The primary battery chemistry currently used for applications that require advanced batteries, lithium ion (Li-ion), has limitations that include input costs and materials scarcity. Research and development of new battery chemistries, beyond Li-ion, is advancing rapidly and will have a major impact on the battery industry in the coming years. According to a new report … Continue reading Next-Generation Advanced Batteries Will Reach $9.4 Billion in Annual Revenue by 2023
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Electric vehicles – Tesla’s Supercharger Future
Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk is one of the few innovators building a new business to support his existing business. To support customers of Tesla electric vehicles including its flagship Model S electric car, Musk is expanding a network of “Supercharger” stations across the U.S. where users can charge their electric cars. To incentivize the … Continue reading Electric vehicles – Tesla’s Supercharger Future
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Renault inks MOU with LG Chem to jointly develop future EV batteries
Renault S.A., the world’s largest manufacturer of electric vehicles (EV), said Wednesday that it has signed an agreement with LG Chem to jointly develop high density batteries that will power its next-generation zero emission cars. The French automaker, which controls Renault-Nissan Alliance and South Korea’s Renault Samsung Motors Co., said the agreement lays the foundation … Continue reading Renault inks MOU with LG Chem to jointly develop future EV batteries
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Lithium-ion batteries successfully pass ageing test
The BPT-S 5 Hybrid from Bosch uses lithium-ion batteries, which continue after years of intensive use to reliably provide households with electricity from its own PV system without the need for maintenance. This has now been proven through ageing tests, which have been carried out by the independent Institute for Power Electronics and Electrical Drives … Continue reading Lithium-ion batteries successfully pass ageing test
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NASA and Joint Center for Energy Storage Research Team up to Conduct Research for Batteries to be Used in Space
NASA Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, Ohio and the DOE Joint Center for Energy Storage Research (JCESR) Argonne, Ill., are collaborating to develop next generation batteries for use in future space missions. The coordinated effort announced today combines JCESR’s deep knowledge of the basic science in energy storage research with NASA Glenn’s expertise engineering battery technologies … Continue reading NASA and Joint Center for Energy Storage Research Team up to Conduct Research for Batteries to be Used in Space
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Toshiba’s Lithium-ion battery energy storage systems make Renewable Energy more practical
Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO:6502) today announced that it has delivered battery energy storage systems integrating the company’s SCiB™, an innovative lithium-ion secondary battery to Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc., for a demonstration project to expand introduction of renewable energy sources on remote islands. The systems have been installed in substations on Tanegashima Island and Amamioshima Island, … Continue reading Toshiba’s Lithium-ion battery energy storage systems make Renewable Energy more practical
Continue readingTesla aims for massive lithium-ion battery production
The Gigafactory is designed to reduce cell costs much faster than the status quo and, by 2020, produce more lithium ion batteries annually than were produced worldwide in 2013. By the end of the first year of volume production of our mass market vehicle, we expect the Gigafactory will have driven down the per kWh … Continue reading Tesla aims for massive lithium-ion battery production
Continue readingNASA wants better batteries for electric vehicles
Electricity producing batteries are a vital part of daily life on Earth and in space. Power storage devices keep spacecraft operating, cars running, cell phones connected and flashlights lit. The Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) now is funding 22 projects across 15 states with a total of $36 million to develop better, more efficient power … Continue reading NASA wants better batteries for electric vehicles
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Sugar Could Soon Power Devices
Virginia Tech researchers Zhiguang Zhu, left, and Y.H. Percival Zhang show off the sugar battery they developed in January 2014. The battery, which is refillable and biodegradable, could one day power cell phones and other electronic devices, they said, cutting down on toxic waste from conventional batteries. Pour some sugar on your cellphone. Researchers at … Continue reading Sugar Could Soon Power Devices
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Electric Vehicle Manufacturers Will Pursue New Revenue Streams Beyond Vehicle Sales in 2014
The global electric vehicle (EV) industry is expected to expand significantly in 2014. The selection of models will increase, as luxury automakers Audi, BMW, Cadillac, Mercedes, Saab, and Volvo will all introduce their first EVs and more affordable EV options are introduced by Kia, Mahindra, Skoda, and Volkswagen. According to a new white paper from … Continue reading Electric Vehicle Manufacturers Will Pursue New Revenue Streams Beyond Vehicle Sales in 2014
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Li-EcoSafe
The range and performance of electric vehicles depends directly on the batteries used. Lithium-ion batteries are currently considered very promising for use in alternative vehicle propulsion systems due to their high energy density and low capacity loss when frequently, but incompletely, charged and discharged. In the joint project
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The Lithium Ion Inflection Point
First developed in the late 1980s as an energy storage solution for consumer electronics devices, lithium ion (Li-ion) batteries have since grabbed majority market share in a number of battery applications, including electric vehicles, stationary energy storage, portable devices, and power tools.
