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Moscow is now actively developing its charging infrastructure for electric buses. Currently there are 202 charging structure in the city; Moscow will install another 115 ultra-fast charging stations for electric buses. Ultra-fast charging stations for Moscow electric buses.
Toshiba Corporation will supply the battery for the United Kingdom’s first 2MW scale lithium-titanate battery based Energy Storage System (ESS) to support grid management. The company’s 1MWh SCiB battery will be installed in a primary substation in central England in September.
An international research team from Tsinghua University, MIT and Argonne National Laboratory has discovered a series of novel lithiumtitanate hydrates that show better electrochemical performances compared to all the Li 2 O–TiO 2 materials reported so far—including those after nanostructuring, doping and/or coating.
Hydro-Québec (Canada) and Technifin (South Africa) have entered into an intellectual property collaboration agreement relating to the licensing of their respective intellectual property (IP) in lithiumtitanate spinel oxide (LTO) technologies, notably for lithium-ion battery applications.
Researchers at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and Jilin University in Changchun/China have investigated a highly promising anode material for future high-performance batteries: lithium lanthanum titanate with a perovskite crystal structure (LLTO). However, negative electrodes made of graphite have a low charging rate.
Altairnano has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Shenhua Science & Technology and its research affiliate, the National Institute of Clean and Low-carbon Energy (NICE), jointly to develop, deploy and promote industrial applications of lithiumtitanate-based energy storage systems in China.
Foothill Transit, the primary public transportation provider for the San Gabriel and Pomona Valleys in Los Angeles County, California, is launching a heavy-duty, fast charging, fully electric bus line at the Pomona Transit Center on 27 September.
A team of scientists led by the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has captured in real time how lithium ions move in lithiumtitanate (LTO), a fast-charging battery electrode material made of lithium, titanium, and oxygen.
XALT Energy has introduced a high-performance Lithium Titanium Oxide (LTO) cell that it says has achieved better cycle life performance over a wider range of operating conditions than any lithium-ion cell ever built. They easily fit applications requiring extremely high power-to-energy ratios and where safety is critical.
The new fleet will use Toshiba’s Rechargeable Batteries (SCiB), a safe rechargeable battery solution with high-rate performance and long-life capabilities that is used in a wide range of applications, from EVs to grid energy storage. V, with gravimetric energy density of 90 Wh/kg and volumetric density of 177 Wh/L. Earlier post.).
As reported in a paper in the journal Nature , the disordered rock salt Li 3+x V 2 O 5 can be used as a fast-charging anode that can reversibly cycle two lithium ions at an average voltage of about 0.6 The capacity and energy will be a little bit lower than graphite, but it’s faster, safer and has a longer life.
The SCiB cells use lithiumtitanate oxide in the battery anode, enabling rapid charge times and a long battery life, with stable power discharge in a wide range of environments. The SCiB charges in about half the time of a typical Li-ion battery, Toshiba says. times that of other Li-ion batteries.
Energy Innovation Group Ltd. EIG), a South Korean manufacturer of large format lithium-ion polymer battery cell technology, has developed a high performance lithiumtitanate oxide (LTO) anode cell targeting and enabling applications requiring high charge/discharge rates, long cycle life, and broad operating temperature range.
higher energy capacity than lithiumtitanate (Li 4 Ti 5 O 12 , LTO). Charge-discharge curve of the new material vs. LTO. According to AIST, the material can lower costs because it does not contain lithium. Sodium titanate (Na 2 Ti 3 O 7 ) is used as a starting material. Click to enlarge.
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. Murray, Jr.,
will provide a 2MW ALTI-ESS Advantage advanced energy storage system to provide ramp-rate control for smoothing the power fluctuations associated with photovoltaic applications in addition to frequency regulation for the San Fermin 26 MW photovoltaic solar farm in Loiza, Puerto Rico. Altair Nanotechnologies Inc.
Johnson Controls’ 12-V LithiumTitanate battery will power advanced start-stop vehicles. At the upcoming Detroit Auto Show, Johnson Controls will unveil a new 12V LithiumTitanate battery developed in collaboration with Toshiba for advanced start-stop applications. Click to enlarge. Source: Toshiba. Click to enlarge.
In an interview with the Financial Times , Shoshi Kawatsu, general manager of Toshiba’s Super Charge Battery (SCiB) division, said that the company expects to sign up about five car companies as customers for its new SCiB lithium-ion battery ( earlier post ). Earlier post.). Earlier post.).
Ltd ( CATL ), a leading global supplier and manufacturer of lithium-ion battery products for electric vehicles (EVs) and energy storage facilities, is renewing its commitment to the US market by opening its first North American sales and service facility. Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. GWh shipped in 2017.
Fast charging is seen as a solution for range and recharging time issues for EVs. However, a critical barrier to fast charging is temperature. Now, a team from Penn State has devised an approach that enables 15-min fast charging of Li-ion batteries in any temperatures (even at ? C charge at 10 °C and C/1.5
While this investment will help Proterra commercialize its electric bus and fast-charging technology, it also helps to address the future challenges of urban mobility. with additional buses to be added, and new buses and charging stations are also headed to San Antonio and Tallahassee, Fla., Proterra Inc. later this year.
A Proterra 40-foot Catalyst XR (extended range) electric bus drove 258 miles (415 miles) on a single charge under test conditions at Michelin’s Laurens Proving Grounds (LPG). The Catalyst XR configuration for the max mileage test used 8 NMC Li-ion battery packs, with a total energy capacity of 257 kWh. Earlier post.).
The new material allows the battery to be charged to 50% of full capacity in six minutes while the traditional graphite-based lithium-ion battery would be just 10 percent charged at the same current, said Hansan Liu, lead author of the paper.
