Recharge, Resource, Sodium and Store

Berkeley Lab leading investigation to quantify and characterize Salton Sea’s geothermal lithium resources

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FEBRUARY 17, 2022

The hot brine that comes up from the subsurface as part of geothermal power production at the Salton Sea in California is a rich stew of minerals, including iron, magnesium, calcium, sodium, and lithium. We’ll look at how quickly might you expect the resource to be regenerated—is it centuries? Credit: Jenny Nuss/Berkeley Lab).

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Empa, UNIGE team develop prototype solid-state sodium battery; focus on improving the solid-solid interface

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NOVEMBER 24, 2017

Researchers at Empa and the University of Geneva (UNIGE) have developed a prototype of a novel solid-state sodium battery with the potential to store extra energy and with improved safety. Rechargeable all-solid-state batteries promise higher energy density and improved operational safety. Resources. B 10 H 10 ) 0.

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Sodium Batteries Battery Recharge

Stanford team develops sodium-ion battery with performance equivalent to Li-ion, but at much lower cost

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OCTOBER 10, 2017

Stanford researchers have developed a sodium-ion battery (SIB) that can store the same amount of energy as a state-of-the-art lithium ion, at substantially lower cost. Thus, further research is required to find better sodium host materials. The sodium salt makes up the cathode; the anode is made up of phosphorous.

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Sodium Li-ion Batteries Battery

Researchers develop rechargeable hybrid-seawater fuel cell; highly energy density, stable cycling

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NOVEMBER 24, 2014

The circulating seawater in the open-cathode system results in a continuous supply of sodium ions, endowing the system with superior cycling stability that allows the application of various alternative anodes to sodium metal by compensating for irreversible charge losses. an alloying material), in full sodium-ion configuration.

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Recharge Sodium Hybrid Fuel

Researchers show that layered calcium transition metal oxides can be promising cathode materials for Ca-ion batteries

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FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Out of several candidates that could replace Li in rechargeable batteries, calcium (Ca) stands out as a promising metal. However, there still remain some major hurdles to the development of Ca-based batteries, one of them being a lack of knowledge on suitable cathode materials that can efficiently store and release Ca in a reversible manner.

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Ni-Li Li-ion Batteries Battery

UT Austin team devises new strategy for safe, low-cost, all-solid-state rechargeable Na or Li batteries suited for EVs

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DECEMBER 13, 2016

John Goodenough, known around the world for his pioneering work that led to the invention of the rechargeable lithium-ion battery, have devised a new strategy for a safe, low-cost, all-solid-state rechargeable sodium or lithium battery cell that has the required energy density and cycle life for a battery that powers an all-electric road vehicle.

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Low Cost Recharge Austin Li-ion

Univ. of Texas researchers propose lithium- or sodium-water batteries as next generation of high-capacity battery technology; applicable for EVs and grid storage

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APRIL 1, 2011

Example of a lithium-water rechargeable battery. Researchers at the University of Texas, including Dr. John Goodenough, are proposing a strategy for high-capacity next-generation alkali (lithium or sodium)-ion batteries using water-soluble redox couples as the cathode. The present sodium-sulfur battery operates above 300 °C.

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Sodium Water Li-ion Texas

Carnegie Mellon researchers develop semi-liquid lithium metal anode for use with solid electrolytes

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JUNE 13, 2019

Solid electrolytes are considered to be key components for next-generation lithium metal-based rechargeable batteries. The method used in this work has great potential for building reliable alkaline metal-based rechargeable batteries. The interdisciplinary research team published their findings in the current issue of Joule.

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Polymer Recharge Energy Storage Sodium

KAUST uses laser pulses to boost performance of MXene electrode

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JULY 28, 2023

Graphite contains flat layers of carbon atoms, and during battery charging, lithium atoms are stored between these layers in a process called intercalation. This could help to develop a new generation of rechargeable batteries that use cheaper and more abundant metals than lithium, for example. Resources Bayhan, Z., Alhajji, E.,

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Li-ion Lithium Ion Sodium Connect

Researchers devise electrode architectures to prevent dendrite formation in solid-state batteries

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MARCH 17, 2021

So far, the current densities that have been achieved in experimental solid-state batteries have been far short of what would be needed for a practical commercial rechargeable battery. In a second version, the team introduced a very thin layer of liquid sodium potassium alloy in between a solid lithium electrode and a solid electrolyte.

