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SOFC-maker Bloom Energy announces initial strategy for hydrogen market entry; partnership with SK

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These products will be first introduced to the South Korean market in 2021 through an expanded partnership with SK Engineering and Construction (SK E&C), an affiliate of SK Group. Bloom’s technologies can be critical in enabling South Korea to execute on its government-mandated Hydrogen Economy Roadmap.

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New Na-ion battery combining intercalation and conversion could be promising low-cost energy storage system

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A team led by Yang-Kook Sun at Hanyang University (South Korea), Bruno Scrosati at University of Rome Sapienza, and Khalil Amine at Argonne National Laboratory reports the development of a sodium-ion battery based on a carbon-coated Fe 3 O 4 anode, Na[Ni 0.25 Credit: ACS, Oh et al. Click to enlarge. —Oh et al.

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Video Friday: Modular Polygons

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RoboCup 2023 : 4–10 July 2023, BORDEAUX, FRANCE RSS 2023 : 10–14 July 2023, DAEGU, SOUTH KOREA IEEE RO-MAN 2023 : 28–31 August 2023, BUSAN, SOUTH KOREA IROS 2023 : 1–5 October 2023, DETROIT CLAWAR 2023 : 2–4 October 2023, FLORIANOPOLIS, BRAZIL Humanoids 2023 : 12–14 December 2023, AUSTIN, TEXAS Enjoy today’s videos!

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USABC awards Maxwell Technologies and partners $7.01M for ultracap energy storage system for power-assist hybrids

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Development partners will provide low-cost, high performance separator membrane and electrolyte specifically developed for this program. LTD of Seoul, South Korea, for a one-year technology assessment of the performance, cycle life and accelerated calendar life of the company’s EV batteries against USABC goals.

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Nitrogen-doped graphene nanoplatelets offer high catalytic performance in fuel cells and solar cells; possible replacement for Pt

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Researchers in South Korea have developed a simple, low-cost and eco-friendly method of creating nitrogen-doped graphene nanoplatelets (NGnPs) with excellent catalytic performance in both dye-sensitized solar cells and fuel cells to replace conventional platinum (Pt)-based catalysts for energy conversion.

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New high energy, highly stable cathode for sodium-ion batteries

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Researchers in South Korea have developed a novel high-energy cathode material, Na 1.5 While high-energy Li-ion batteries (LIBs) are expected to contribute in part to the solution, the high cost and low stability prohibit wide application in this area, the researchers observe. Ragone plot for the new Na 1.5

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UNIST team develops novel coated LMO cathode material with resistance to elevated temperatures for EVs

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One such is LiMn 2 O 4 (LMO); the material offers high power and a lower cost per kg, but cell life at elevated temperatures can be problematic. Earlier post.). The heterostructure LiMn 2 O 4 exhibited a discharge capacity of 123 mAh g –1 and retained 85% of its initial capacity at the elevated temperature (60 °C) after 100 cycles.

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