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Researchers crack a key problem with sodium-ion batteries for electric vehicles and grid energy storage

Sodium-ion batteries could alleviate supply-chain concerns with lithium-ion batteries

02-Oct-2024 - Lithium-ionbatterieshave long dominated the market as the go-to power source for electric vehicles. They are also increasingly being considered for storage of renewable energy to be used on the electric grid. However, with the rapid expansion of this market, supply shortages of lithium are ...

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Bayreuth researchers are working on an affordable replacement for lithium-ion batteries

"In the long term, the results of our research can make mid-range electric vehicles more affordable"

17-Jan-2024 - Dr Qingsong Wang from the University of Bayreuth is driving forward research into sodium-ion batteries as a cost-effective, sustainable alternative to lithium-ion. As part of an international team of researchers, he has developed a battery with a long service life and high energy. The results ...

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Cathode innovation makes sodium-ion battery an attractive option for electric vehicles

New cathode design could pave the way for eco- and budget-friendly electric vehicles

12-Jan-2024 - New cathode material for sodium-ion batteries is inspired by earlier work at Argonne that led to the lithium-ion batteries in the Chevy Volt and Bolt. It could help the supply of low-cost and abundant elements for electric vehicle batteries. As most shoppers looking for a new vehicle know, ...

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Argonne and Idaho National Laboratories partner with CMBlu Energy for innovative long-duration energy storage project

The project aims to improve microgrids in cold climates and make fast charging of electric vehicles more affordable in underserved communities

08-Dec-2023 - The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory, along with Idaho National Laboratory (INL), was chosen by the agency for a demonstration project to validate an innovative long-duration energy storage system developed by battery manufacturer CMBlu Energy. The collaborative ...

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An electric vehicle battery for all seasons

New electrolyte for lithium-ion batteries performs well in frigid regions and seasons

23-May-2023 - Many owners of electric vehicles worry about how effective their battery will be in very cold weather.Now a new battery chemistry may have solved that problem. In currentlithium-ion batteries, the main problem lies in the liquid electrolyte. This key battery component transfers charge-carrying ...

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Spinoff opens new frontier for batteries

Blue Current achieves success with a breakthrough material: Top priority has been to develop a completely safe battery

03-Jan-2023 - There is broad consensus that there is no silver bullet for climate change. Rather, many solutions will be required. What makes the challenge particularly daunting is the enormous reductions in greenhouse gas emissions needed in a short period of time. Some experts are concerned that there is not ...

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Designing better battery electrolytes

Artificial intelligence and robot-assisted labs could help speed the search for better battery materials

21-Dec-2022 - Looking at the future of battery materials. Designing a battery is a three-part process. You need a positive electrode, you need a negative electrode, and — importantly — you need an electrolyte that works with both electrodes. An electrolyte is the battery component that transfers ions — ...

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Researchers now able to predict battery lifetimes with machine learning

Technique could reduce costs of battery development

10-May-2022 - Imagine a psychic telling your parents, on the day you were born, how long you would live. A similar experience is possible for battery chemists who are using new computational models to calculate battery lifetimes based on as little as a single cycle of experimental data. In a new study, ...

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Wet electrolyte could be a key to inexpensive energy storage

Water containing battery electrolyte could enable cheaper, easier to produce batteries

04-May-2022 - For scientists working to create the next generation of batteries, water has typically been the enemy. For example, lithium-ion batteries typically need to be produced under extremely dry conditions for them to hold large amounts of charge. But a new discovery may show that a specific type of ...

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New electrolyte for solid-state lithium-ion batteries

New battery material offers promise for the development of all-solid batteries

18-Feb-2022 - In the quest for the perfect battery, scientists have two primary goals: create a device that can store a great deal of energy and do it safely. Many batteries contain liquid electrolytes, which are potentially flammable. As a result, solid-state lithium-ion batteries, which consist of entirely ...

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