Energy & Green Tech
Researchers at South China Normal University and Soochow University have reported a new difunctional Li-S battery separator (CC-rGO/AB/PP) derived from a novel synthesis method under extreme pressure (1 Pa, -50 C) to promote ...
Dec 9, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Less than a mile from a sea otter-filled estuary popular with kayakers sit row upon row of tall, steel white cabinets perched on low concrete platforms, the space between them crisscrossed with gravel paths. All is quiet, ...
Jun 15, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Most energy storage systems (ESSs) have recently adopted lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), with the highest technology maturity among secondary batteries. However, these are argued to be unsuitable for ESSs, which store substantial ...
Jul 25, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Renewable-based power systems that have zero or low carbon emissions require on-demand energy storage like lithium-ion batteries. But, the degradation of these batteries is a major concern operationally and economically.
Apr 27, 2018
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Energy & Green Tech
A visit to a commercial solar energy farm anywhere in the world reveals the need for matching the variable electric supply generated by the farm's solar panels to the electricity needs of different clients.
Oct 11, 2016
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Energy & Green Tech
Calcium-based batteries promise to reach a high energy density at low manufacturing costs. This lab-scale technology has the potential for replacing lithium-ion technology in future energy storage systems. Using the electrolytes ...
Oct 15, 2019
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Engineering
Cheaper, more efficient lithium-ion batteries could be produced by harnessing previously overlooked high pressures generated during the manufacturing process.
Sep 29, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
A new battery technology could provide a cleaner and cheaper alternative to the toxic chemicals widely used in energy storage devices.
Jan 14, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
At a nondescript office park in the Mira Mesa neighborhood of San Diego sit a pair of nondescript cubes, adjacent to a nondescript library annex that houses old books, papers and other items from UC San Diego.
Oct 26, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Lithium batteries power our phones, computers, many of our cars and even our drills and weedwhackers. But as technology advances, can they keep up in their current format? No, but there is a way forward, according to a new ...
Oct 12, 2023
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