Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2016

John Goodenough, known around the world for his pioneering work that led to the invention of the rechargeable lithium-ion battery, have devised a new strategy for a safe, low-cost, all-solid-state rechargeable sodium or lithium battery cell that has the required energy density and cycle life for a battery that powers an all-electric road vehicle.

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Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

For capacitors, voltage translates to electrons stored —the voltage drop across a capacitor is proportional to its total charge.) A team including researchers from Japan’s Tohoku University recently developed a durable, efficient energy harvester that combines piezoelectric composites with carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP).

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 28, 2013

The fact that MXenes can accommodate ions and molecules in this way is significant because it expands their ability to store energy. Barsoum and Gogotsi’s report looks at intercalation of MXenes with a variety of ions, including lithium, sodium, magnesium, potassium, ammonium and aluminum ions. —Yury Gogotsi.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 24, 2016

The shelf-life of stored charge in rechargeable devices does not scale linearly with maximum SP and has led to trends referred to as ‘range-anxiety’, ‘compulsive charging’, etc. Applying an electrical potential to the conducting polymer membrane alters the redox state, allows it to conduct ions across the membrane. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 9, 2013

Over the years, extensive efforts have been devoted to addressing the first two problems, by encapsulating sulphur particles with conducting materials, including porous carbon, graphene oxide and conductive polymers, in an attempt to improve their electronic conductivity and limit polysulphide dissolution. Click to enlarge.

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Get Electric Vehicle

MARCH 31, 2021

Like, Microcapacitors, miniaturised solid oxide fuel cells, graphene polymer, aluminium-graphite, and gold nanowire technology. Along with sodium-based alternatives, could soon supplant the seemingly obsolete lithium-ion battery. #2. There are some interesting advances in the works for other lithium-ion alternatives.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

Develop and deploy a 25kWh prototype battery system based on Seeo’s proprietary nanostructured polymer electrolytes. The 1 MW/4hr system will store potential energy in the form of compressed air in above-ground industrial pressure facilities. Demonstration of Sodium Ion Battery for Grid Level Applications. . $16,080,554.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 20, 2015

That means less exhaust energy—which spins the turbines—is wasted in stored inertial loads. Features shared by the 3.0L Twin Turbo and 3.6L Additional features unique to the 3.0L Twin Turbo include: Lower 9.8:1 1 compression ratio vs. 11.5:1

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2009

Eagle Picher, in partnership with the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, will develop a new generation of high energy, low cost planar liquid sodium beta batteries for grid scale electrical power storage applications. Planar Na-beta Batteries for Renewable Integration and Grid Applications. DOE grant: $7,200,000). DOE grant: $9,151,300).

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 12, 2015

This allows storage of charge at a higher volumetric or gravimetric density, which translates to a higher stored energy density or storage capacity for a given size or weight. Other work focuses on sodium as an earth-abundant alternative to lithium, but while it could lower cost, sodium ions also carry just a single charge.

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