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SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

Fraunhofer IWS in Dresden, Germany will hold its 3rd annual workshop on Lithium-sulfur batteries from 12-13 November 2014. As with the prior Lithium-Sulfur Battery Workshops in 2012 and 2013, this year’s symposium will bring together an international audience of scientists and industrial customers.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2014

UK-based Lithium-sulfur battery company OXIS Energy ( earlier post ) reported developing a Lithium-sulfur cell achieving in excess of 300 Wh/kg. The OXIS scientific team expects to achieve a goal of an energy density in excess of 400 Wh/kg by the end of 2016 and in excess of 500Wh/kg by the end of 2018.

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AUGUST 19, 2015

Under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program, the EU has launched ALISE (Advanced Lithium Sulfur battery for xEV), a pan-European collaboration focused on the development and commercial scale-up of new materials and on the understanding of the electrochemical processes involved in lithium-sulfur technology.

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APRIL 23, 2018

The “classic” high-energy capacity Lithium-sulfur battery is predicated on the use of a sulfur-based cathode and a Lithium-metal anode. Among the issues hampering the commercialization of this attractive technology are the safety and performance issues associated with the use of the lithium-metal anode.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

BioSolar, a developer of energy storage technology and materials, has begun development of a high energy anode for current- and next-generation lithium batteries. David Vonlanthen, a project scientist and energy storage expert at University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB).). Earlier post.).

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OCTOBER 5, 2015

The competitively bid contract award is co-funded by the US Department of Energy (DOE) and includes a 50% cost-share by NOHMs. The company is also commercializing its electrolyte work (NanoLyte) for use by other manufacturers with a variety of cathode chemistries (e.g., LCO, NCA, LMNO, NMC and others).

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FEBRUARY 19, 2014

The high stability of these electrolytes enables batteries that can work at very high temperatures, high voltages and with next-generation “beyond lithium-ion” technologies like lithium-sulfur and metal-air batteries. Boulder Ionics Corp.,

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MAY 16, 2014

Researchers at Tsinghua University have combined two types of carbon materials to create a new composite sulfur cathode material for a high-energy and high-power lithium-sulfur battery. 2014) “ Hierarchical Nanostructured Carbon/Sulfur Hybrid Cathode for High-Performance Lithium-Sulfur Battery ,” IMLB 17.

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JANUARY 9, 2013

Researchers at Stanford University and SLAC led by Stanford associate professor Yi Cui have used a sulfur–TiO 2 yolk–shell design for a cathode material for a lithium-sulfur battery that achieved an initial specific capacity of 1,030?mAh?g This is the highest performing sulfur cathode in the world, as far as we know.

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JANUARY 12, 2024

Tiamat was one of 11 top-performing technology startups honoured with a Stellantis Ventures Award in 2023, and is the first company in the world to have recently commercialized a sodium-ion technology in an electrified product. Sodium-ion technology offers a lower cost per kilowatt-hour and is free of lithium and cobalt.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2015

A team from the China University of Geosciences has taken a novel approach to stabilizing Lithium-sulfur batteries by functionalizing the carbon-sulfur cathode with DNA. Rechargeable lithium/sulfur battery promises an appealing candidate for energy storage to power portable devices and electric vehicles.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 12, 2024

Stellantis Ventures, the corporate venture fund of Stellantis, today announced its participation as a strategic investor in Tiamat, a France-based company that is developing and commercializing sodium-ion battery technology. Sodium-ion technology offers a lower cost per kilowatt-hour and is free of lithium and cobalt.

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MAY 2, 2017

Li-sulfur batteries are looked to as a likely next-generation higher energy density energy storage system due to the high theoretical capacity, low cost and high earth abundance of sulfur. A paper on their work is published in the ACS journal Nano Letters. Junzheng Chen, Wesley A. Henderson, Huilin Pan, Brian R.

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MAY 11, 2009

Saft has signed an agreement with ESMA , a Russian company, to cooperate in the development, production and commercialization of supercapacitors based on ESMA’s technology. ESMA’s patented asymmetric nickel capacitors feature one battery electrode mated with a double layer charge storage (capacitor) electrode.

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JANUARY 29, 2023

At the same time the cost of lithium-ion battery packs declined 87% between 2008 and 2021. However, there is still much room for improvement in terms of energy density, price and overall performance. Some of the most promising chemistries under development include lithium-sulfur, lithium-air, and solid-state lithium-ion batteries.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2012

Ovonic has been researching MH-Air as a next-generation energy storage system. BASF has acquired Ovonic Battery Company (OBC), a wholly owned subsidiary of Energy Conversion Devices Inc. Source: Ovonic. Click to enlarge. Based in Rochester Hills, Mich., Earlier post.).