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Antimony nanocrystals as high-capacity anode materials for both Li-ion and Na-ion batteries

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MARCH 19, 2014

Initial studies revealed that antimony could be suitable for both rechargeable lithium- and sodium-ion batteries because it is able to store both kinds of ions. Sodium is regarded as a possible low-cost alternative to lithium as it is much more naturally abundant and its reserves are more evenly distributed on Earth.

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Li-ion Sodium Batteries Battery

Industry study finds lead-acid to remain most wide-spread automotive energy storage for foreseeable future; new chemistries continue to grow

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MAY 28, 2014

With regard to overall storage capability and potential for further fuel efficiency improvements, the demand for larger battery systems based on lithium, nickel and sodium will continue to grow through the increased market penetration of vehicles with higher levels of hybridization and electrification. Sodium-nickel chloride batteries.

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Researchers demonstrate concept desalination battery

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JANUARY 30, 2012

A team from Stanford University and Ruhr-Universität Bochum have demonstrated the novel concept of a “desalination battery” that uses an electrical energy input to extract sodium and chloride ions from seawater and to generate fresh water. The electrodes are then recharged in this solution, releasing ions and creating brine.

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Concept Batteries Battery Sodium

European automotive and automotive battery industries call for extension of the exemption of lead-based batteries from the EU ELV Directive

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DECEMBER 18, 2014

All hybrid, plug-in hybrid and full electric vehicles equipped with high-voltage, advanced rechargeable battery systems also utilize a second electrical system on 12V level for controls, comfort features, redundancy and safety features. There are no current or future resource availability issues with metals used in lead-based batteries.

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Nickel Metal Hydride Industrial Industry Batteries

CO2-neutral hydrogen storage with a bicarbonate/formate system

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JUNE 14, 2011

Metal hydride tanks store hydrogen in a relatively manageable volume but are very heavy and expensive, as well as operating only at high temperatures or far too slowly. The nontoxic aqueous solution of formate is easily stored and transported. to sodium formate in 96% yield at 70 °C in water/THF without additional CO 2.

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Hydrogen CO2 Sodium Store

OSU smart membrane could enable new category of high-energy, high-power energy storage for EVs

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AUGUST 24, 2016

Described in a paper published in the RSC journal Energy & Environmental Science , the smart membrane separator could enable the design of a new category of rechargeable/refillable energy storage devices with high energy density and specific power that would overcome the contemporary limitations of electric vehicles.

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Researchers call for integration of materials sustainability into battery research; the need for in situ monitoring

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JANUARY 18, 2017

In a review paper in the journal Nature Materials , Jean-Marie Tarascon (Professor at College de France and Director of RS2E, French Network on Electrochemical Energy Storage) and Clare Gray (Professor at the University of Cambridge), call for integrating the sustainability of battery materials into the R&D efforts to improve rechargeable batteries.

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Li-ion Ni-Li Batteries Battery

Researchers Develop Lithium-Water Electrochemical Cell for the Controlled Generation of H2 and Electricity

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MAY 14, 2010

Although direct chemical reactions between water and certain metals—alkali metals including lithium, sodium and others—can produce a large amount of hydrogen in a short time, these reactions are too intense to be controlled. the high-school chemistry demonstration of the violent reaction between sodium and water.). Haoshen Zhou.

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MIT-led team devises new approach to designing solid ion conductors; implications for high-energy solid-state batteries

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MARCH 26, 2018

Researchers led by a team from MIT, with colleagues from Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), BMW Group, and Tokyo Institute of Technology have developed a fundamentally new approach to alter ion mobility and stability against oxidation of lithium ion conductors—a key component of rechargeable batteries—using lattice dynamics.

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MIT Lithium Ion Li-ion Design

Sulfur–TiO2 yolk-shell cathode for Li-sulfur battery shows best long-cycle performance so far

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JANUARY 9, 2013

To prepare the material, the team reacted sodium thiosulfate with hydrochloric acid to create monodisperse sulfur nanoparticles (NPs); these NPs were then coated with TiO 2 , resulting in the formation of sulfur–TiO 2 core–shell nanoparticles. This is a very important achievement for the future of rechargeable batteries. —Yi Cui.