Each battery system is made up of three structurally identical standard containers, each of which contains 12 battery modules with lithiumtitanate (LTO) cells. The standard container has an energy content of 15.2 Long-term charging and discharging amounts to 50 kW, but can reach up to 80 kW.
Kokam has successfully deployed two Lithium Nickel Manganese Cobalt (NMC) Oxide Energy Storage Systems (ESSs)—a 24-megawatt (MW) system / 9-megawatt hour (MWh) and a 16 MW / 6 MWh system—for frequency regulation on the South Korean electricity grid.
With the new TerraVolt XR extended-range battery, Proterra buses can now be configured to travel up to 180 miles (290 km) between charges. This newest high energy density battery complements the existing TerraVolt FC fast-charge battery which has been extensively tested over nearly one million customer revenue miles.
XALT Energy (originally founded in 2009 as Dow-Kokam, LLC), a leading developer and manufacturer of lithium-ion batteries, signed a global exclusive agreement with Hybrid Kinetic Group (HK Group) of China for the supply of its LithiumTitanate (LTO) batteries from its manufacturing facilities in Midland, Michigan for all-electric buses in China.
A key question for the segment is the nature of the energy storage for the system. GWh energy storage opportunity in 2024, Lux sats that Li-ion battery systems will have the inside track for the segment, with Li-ion batteries with traditional anodes representing more than than 2.7 Noting a predicted 3.7 GWh of the total market.
The Naoi Lab earlier used the ultracentrifugal (>75000 N) technology to develop a Li-ion capacitor with a negative electrode made from CNFs and lithiumtitanate (Li 4 Ti 5 O 12 , LTO). The podded pea type, on the other hand, has a high specific gravity, making it easy to enhance the energy density.
The eGen Flex electric hybrid system includes a new drive unit, inverter and rechargeable energy storage system. The energy storage system incorporates the latest LithiumTitanate (LTO) technology, which significantly increases energy density, allows for faster charging and enables pure electric (engine off) extended range capability.
Researchers at MIT have devised a new pulsed laser deposition technique to make thinner lithium electrolytes using less heat, promising faster charging and potentially higher-voltage solid-state lithium ion batteries. The findings are reported in a paper in Nature Energy.
Swiss battery manufacturer Leclanché SA ( earlier post ) and China-based Zhejiang Narada Power Source Co Ltd, a global battery manufacturer, announced a strategic partnership for the manufacturing and development of lithium-ion battery technology for the Chinese and global markets. GWh fabrication facility in 2017.
The Solar Impulse 2 —the solar airplane that recently completed a round-the-world flight— used batteries from Kokam, based on that company’s advanced Ultra High EnergyLithium Nickel Manganese Cobalt (NMC) Oxide (Ultra High Energy NMC) technology. The Solar Impulse uses four 38.5
Indium coatings also undergo reversible alloying reactions with lithium ions, facilitating design of high-capacity hybrid In-Li anodes that use both alloying and plating approaches for charge storage. Batteries with metallic anodes, such as lithium metal, promise significantly higher storage capacity. —Choudhury et al.
has conducted ballistic tests on battery cells using its unique Lithium Ion NANO battery technology and determined that even when these cells are shot they do not experience thermal runaway.
Khalil Amine, Senior Scientist and Manager of Argonne National Laboratory’s advanced Lithium Battery Program, provided an update on some of the activities at Argonne on advanced high-power systems for hybrid-electric (HEV) and high-energy systems for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV). New titanate system for HEVs.
Within the same volumetric footprint as that in the original Catalyst XR, the new energy storage system now holds 28% more energy at 330 kWh. All current Catalyst XR customers that are still waiting on their buses to be delivered will receive a complimentary upgrade to the higher energy level. Energy efficiency MPGe.
Nearly six times more efficient than a diesel or CNG bus, the Catalyst is also ~15% more energy efficient per mile than its closest competitor’s electric bus on the same test (BYD, which averaged 1.988 kWh/mile), which translates to a lower lifetime energy consumption of 15%. Click to enlarge. The Catalyst conquered a 15.5%
In our constant endeavor to improve the batteries, lithium titanium oxide, Li 4 Ti 5 O 12 (hereafter denoted as LTO), as anode materials hold a true significant position. LTO has a theoretical capacity of 175 mA h g -1 and has a spinel structure (space group Fd3m), which favors high rate charging and discharging. 6b00895.
The study, a companion to one released in January 2009 that analyzed the technical and cost tradeoffs of competing alternative power-train technologies, addresses the two principal variables in BCG’s analysis of the developing market for electric cars: the technical attributes and the costs of lithium-ion batteries for electric-vehicle applications.
The California Energy Commission (CEC) awarded a $3-million grant to leading battery-electric bus manufacturer Proterra as one of 46 transportation, energy storage, biogas and efficiency projects receiving a total of $83.7 This system can be recharged on-route in less than ten minutes with a 500kW charge rate.
These projects, selected through a highly competitive process by the Department of Energy (DOE), are intended to accelerate the development of US manufacturing capacity for batteries and electric drive components as well as the deployment of electric drive vehicles. . Production of high energy density nano-carbon for ultracapacitors.
Swiss energy storage provider Leclanché has developed a new Li-ion battery cell called XN50, which features Echion Technologies’ XNO, a niobium-based active anode material. Studies have shown less than 3% capacity loss and less than 15% resistance growth after 1,000 2C/2C charge/discharge cycles at 45° C.
LTO batteries have applications in various sectors, including electric vehicles (EVs), two-wheeler and three-wheeler EVs, commercial vehicles, and energy storage systems. Additionally, BIS approval validates the rapid charging capabilities of LTO batteries, paving the way for faster charging infrastructure and improved user convenience.
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