08-20-2015, 11:00 PM
A team of researchers at MIT and Tsinghua University in China have created an electrode made of nanoparticles that could improve cycle life of rechargeable lithium-ion batteries.
Nanoparticle electrodes offer capacity boost for lithium-ion batteries - Electronics Eetimes
In fact, since Tesla’s announcement barely a week has gone by without news of some new potential breakthrough. Here are eight of the top developments to emerge from labs worldwide over the last quarter.
8 Potential Battery Breakthroughs : Greentech Media
Because specific chemical products produced from CO2 through the ERC process are excellent fuels for the MRFC and other fuel cells, these technologies can be integrated to provide a novel energy storage solution. Due to the intermittent nature of many renewable energy sources (such as solar and wind power), energy storage is seen as the "holy grail" of clean energy. This is because energy is still required when the sun is not shining and the wind not blowing.
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The key role energy storage will play in the electricity grids of the future -- and the vital importance of investing in and testing the various emerging battery storage technologies -- has been highlighted in a major report published by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency on Monday, which predicts a 40 percent to 60 percent price plunge for certain battery technologies by 2020.
Australian Gov’t Agency: Prepare for a Battery Storage ‘Megashift’ : Greentech Media
Researchers at The Ohio State University are claiming a new milestone for the world’s first solar air battery by reporting a 20 percent energy saving compared with traditional lithium-iodine batteries.
'Aqueous solar flow' battery lasts longer - Electronics Eetimes
Researchers from Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a manufacturing technique for platinum nanocages that can help building cheaper, more efficient fuel cells. Being used as catalysers, they increase sevenfold the material efficiency over massive platinum structures.
Breakthrough for really cost-efficient fuel cells in sight? - Electronics Eetimes
Meanwhile investment bank UBS urged investors to sell Tesla Motors shares, saying its share price reflected deliveries of 1.5 million cars in 10 years, which it thought was unrealistic. Other investment banks are cooling on Tesla too. MIT’s Sadoway said battery development has been disappointingly slow, and this will hurt sales of electric cars generally.
Electric Car Prospects Stall, Awaiting Promised Battery Improvements - Forbes
A new drop-in car battery replacement from Ohm Laboratories - called Ohm - is claimed to offer a smarter and lighter car battery for existing gas-engine vehicles. Weighing in at six pounds, compared to about 40 pounds for conventional lead-acid batteries, the Ohm car battery combines electrical double-layer capacitors (ELDCs) - or supercapacitors - along with a small LiFePO4 battery that keeps the supercapacitors charged when the engine is off. Onboard circuitry is included that monitors the battery's potential output, and packaging is about the same size as a standard car battery for drop-in replacement.
Smarter, lighter car battery replaces lead acid types - Electronics Eetimes