Molten Salt, Renewable and Sodium

New long-duration, extended capacity Na-Al battery design for grid storage

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MARCH 2, 2023

Researchers led by the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) have extended the capacity and duration of sodium-aluminum batteries. The new sodium-based molten salt battery uses two distinct reactions. The team previously reported a neutral molten salt reaction.

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UCSD researchers improve method to recycle and renew used cathodes from Li-ion batteries via eutectic molten salts

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APRIL 18, 2019

Illustration of the process to restore lithium ions to degraded NMC cathodes using eutectic molten salts at ambient pressure. The team is tuning this process so that it can be used to recycle any type of cathode materials used in lithium-ion and sodium-ion batteries. The work was published in Advanced Energy Materials.

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Molten-Salt Battery Freezes Energy Over a Whole Season

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APRIL 15, 2022

As the pressure to decarbonize electricity grids mounts, so does the need to have long-term storage options for power generated from renewables. Scientists have been looking for solutions in gravity energy storage , thermal or geothermal storage , and also molten-salt batteries.

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Sodium Batteries Challenge Lithium-Ion On Cost, Supply Chain

CleanTechnica EVs

JANUARY 14, 2024

Having crossed some technical hurdles, low cost sodium batteries are hurtling towards the market for grid energy storage, EVs, and more. The post Sodium Batteries Challenge Lithium-Ion On Cost, Supply Chain appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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PNNL: single-crystal nickel-rich cathode holds promise for next-generation Li-ion batteries

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DECEMBER 11, 2020

The PNNL researchers have developed a process to grow high-performance crystals in molten salts—sodium chloride, common table salt—at high temperature. The work was funded by DOE’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy’s Vehicle Technologies Office.

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Lux: Li-ion dominating grid storage market with 90% of 2014 proposals

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MARCH 5, 2015

Molten salt batteries still account for a majority of installations by energy capacity, because of NGK Insulators’ early lead, but are no longer the technology of choice, according to Lux. Demand management and renewable connected systems are driving the primary grid storage applications.

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Natrium reactor demonstration project slated for Wyoming

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JUNE 4, 2021

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. TerraPower and PacifiCorp announced efforts to advance a Natrium reactor demonstration project at a retiring coal plant in Wyoming.

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BASF announces winners of the open innovation contest on energy storage

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NOVEMBER 24, 2015

The winning concepts were: A molten air battery that uses a molten salt electrolyte at elevated temperature from Professor Stuart Licht at George Washington University. The Open Innovation Contest, initiated by BASF at the beginning of February, aims to find ideas for the storage of energy from renewable energy sources.

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Energy storage: the key to a decarbonised future

Setec Powerr

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

We are transitioning from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources such as wind and solar, and the use of energy storage is becoming more widespread. Others solid battery types are nickel-cadmium and sodium-sulphur, while zinc-air is emerging. Technologies include energy storage with molten salt and liquid air or cryogenic storage.

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The world’s only coal-to-nuclear reactor plant just broke ground in Wyoming

Baua Electric

JUNE 11, 2024

How the Natrium nuclear reactor plant works The project features a 345 MW sodium-cooled fast reactor with a molten salt-based energy storage system. The energy storage capability allows the plant to integrate seamlessly with renewable resources and is the only advanced reactor design with this feature.

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Western Hydrogen produces first hydrogen from Molten Salt Gasification pilot plant

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2013

Molten Salt Gasification Process. Western Hydrogen Limited reported first production of hydrogen from its Molten Salt Gasification (MSG) pilot plant in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta. The MSG process occurs in a single high-pressure reactor in which a carbon-based feedstock and water react with a molten salt bath.

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Hydro-Québec and Technifin form partnership to license lithium titanate spinel oxide (LTO) technologies for Li-ion battery applications

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OCTOBER 21, 2011

It primarily exploits renewable generating options, in particular hydropower, and supports the development of wind energy through purchases from independent power producers. A number of licences have recently been granted for patents within the IP pooled portfolio. Its sole shareholder is the Québec government.

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IEA/OECD Report Concludes Nuclear Power Could Provide 24% of Global Electricity by 2050

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JUNE 19, 2010

Nuclear energy is one of the key low-carbon energy technologies that can contribute, alongside energy efficiency, renewable energies and carbon capture and storage, to the decarbonization of electricity supply by 2050. Sodium-cooled fast reactor (SFR). Molten Salt Reactor (MSR). IEA Executive Director Nobuo Tanaka.

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DOE awarding >$24M to 77 projects through Technology Commercialization Fund

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JULY 10, 2019

Low Cost Roll-to-Roll Manufacturing of Reusable Sorbents for Energy and Water Industries, $150,000 Qualification of SAS4A/SASSYS-1 for Sodium-Cooled Fast Reactor Authorization and Licensing, $674,484 Advanced Reactor Concepts LLC, Chevy Chase, Md. National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Denver, Colo. National Renewable Energy Laboratory.

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New long-duration, extended capacity Na-Al battery design for grid storage

UCSD researchers improve method to recycle and renew used cathodes from Li-ion batteries via eutectic molten salts

Molten-Salt Battery Freezes Energy Over a Whole Season

Sodium Batteries Challenge Lithium-Ion On Cost, Supply Chain

PNNL: single-crystal nickel-rich cathode holds promise for next-generation Li-ion batteries

Lux: Li-ion dominating grid storage market with 90% of 2014 proposals

Natrium reactor demonstration project slated for Wyoming

BASF announces winners of the open innovation contest on energy storage

Energy storage: the key to a decarbonised future

The world’s only coal-to-nuclear reactor plant just broke ground in Wyoming

Western Hydrogen produces first hydrogen from Molten Salt Gasification pilot plant

Hydro-Québec and Technifin form partnership to license lithium titanate spinel oxide (LTO) technologies for Li-ion battery applications

IEA/OECD Report Concludes Nuclear Power Could Provide 24% of Global Electricity by 2050

DOE awarding >$24M to 77 projects through Technology Commercialization Fund

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