Green Car Congress

AUGUST 2, 2012

The US Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) has selected 19 new projects to receive a total of $43 million to develop breakthrough energy storage technologies and support promising small businesses. Advanced Management And Protection Of Energy-Storage Devices (AMPED).

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 11, 2023

Tests conducted by Titirici Group , a multidisciplinary research team based at Imperial College London, have found that a novel carbon nanotube electrode material derived from CO 2 —produced by Estonian nanotech company UP Catalyst ( earlier post )—enhances the cyclability of sodium-ion batteries.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

GE’s Energy Storage business announced $63 million in new Durathon sodium-halide battery orders since the business launched in July. The technology is unique because it can function in a variety of extreme conditions and store as much energy as lead-acid batteries twice its size while lasting up to 10 times as long.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 16, 2012

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has awarded $250,000 to each of eight companies and research centers to develop working prototypes for a wide range of energy-storage technologies. The recipients are all members of the NY Battery and Energy Storage Technology ( NY-BEST ) Consortium.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Solid-state sodium battery company LiNa Energy ( earlier post ) has closed out a £3.5-million LiNa Energy, a spin-out from Lancaster University, established in 2017, is commercializing a safe, cobalt- and lithium-free solid-state sodium battery. —Dr Gene Lewis, CEO of LiNa Energy. million (US$4.8-million)

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 28, 2019

Natron Energy , a developer of new battery cell technology based on Prussian Blue analogue electrodes and a sodium-ion electrolyte, has closed a strategic investment by Chevron Technology Ventures (CTV) to support the development of stationary energy storage systems for demand charge management at electric vehicle (EV) charging stations.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 28, 2014

The study, which provides a joint industry analysis of how different types of batteries are used in different automotive applications, concludes that lead-based batteries will by necessity remain the most wide-spread energy storage system in automotive applications for the foreseeable future. Sodium-nickel chloride batteries.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2014

company, and a leading supplier of specialty batteries and energy storage solutions for the defense, aerospace, medical, commercial and grid energy storage markets, will receive a $3-million award from the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy to further develop their catalytic energy storage technology.

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Green Car Congress

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. Lithium-air storage systems that could have applications in vehicle or grid systems. Murray, Jr., million in cost-sharing by recipients for a total of $15.3

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Green Car Congress

JULY 18, 2011

In its new report Energy Storage on the Grid (ESG), Pike Research forecasts that global spending in the ESG market will reach a little over $22 billion over the next 10 years. Energy storage on the grid is reaching a turning point. Installed revenue by ESG technology, worldwide. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

Haldor Topsøe A/S, a global market leader in catalysis and related process technologies, recently acquired 18% of the shares in sodium-ion battery technology company Faradion Ltd, based in Sheffield, UK. Other partners in the investment included Finance Yorkshire’s Seedcorn Fund and Rising Stars Growth Fund II LP.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 15, 2015

British battery R&D company Faradion has demonstrated a proof-of-concept electric bike powered by sodium-ion batteries at the headquarters of Williams Advanced Engineering, which collaborated in the development of the bike. Sodium-ion intercalation batteries—i.e., Click to enlarge. Oxford University was also a partner.

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CN EV Post

APRIL 16, 2023

In the passenger car segment, sodium-ion batteries can generally meet the needs of models with a range of up to 400 kilometers, a CATL executive previously said. CATL's sodium-ion batteries are not far from starting to be installed in vehicles, after the Chinese power battery giant unveiled the new batteries in July 2021.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

The researchers have already founded a start-up company for its realization. The research group of Professor Xiangwu Zhang from North Carolina State University presents the concept of high-performance sodium-ion batteries that applies special electrode preparation methods.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 12, 2024

Stellantis Ventures became a strategic investor of France-based Tiamat, which is developing and commercializing sodium-ion battery technology. It named Tiamat as one of 11 top-performing technology startups, honoring the French company with the Stellantis Ventures Award in 2023. Sodium is also available abundantly around the world.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 1, 2022

Reliance New Energy Solar Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Reliance Industries Ltd, will acquire 100% shareholding in sodium-ion battery developer Faradion Limited ( earlier post ) for an enterprise value of £100 million (US$135 million). Sodium is the sixth-most abundant element on the planet.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 7, 2019

Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Material and Beam Technology IWS in Dresden have developed a new battery cell production process that coats the electrodes of the energy storage cells with a dry film instead of liquid chemicals. This simplified process saves energy and eliminates toxic solvents. © Fraunhofer IWS.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 15, 2020

The California Sustainable Energy Entrepreneur Development (CalSEED) program announced that the fourth cohort of innovative clean energy concepts has been approved by the California Energy Commission (CEC); 28 companies out of 212 were selected to receive grants of $150,000 each. the cost of energy storage?by

