Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Specific energies and energy densities including conversion losses. The award-winning POWERPASTE technology is patented (EU, US) and offers advantages over other energy storage technologies, in particular in the power range from 100 W to 10 kW, Fraunhofer researchers said. Source: Fraunhofer IFAM.

Hydrogen 435

Hydrogen Energy Storage Water Li-ion 435

Cars That Think

MARCH 11, 2023

As utilities shifted to more reliable alternating-current systems, they phased out these costly backup batteries. Then, as electricity entrepreneurs expanded power generation and transmission capacity, they faced the new problem of what to do with all the cheap off-peak, nighttime electricity they could now produce.

Grid 141

Grid Power Powered Vehicles 141

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Now, researchers from the US Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), collaborating with UCLA and UC Berkeley researchers, suggest that the US can retrofit diesel-electric trains with batteries in a way that is cost-competitive with diesel. —Amol Phadke.

Diesel 418

Diesel Grid Convert Batteries 418

Green Car Congress

JULY 15, 2010

Projected incremental mass due to the energy storage and electricity generation system for (a) a 100- and (b) 300-mile range for a battery electric vehicle and a fuel cell electric vehicle. Credit: ACS, Wagner et al. Click to enlarge. The fuel cell option is favored for large-vehicle, long-range options. Wagner et al.

Li-ion 210

Li-ion Connected Connect Fuel 210

Baua Electric

APRIL 30, 2024

Sodium-ion batteries offer benefits over their lithium-ion counterparts. They can discharge faster, providing short, intense bouts of power. Modern life runs on lithium-ion batteries , powering smartphones, laptops and electric cars alike. But as dominant as they’ve become, there are other ways to build a battery.

Sodium 52

Sodium Michigan Lithium Ion Auto 52

Setec Powerr

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Lithium iron phosphate batteries have a large capacity. Lithium iron phosphate battery has no memory effect. Lithium iron phosphate batteries are green, non-toxic, non-polluting, raw materials from a wide range of sources, and cheap. Energy storage equipment for solar and wind power generation.

Lithium Ion 75

Lithium Ion Battery Batteries Li-ion 75