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Lithium Sulfur Batteries Battery Energy Storage

DOE Awarding $620M for Smart Grid Demonstration and Energy Storage Projects

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NOVEMBER 25, 2009

Improved energy storage technologies will allow for expanded integration of renewable energy resources like wind and photovoltaic systems and will improve frequency regulation and peak energy management. The 1 MW/4hr system will store potential energy in the form of compressed air in above-ground industrial pressure facilities.

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Energy Storage Grid Energy Wind

Top 5 Promising Technological Developments In The Electric Vehicle Sector

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MARCH 31, 2021

Now being witnessed the revolution and inspired by the success companies all around the world is investing boatload of money and resources into the development of new technologies in the electric vehicle sector. Along with sodium-based alternatives, could soon supplant the seemingly obsolete lithium-ion battery. #2.

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Electric Vehicles Vehicles Lithium Ion Solar

MIT and Moscow State collaborating on advanced batteries, metal-air batteries and reversible fuel/electrolysis cells

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APRIL 12, 2015

CEES has three main research thrusts: the development of advanced lithium-ion and multivalent ion batteries; the development of rechargeable metal-air batteries; and Development of reversible low and elevated temperature fuel cells. Rechargeable metal-air batteries. Advanced Li-ion and multivalent ion batteries. earlier post ).

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MIT Li-ion Batteries Battery

Sadoway and MIT team demonstrate calcium-metal-based liquid metal battery

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MARCH 23, 2016

MIT professor Donald Sadoway and his team have demonstrated a long-cycle-life calcium-metal-based liquid-metal rechargeable battery for grid-scale energy storage, overcoming the problems that have precluded the use of the element: its high melting temperature, high reactivity and unfavorably high solubility in molten salts. Earlier post.).

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Molten Salt MIT Batteries Battery

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Berkeley Lab leading investigation to quantify and characterize Salton Sea’s geothermal lithium resources

Empa, UNIGE team develop prototype solid-state sodium battery; focus on improving the solid-solid interface

Stanford team develops sodium-ion battery with performance equivalent to Li-ion, but at much lower cost

Researchers develop rechargeable hybrid-seawater fuel cell; highly energy density, stable cycling

Researchers show that layered calcium transition metal oxides can be promising cathode materials for Ca-ion batteries

UT Austin team devises new strategy for safe, low-cost, all-solid-state rechargeable Na or Li batteries suited for EVs

Univ. of Texas researchers propose lithium- or sodium-water batteries as next generation of high-capacity battery technology; applicable for EVs and grid storage

Carnegie Mellon researchers develop semi-liquid lithium metal anode for use with solid electrolytes

KAUST uses laser pulses to boost performance of MXene electrode

Researchers devise electrode architectures to prevent dendrite formation in solid-state batteries

Antimony nanocrystals as high-capacity anode materials for both Li-ion and Na-ion batteries

Industry study finds lead-acid to remain most wide-spread automotive energy storage for foreseeable future; new chemistries continue to grow

Researchers demonstrate concept desalination battery

European automotive and automotive battery industries call for extension of the exemption of lead-based batteries from the EU ELV Directive

CO2-neutral hydrogen storage with a bicarbonate/formate system

OSU smart membrane could enable new category of high-energy, high-power energy storage for EVs

Researchers call for integration of materials sustainability into battery research; the need for in situ monitoring

Researchers Develop Lithium-Water Electrochemical Cell for the Controlled Generation of H2 and Electricity

MIT-led team devises new approach to designing solid ion conductors; implications for high-energy solid-state batteries

Sulfur–TiO2 yolk-shell cathode for Li-sulfur battery shows best long-cycle performance so far

DOE Awarding $620M for Smart Grid Demonstration and Energy Storage Projects

Top 5 Promising Technological Developments In The Electric Vehicle Sector

MIT and Moscow State collaborating on advanced batteries, metal-air batteries and reversible fuel/electrolysis cells

Sadoway and MIT team demonstrate calcium-metal-based liquid metal battery

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