Energy & Green Tech
Rechargeable batteries that use ammonium cations as charge carriers could provide ecofriendly and sustainable substitutes to metal-ion-based batteries, researchers at KAUST show.
Jan 10, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Batteries are everywhere in daily life, from cell phones and smart watches to the increasing number of electric vehicles. Most of these devices use well-known lithium-ion battery technology. And while lithium-ion batteries ...
Jan 6, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Nickel-rich layered cathodes are promising candidates for the next-generation high-energy lithium-ion batteries because of their high energy density and competitive cost. However, with long-term operation, these cathodes ...
Jan 5, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Energy storage is an essential element of the clean energy transition, from the electrification of cars to helping smooth out the intermittency of variable renewables such as wind and solar. Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries ...
Jan 4, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Used and damaged cars are often disposed of via energy-intensive scrapping processes—even when many of their parts are still fully functional. In the EKODA project, Fraunhofer researchers are developing a better alternative. ...
Jan 3, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Lithium ion batteries are widely used as energy storage systems for electronic products and electric vehicles. However, they are vulnerable to ignition as they are manufactured mainly with flammable organic liquid electrolytes, ...
Dec 29, 2022
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Engineering
A new study, published on Dec. 21 in Energy Material Advances, provides a strategy to enhance dynamic phase stability and suppress Mn dissolution at the mesoscopic scale, promoting the development of high-performance spinel ...
Dec 28, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Performance of lithium-ion batteries will be essential to make the clean transition cheaper and easier, which in turn requires a new generation of materials for anodes in those batteries. One of the best-performing options, ...
Dec 23, 2022
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Engineering
From the moment you first use it, a new lithium-ion battery is degrading. After a few hundred charge cycles, you'll notice—your phone, laptop or electric car battery wears out more quickly. Eventually, it stops holding ...
Dec 22, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
A team of scientists from the United States, Canada and Germany are tackling one of the largest challenges of our generation—reliable energy storage.
Dec 20, 2022
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