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NOVEMBER 28, 2012

gas, the first step in the commercial process of converting natural. ARPA-E OPEN 2012 selections: Transportation Energy Storage. that could improve the amount of energy storage allowing an. Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. innovative water-based, lithium-sulfur battery. gas to liquid fuels.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2012

Researchers in China are proposing a new strategy for addressing some of the issues limiting the commercialization of high energy density lithium-sulfur batteries ( earlier post ): using small sulfur allotropes (different forms of the same element)—i.e., sulfur batteries, such as Li?S,

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NOVEMBER 5, 2015

In 2012, the US Department of Energy (DOE) awarded $120 million over five years to establish a new Batteries and Energy Storage Hub known as the Joint Center for Energy Storage Research (JCESR). Earlier post.) The JCESR award, based on results, is renewable one time for another 5 years.). Click to enlarge.

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JUNE 5, 2009

The combination of lithium and manganese rich mixed metal oxides extends the operating time between charges, increases the calendar life and improves the inherent safety of lithium-ion cells. Lithium cobalt oxide materials, he noted, introduced in 1991, still have a more than 60% market share. Earlier post.).

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OCTOBER 19, 2016

This work, published in an open-access paper in ACS Central Science , provides a level of detailed understanding that can help researchers take the next steps toward bringing Li metal anodes to commercial reality. However, the Li-metal electrodes in these next-generation batteries are especially prone to forming dendrites.

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MAY 28, 2015

Small businesses that win awards in these programs keep the rights to any technology developed and are encouraged to commercialize the technology. While the original charter of the program focused on technological innovation, the current programs have evolved to have a greater focus on commercialization. Organization. Description.

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AUGUST 28, 2015

The Bosch-Seeo link up highlights the strategic importance of advanced energy storage for the automotive value chain. Seeo’s technology will require quite a bit more investment and time before it is ready for a commercial debut. Earlier post.).

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FEBRUARY 11, 2012

Vorbeck Materials , a startup company based in Jessup, Maryland, is using a Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)-developed method for developing graphene for better lithium air and lithium sulfur batteries. The US Department of Energy (DOE) is now kicking off a second year of “America’s Next Top Energy Innovator.”.

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MAY 16, 2016

As often stated, Li-sulfur batteries are extremely attractive as high-capacity next-generation energy storage systems due to their high theoretical specific capacity (S: 1675 mAh g -1) and excellent theoretical energy density (2600 Wh kg -1 ), low cost, environment friendliness and abundance. 2016.05.024.

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APRIL 28, 2016

Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries are of great interest as next-generation energy storage solutions, especially for electric vehicles, due to their high energy density, low production cost and environmental friendliness.

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DECEMBER 21, 2015

Balsara and DeSimone have also co-founded a startup company called Blue Current, which aims to commercialize a perfluoropolyether-based nonflammable electrolyte they developed together (described in a 2014 PNAS paper, Wong et al. earlier post ). However, the intermediates were found to be insoluble in the glass-polymer electrolyte.

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DECEMBER 4, 2013

Discovery of new cathode materials with higher energy density is, thus, a key to realizing more efficient energy storage systems. Recently, lithium?sulfur sulfur (Li/S) and lithium?oxygen 5 times the energy density of conventional Li ion cells. Charging involves the reverse process. Maroni, Steve M.

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APRIL 11, 2015

Despite the theoretical promise of Li-sulfur batteries (energy density of 2567 Wh kg ?1 1 , more than 5x that of commercial Li-ion batteries; sulfur is abundant, nontoxic, and inexpensive), practical application has been hampered by a number of challenges. Batteries Graphene Li-Sulfur' Credit: ACS, Li et al.

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APRIL 30, 2010

The US Department of Energy is awarding $106 million in funding for 37 research projects selected in the second round by the DOE’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E). Better Batteries - Batteries for Electrical Energy Storage in Transportation (BEEST). Earlier post.). Earlier post.) Lead organization.

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AUGUST 10, 2011

Light-weighting materials : Five projects awarded to accelerate commercial availability of lighter weight vehicles using advanced materials that dramatically reduce vehicle weight while maintaining the highest safety standards. Light-weighting materials. Advanced cells and design technology for electric drive batteries. Grantee Description.

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