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Advanced Batteries and the Coming Boom in the Global Lithium Ion Market
First developed in the late 1980s as an energy storage solution for consumer electronics devices, lithium ion (Li-ion) batteries have since grabbed majority market share in a number of battery applications, including electric vehicles, stationary energy storage, portable devices, and power tools.
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Abengoa leads the European Batteries2020 project to optimize batteries for electric vehicles
Abengoa (MCE: ABG. B), the international company that applies innovative technology solutions for sustainability in the energy and environment sectors, is leading the Batteries2020 project to develop competitive batteries in terms of cost, performance, safety, reliability and durability for use in electric vehicles. One of the main challenges of the project, in addition to efficiency, … Continue reading Abengoa leads the European Batteries2020 project to optimize batteries for electric vehicles
Continue readingARPA-E Program Takes an Innovative Approach to Electric Vehicle Batteries
ARPA-E’s new RANGE Program looks at electric vehicle design from a holistic level. Through RANGE, ARPA-E is working to make EVs cost and performance competitive with internal combustion engines, while also allowing them to consider battery chemistries, materials and form that they would otherwise dismiss. Below is an edited version of a Q&A with ARPA-E … Continue reading ARPA-E Program Takes an Innovative Approach to Electric Vehicle Batteries
Continue readingBMW wants to use electric vehicle batteries to store solar power
BMW plans to introduce its electric i3 car this year, which raises the question of what’s going to happen to the old batteries that, for the purpose of powering electric cars, must be discarded well before they have actually been depleted. It’s a riddle the car company is hoping to solve together with the question … Continue reading BMW wants to use electric vehicle batteries to store solar power
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Batteries and hydrogen have immense potential as energy storage media
Energy storage media are to help compensate for fluctuations in the power grid. From 30 September to 2 October 2013, industry experts will be presenting a variety of solutions at the f-cell, BATTERY+STORAGE, e-mobil BW TECHNOLOGIETAG and Solar Energy Solutions conferences in Stuttgart, Germany. Meeting the demand for energy from renewable energy sources and thus … Continue reading Batteries and hydrogen have immense potential as energy storage media
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ZSW produces Lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles, solar power storage systems with 10,000 charge cycles
Scientists at the Centre for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemberg, ZSW (Germany) have developed top-class lithium-ion batteries. In terms of the cycle stability – an important parameter for the lifetime – the high-performance cells now exceed the current international state of technology: more than 10,000 full cycles have been achieved so far, ZSW reports … Continue reading ZSW produces Lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles, solar power storage systems with 10,000 charge cycles
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Eos Raises $15M for Zinc-Air Grid Batteries
Eos Energy Storage, the zinc-air battery startup targeting a super-low $160 per kilowatt-hour for grid-scale energy storage, has raised a $15 million Series B round from a syndicate of twenty-one strategic and financial investors, including Fisher Brothers and a big potential strategic partners, NRG Energy. New York-based Eos has previously raised about $12 million from … Continue reading Eos Raises $15M for Zinc-Air Grid Batteries
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Clever Battery Completes Stretchable Electronics Package
Northwestern University’s Yonggang Huang and the University of Illinois’ John A. Rogers are the first to demonstrate a stretchable lithium-ion battery — a flexible device capable of powering their innovative stretchable electronics. No longer needing to be connected by a cord to an electrical outlet, the stretchable electronic devices now could be used anywhere, including … Continue reading Clever Battery Completes Stretchable Electronics Package
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