Hydrogen, Lithium Air and Recharge

New aqueous rechargeable lithium battery shows good safety, high reliability, high energy density and low cost; another post Li-ion alternative

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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 The coated lithium metal is also very stable in the aqueous solution, with no hydrogen evolution observed. mol l -1 Li 2 SO 4 aqueous solution as electrolyte. Wang et al.

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Li-ion Low Cost Recharge Ni-Li

ARPA-E Selects 37 Projects for $106M in Funding in Second Round; Electrofuels, Better Batteries and Carbon Capture

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APRIL 30, 2010

Electrofuels approaches will use organisms able to extract energy from other sources, such as solar-derived electricity or hydrogen or earth-abundant metal ions. Novel Biological Conversion of Hydrogen and Carbon Dioxide Directly into Biodiesel. Reducing equivalent: Hydrogen; Organism: Cupriavidus necator; Product: Biodiesel.

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Carbon Li-ion Battery Batteries

Argonne study highlights importance of electrolyte solvent stability for Li-air batteries, finds silane electrolytes promising

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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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Li-ion Lithium Air Battery Batteries

NRC report concludes US LDVs could cut oil consumption and GHGs by 80% by 2050; reliance on plug-ins, biofuels and hydrogen; strong policies mandatory

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MARCH 18, 2013

Achieving those goals will will be difficult—but not impossible to meet—and will necessitate a combination of more efficient vehicles; the use of alternative fuels such as biofuels, electricity, and hydrogen; and strong government policies to overcome high costs and influence consumer choices. Vehicles operating on hydrogen.

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Hydrogen Oil Plug-in Fuel Economy

Researchers Develop Lithium-Water Electrochemical Cell for the Controlled Generation of H2 and Electricity

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MAY 14, 2010

Schematic representation and operating principles of the lithium–water electrochemical cell used for hydrogen generation: (1) external circuit and (2) inside of lithium–water electrochemical cell. Simultaneously, hydrogen gas is generated on the cathode. Source: Wang et al. Click to enlarge. Wang et al.

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Water Lithium Ion Li-ion Hydrogen

Toyota outlines eco-car plans, battery research progress

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NOVEMBER 18, 2010

TMC is continuing development of a sedan-type fuel-cell hybrid vehicle (FCHV), with sales aimed to start in around 2015 in Japan, theUS and Europe—markets in which hydrogen supply infrastructure is expected to develop. Fuel Cell Vehicles.

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Toyota Battery Batteries Japan

MIT team discovers new family of materials with best performance yet for oxygen evolution reaction; implications for fuel cells and Li-air batteries

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

MIT researchers have found a new family of highly active catalyst materials that provides the best performance yet in the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) in electrochemical water-splitting—a key requirement for energy storage and delivery systems such as advanced fuel cells and lithium-air batteries. —Grimaud et al. “We

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MIT Fuel Water Battery

New PNNL electrolyte may enable use of lithium anodes in very high capacity advanced batteries

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FEBRUARY 24, 2015

Researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) have developed a new electrolyte that allows lithium-sulfur, lithium-metal and lithium-air batteries to operate at 99% efficiency, while having a high current density and without growing dendrites that short-circuit rechargeable batteries.

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Battery Batteries Lithium Sulfur Recharge

Technical review outlines challenges for both batteries and fuel cells as basis for electric vehicles

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OCTOBER 26, 2015

Hydrogen produced via electrolysis using the EU mix or by natural gas reforming would exceed the target.). In some studies it has been noted that the adequate BEV range perceived by the customer could be lower if the recharging time would be sufficiently short. Source: Gröger et al. Click to enlarge. kgH 2 /min.

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Lithium Sulfur Electric Vehicles Li-ion Fuel

Jülich, ORNL researchers advance high energy density iron-air batteries

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NOVEMBER 18, 2017

A deeper understanding of the charging and discharging reactions is viewed as the key for the further development of this type of rechargeable battery to market maturity. Eichel, Nina Balke (2017) “Understanding the nanoscale redox-behavior of iron-anodes for rechargeable iron-air batteries” Nano Energy 41 doi: 10.1016/j.nanoen.2017.10.023.

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Energy Battery Batteries Lithium Ion

DOE awards $54M to 13 projects for transformational manufacturing technologies and materials; top two awards go to carbon fiber materials and electrodes for next-gen batteries

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JUNE 12, 2012

The top two awards, one of $9 million to a project led by Dow Chemical, and one of $8.999 million to a project led by PolyPlus, will fund projects tackling, respectively, the manufacturing of low-cost carbon fibers and the manufacturing of electrodes for ultra-high-energy-density lithium-sulfur, lithium-seawater and lithium-air batteries.

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Carbon Fiber Manufacturer Carbon Lithium Sulfur

Berkeley Lab study suggests subsurface structures responsible for dendrite formation with Li metal anodes

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DECEMBER 19, 2013

Researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have shed new light on the formation of dendrites in high energy density rechargeable batteries with lithium metal anodes. 3.040 V vs. the standard hydrogen electrode). Armand (2001) “Issues and challenges facing rechargeable lithium batteries.” Energy Environ.

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Li-ion Recharge Polymer Battery

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New aqueous rechargeable lithium battery shows good safety, high reliability, high energy density and low cost; another post Li-ion alternative

ARPA-E Selects 37 Projects for $106M in Funding in Second Round; Electrofuels, Better Batteries and Carbon Capture

Argonne study highlights importance of electrolyte solvent stability for Li-air batteries, finds silane electrolytes promising

NRC report concludes US LDVs could cut oil consumption and GHGs by 80% by 2050; reliance on plug-ins, biofuels and hydrogen; strong policies mandatory

Researchers Develop Lithium-Water Electrochemical Cell for the Controlled Generation of H2 and Electricity

Toyota outlines eco-car plans, battery research progress

MIT team discovers new family of materials with best performance yet for oxygen evolution reaction; implications for fuel cells and Li-air batteries

New PNNL electrolyte may enable use of lithium anodes in very high capacity advanced batteries

Technical review outlines challenges for both batteries and fuel cells as basis for electric vehicles

Jülich, ORNL researchers advance high energy density iron-air batteries

DOE awards $54M to 13 projects for transformational manufacturing technologies and materials; top two awards go to carbon fiber materials and electrodes for next-gen batteries

Berkeley Lab study suggests subsurface structures responsible for dendrite formation with Li metal anodes

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