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APRIL 2, 2010

A team of researchers at MIT led by Professor Yang Shao-Horn have found that gold-carbon (Au/C) and platinum-carbon (Pt/C) catalysts have a strong influence on the charge and discharge voltages of rechargeable lithium-air (Li-O 2 ) batteries, and thus enable a higher efficiency than simple carbon electrodes in these batteries.

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DECEMBER 21, 2009

Argonne National Laboratory, which has contributed heavily to the research and development of Li-ion battery technology, is now pursuing research into Lithium-air batteries. Li-air batteries use a catalytic air cathode that converts oxygen to lithium peroxide; an electrolyte; and a lithium anode.

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OCTOBER 8, 2012

air (Li-O 2 ) battery represents a conceptually attractive energy storage device for electric vehicle applications due to its high theoretical energy storage capacity ( earlier post ); however, among the obstacles to commercialization is a lack of fundamental understanding of the reactions involved. Click to enlarge.

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JULY 25, 2011

Gravimetric Ragone plot comparing energy and power characteristics of CNF electrodes based on the pristine and discharged electrode weight with that of LiCoO 2. This translates to an energy enhancement ~4 times greater than the state-of-the-art lithium intercalation compounds such as LiCoO 2 (~600 W h kg electrode -1 , the researchers said.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Generalized form of the molten air battery. Researchers at George Washington University led by Dr. Stuart Licht have introduced the principles of a new class rechargeable molten air batteries that offer amongst the highest intrinsic electric energy storage capabilities. Licht et al. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.]

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JUNE 15, 2012

A team from Hanyang University (Korea) and University of Rome Sapienza (Italy) have demonstrated a lithium–air battery capable of operating over many cycles with capacity and rate values as high as 5,000 mAh g carbon ?1 1 and 3 A g carbon ?1 1 , respectively. Nature Chemistry doi: 10.1038/nchem.1376 1376 10.1038/nchem.1376.

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JUNE 24, 2009

General schematic of a lithium-air battery. The team plans to explore rechargeable Lithium-Air systems, which could offer 10 times the energy capacity of lithium-ion systems. The company would license any intellectual property that may result from this research rather than manufacturing battery cells.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 8, 2014

It''s hard to keep track of all the future battery technology candidates, but lithium-air battery technology is among the most widely-researched. Its biggest draw is the potential to store three times the energy in batteries the same size and weight of today''s electric vehicles--providing huge increases in range.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 5, 2011

A team from Japan’s AIST (National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology) reports on the development of a “lithium–air capacitor–battery based on a hybrid electrolyte” in a paper in the RSC journal Energy & Environmental Science. Energy Environ. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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NOVEMBER 1, 2012

Researchers from University of Rome Sapienza (Italy), Hanyang University (Korea) and the Argonne National Laboratory (US) have shown that the highly reactive lithium metal anode typically projected for use in Li-air batteries can be replaced with a lithiated silicon-carbon anode. oxygen battery. Earlier post.)

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FEBRUARY 1, 2013

Researchers at startup Liox Power, a California-based company developing rechargeable Li-air batteries, have demonstrated for the first time the operation of a lithium-air battery with a Li anode in a straight-chain alkyl amide electrolyte solvent (N,N-dimethylacetamide (DMA)/lithium nitrate (LiNO 3 )).

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MARCH 11, 2010

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) will award $8 million to help develop or commercialize 19 advanced energy storage projects. The 19 projects, which include two lithium-air efforts, will leverage $7.3 This will enable increased renewable-energy contributions to the grid.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2012

US Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced three winning startup companies—based on a public vote and an expert review—out of the 14 participating in the US Department of Energy (DOE) “ America’s Next Top Energy Innovator ” challenge. Earlier post.).

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JUNE 19, 2014

Lithium-air batteries, with high energy density, low weight and useful stability, are a major candidate for future electric car batteries. Toyota is researching solid-state lithium-ion.'

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CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Lithium-air EV batteries could help decarbonize aviation, shipping, and railways if only some key technology hurdles can be leaped. The post Lithium-Air EV Batteries Tapped For Net Zero Economy Of The Future appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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MARCH 8, 2013

Schematic illustration of the aqueous rechargeable lithium battery (ARLB) using the coated lithium metal as anode, LiMn 2 O 4 as cathode and 0.5 If anode materials of lower redox potentials can be stable in aqueous electrolytes, high energy density systems will be feasible. Wang et al. Click to enlarge. —Wang et al.

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APRIL 20, 2012

Four different architectures of Li-air batteries, which all assume the use of lithium metal as the anode. a battery pack with about 125 kWh capacity at an average use of 250 Wh/mile. a battery pack with about 125 kWh capacity at an average use of 250 Wh/mile. Credit, ACS, Girishkumar et al. Click to enlarge.

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JUNE 21, 2013

air battery performance is significantly altered by the presence of CO 2. O 2/ CO 2 battery cycles. They suggested that the resulting mechanistic understanding of the chemistry of CO 2 in a Li–air cell and the interplay of CO 2 with electrolyte solvation will provide an important guideline for developing Li–air batteries.