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Global VC funding for Battery Storage, Smart Grid, and Efficiency companies in 9M 2020 was slightly down with over $1.9 Battery Storage. In 9M 2020, corporate funding for Battery Storage companies totaled $3.5 In 9M 2020, corporate funding for Battery Storage companies totaled $3.5

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 21, 2020

Mercom Capital Group, llc, a global clean energy research and communications firm, released its report on funding and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity for the Battery Storage, Smart Grid, and Energy Efficiency sectors for 2019. Battery Storage. billion compared to $2.8 billion raised in 2018. billion in 2018.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2014

PowerStream’s microgrid demonstration project marks the next phase of the company’s efforts to support smart grid development at the provincial level and leverage innovative “smart” technologies in Ontario’s electricity sector.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 8, 2009

The sodium alanate material used to store the hydrogen resides within the tubes. Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories have successfully designed and demonstrated key features of a hydrogen storage system that utilizes a complex metal hydride material—sodium alanate. Jim Spearot, GM lead executive for hydrogen storage.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 16, 2022

TerraPower, a nuclear innovation company, has closed an equity raise that yields a minimum of $750 million. SK Group is among South Korea’s largest energy providers and the second-largest conglomerate. TerraPower will continue to be a privately held company. This is one of the largest advanced nuclear fundraises to-date.

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

According to the public service infrastructure company, it is looking to expand the renewable energy project to a whopping 5 GW by the end of the decade. . It also tests the role of this technology in the integration between clean energy and energy storage to achieve maximum efficiency and reliability,” Al Tayer said.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 4, 2021

The companies are evaluating several potential locations in the state. The Natrium technology has a 345MW sodium fast reactor coupled with a molten salt-based integrated energy storage system that will provide clean, flexible energy and stability for the grid.

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Electric Vehicles India

AUGUST 22, 2021

CATL unveils new sodium-ion battery for electric vehicles . The Contemporary Amperex Technology Ltd (CATL), the world’s largest electric car battery maker has unveiled a new battery that runs on the affordable and abundantly available sodium instead of lithium. CATL unveils new sodium-ion battery. and Volkswagen AG.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 9, 2024

Northvolt has introduced a sodium-ion battery for energy storage systems. The cell has been validated for specific energy exceeding 160 Wh/kg at Northvolt Labs in Västerås, Sweden. Northvolt developed the sodium-ion technology for the battery together with research partner Altris.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 1, 2017

An open-access paper on the work is published in the RSC journal Energy & Environmental Science. lithium, sodium or potassium) on a copper–carbon cathode current collector at a voltage of more than 3.0 Attempts to develop Li-alloy anodes have generally failed to provide the volumetric energy density required for portable batteries.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2010

We are funding innovative projects in a number of key areas which include internal combustion engine technologies, energy storage and management, lightweight structures and new propulsion technologies. High energy sodium-nickel battery cell for EV application (Acronym: NINACELL).

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 31, 2010

In 2001, Railpower launched the first hybrid electric switching locomotive in North America, using battery energy storage, called the Green Goat. Railpower sold about 55 Green Goats before the company filed for bankruptcy. Several Green Goats caught fire and were destroyed. Advanced lead acid batteries will make inroads as well.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 23, 2016

MIT professor Donald Sadoway and his team have demonstrated a long-cycle-life calcium-metal-based liquid-metal rechargeable battery for grid-scale energy storage, overcoming the problems that have precluded the use of the element: its high melting temperature, high reactivity and unfavorably high solubility in molten salts.

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Plug In India

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Demand for the element is so great for applications including electric vehicles, portable electronic devices, and stationary energy units, that lithium mining companies are struggling to keep up. In addition, about 90% of the world’s supply of lithium is controlled by Chinese companies. They both are alkaline metals.

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Baua Electric

AUGUST 20, 2024

US-based startup Natron Energy has announced plans to build a sodium-ion battery gigafactory in the US. The company said it will invest $1.4 Natron sodium-ion solutions outperform, are significantly safer and are far more sustainable than lithium-ion options,” the company said.

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EV Central

JANUARY 22, 2024

The global auto giant Stellantis has done a deal with a French battery-maker to secure fresh sodium-ion battery technology for its future EVs that could see electric cars finally undercut petrol cars on purchase price. Not that sodium-ion batteries are perfect, not just yet at least. READ MORE: Range anxiety solved?

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Baua Electric

JULY 22, 2024

But a new way to firm up the world’s electricity grids is fast developing: sodium-ion batteries. This emerging energy storage technology could be a game-changer – enabling our grids to run on 100% renewables. At present, lithium-ion batteries are the primary storage technology but are best for short-term storage.

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Baua Electric

JULY 22, 2024

But a new way to firm up the world’s electricity grids is fast developing: sodium-ion batteries. This emerging energy storage technology could be a game-changer – enabling our grids to run on 100% renewables. At present, lithium-ion batteries are the primary storage technology but are best for short-term storage.

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Baua Electric

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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