead-acid batteries, and owns numerous patents covering them. per share for total gross proceeds of $26,081,490. Proceeds will be used to add needed electrode production lines and for working capital. Axion technology platform.

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MARCH 25, 2016

A team from the Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology (SIAT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed a novel, environmentally friendly low-cost battery. Compared with conventional LIBs, this battery (AGDIB) shows an advantage in production cost (~ 50% lower), specific density (~1.3-2.0

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MAY 27, 2013

O 4 (LNMO) porous nanorods with nanoparticles that function as high-rate and long-life cathode materials for rechargeable lithium-ion batteries. At a 5 C cycling rate, a capacity retention of 91% was sustained after 500 cycles, with very low capacity fade (. Researchers at Nankai University in China have assembled spinel-type LiNi 0.5

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

The prize will be awarded for the development of a prototype battery that can power an electric vehicle with similar performance in terms of range and charging time as a conventional petrol/diesel powered small family vehicle. The battery should also be of relatively low cost, durable, safe and fully recyclable.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

Recently, attention has been refocused on room-temperature Na-ion batteries (NIBs) as a low-cost alternative technology as compared to LIBs. The abundance and low cost of Na in the earth will become advantageous when a large amount of material is demanded for renewable energy solutions. —the precursor of Li 1.1

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APRIL 6, 2015

In addition to powering small electronic devices, Al-ion batteries could be used to store renewable energy on the electrical grid, Dai said. Aluminum has long been an attractive material for batteries, mainly because of its low cost, low flammability and high-charge storage capacity. —Prof. Resources. “An

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