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MARCH 13, 2014

So far, scientists have struggled to find batteries for electric cars that match the huge amounts of energy stored in a gallon of gasoline or diesel. As a result we get big, heavy batteries with relatively short.'

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Innovation News Network

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

A new lithium-air battery has four times the energy density of lithium-ion batteries and will extend electric car range significantly. The post Electric car range significantly boosted by lithium-air battery revelation appeared first on Innovation News Network.

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MARCH 26, 2021

V in lithium-metal batteries (LMBs). In a paper in the journal Nature Energy , the MIT team reports that a lithium-metal battery with the electrolyte delivers a specific capacity of >230?mAh?g V lithium-metal battery can retain >88% capacity for 90 cycles. O 2 cathode with a cut-off voltage up to 4.7?V

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APRIL 17, 2023

Higher EV penetration reduces GHG emissions from fuel use regardless of the transportation energy transition, while those from fuel production are more sensitive to energy-sector decarbonization and could reach nearly “net zero” by 2040. c) Sensitivity of cumulative requirement under different battery scenarios. Zhang et al.

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MARCH 12, 2012

In an open access paper published in the International Journal of Smart and Nano Materials , researchers from the Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences review significant developments and remaining challenges of practical Li–air batteries and the current understanding of their chemistry. Earlier post.)

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MARCH 16, 2014

Researchers at Mie University in Japan have developed a new protected lithium electrode for aqueous lithium/air rechargeable batteries. Lead researcher Nobuyuki Imanishi said that the system has a practical energy density of more than 300 Wh/kg, about twice that of many commercial lithium-ion batteries.

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JANUARY 27, 2010

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded 24 million hours of supercomputing time to investigate materials for developing lithium air batteries, capable of powering a car for 500 miles on a single charge. Argonne is committed to developing lithium air technologies. Earlier post.)

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NOVEMBER 26, 2011

Although lithium-air batteries—with high theoretical specific energies of up to ? Although lithium-air batteries—with high theoretical specific energies of up to ?3400 These side reactions deplete the electrolyte during cycling and limit the reversibility of Li-air batteries.

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AUGUST 24, 2020

Decoupled structural batteries outperform coupled versions. Cell-level specific-energy values versus corresponding elastic moduli of reported structural batteries, numbered by their references. The team performed a meta-analysis on reported structural batteries to develop their findings. Hopkins et al.

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APRIL 17, 2012

However, next-generation technologies delivering higher specific energy such as nickel cobalt manganese (NCM) and composite cathodes and high-capacity anodes (e.g., These developments could take the energy density of lithium-ion cells close to 300 Wh/kg. Li-ion technology and cost directions through 2030. Click to enlarge.

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APRIL 5, 2017

Ford is exploring a variety of “beyond Li-ion” solutions, including Lithium-sulfur, Lithium-air and solid-state lithium-ion batteries. A Li-air battery, with its air cathode, is a low-cost system, Anandan said. It also offers a high theoretical specific energy density.

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DECEMBER 13, 2011

A study led by researchers from Argonne National Laboratory reinforced that electrolyte solvent stability plays a key role in the performance of Lithium-air batteries, and that making advances in new electrolytes will be a key factor in reducing the large overpotential and improving reversibility of Li-air batteries.

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OCTOBER 24, 2013

Andrews in Scotland report in a paper in the journal Nature Materials that titanium carbide (TiC) may represent a viable, stable cathode for rechargeable lithium-air batteries. Li-air batteries are receiving intense interest because of their extremely high theoretical specific energy. Batteries'

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AUGUST 3, 2021

A team at the University of Münster has reviewed 53 studies that provide time- or technology-specific cost estimates for lithium-ion, solid-state, lithium–sulfur and lithium–air batteries among more than 2,000 publications related to the topic. 1 for advanced lithium-ion and $70 (kWh) ?1 Mauler et al.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2019

PolyPlus Battery Company a privately-held company focused on the development of the first rechargeable Li metal battery with a ionically conductive glass separator, has entered into the first stage of a joint development agreement with SK Innovation Co. Korea’s first and largest energy and chemical company.

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MAY 8, 2012

In addition to the NMC cathode materials, DEM is also providing phosphate cathode materials, said David Kalnecky, Global Business Director, Dow Energy Materials. Through Dow Energy Materials’ joint venture with Ube Industries, Advanced Electrolyte Technologies, the company offers functional electrolytes. Click to enlarge.

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MAY 5, 2010

The NZN concept relies on high energy density storage systems incorporated into the local grid, as well as efficient photovoltaic generation. Actually delivering commercially viable 500-mile batteries will require exascale computing—i.e., If we are going to create some of the batteries, you better be ready to crank out some cycles.”

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NOVEMBER 16, 2020

The Graz University of Technology (TU Graz) in Austria has launched the Christian Doppler (CD) Laboratory for Solid-State Batteries. The focus of the new CD laboratory is the reduction of interface resistances within the solid-state battery. Solid-state batteries would be a giant step towards area-wide e-mobility.

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MARCH 26, 2013

Carl Thompson sheds more light on the morphological evolution of Li 2 O 2 particles in Lithium-air batteries. Lithium-air (Li?O The nucleation, growth, and morphological evolution of Li 2 O 2 particles have not been thoroughly investigated to date.

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