A team of researchers led by chemists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory has identified new details of the reaction mechanism that takes place in batteries with lithium metal anodes. The findings, published today in Nature Nanotechnology, are a major step towards developing smaller, lighter and less expensive batteries for electric…
R&D 100 winner of the day: Solid Lithium Battery (SLiB) using hard and soft solid electrolytes
Rising demand for lithium batteries with higher energy density and improved safety requires a paradigm shift in material selection and battery configuration. The most likely successor to the lithium ion battery will be a solid-state battery that uses non-flammable solid electrolytes paired with a lithium metal anode. The construction and composition of Solid Lithium Battery…
R&D winner of the day: a new Cobalt-Free Li-ion Battery Cathode Material
The Cobalt-Free Cathode Material, developed at Oak Ridge National Laboratory for use in lithium-ion batteries, is made with nickel, iron and aluminum in the place of cobalt, which is significantly more expensive. The novel cathode has performance equivalent to the mainstream cobalt-containing cathodes used in today’s lithium-ion batteries. Manufacturing of the new cobalt-free cathode will…
Group14 Technologies secures $17M Series B to scale production of lithium-silicon battery technology
Group14 Technologies, a global provider of silicon-carbon composite materials for lithium-ion markets, today announced it has secured $17 million in Series B funding led by SK Materials, a manufacturer of special gases and industrial gases, with participation from returning investor OVP Venture Partners. Group14 will use this operating capital to scale production to meet the…
Novel battery project at New York Power Authority demonstrates energy storage’s role in advancing state’s clean energy goals
New York State today announced the unveiling of a new energy storage project that uses an innovation in lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery technology. The success of this project will demonstrate the safety and use of commercial energy storage systems that could enable more integration of renewable energy resources into the grid. Located at the New York…
The shift to solid-state battery technology is next, reports IDTechEx
Electric vehicles are expected to include solid-state batteries as an innovative approach, according to IDTechEx’s research report “Solid-State and Polymer Batteries 2020-2030: Technology, Patents, Forecasts, Players”. The mature lithium-ion battery technology has its intrinsic limitations Since commercialized in 1991, lithium-ion batteries have received a worldwide success. However, this cannot hide their intrinsic limitations in terms…
Cadenza Innovation’s battery design prevents thermal propagation in grid energy storage applications
Validating the safety features of its patented lithium-ion (Li-ion) technology, Cadenza Innovation today announced that verifies that the company’s supercell battery architecture stops propagation when thermal runaway is induced inside the battery itself. By doing so, Cadenza’s technology solves a global industry safety issue seen in multiple battery fires and explosions in Arizona, South Korea…
Redesigning lithium-ion battery anodes for better performance
By Johnathon Briggs Scientists at Argonne National Laboratory have made progress toward a higher-capacity lithium-ion battery to meet rising consumer demand. With the growing number of electric vehicles on the road and an increasing reliance on consumer electronics, demand has never been greater for development of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) that can sustain a higher energy…
Lithium-ion coin cells operate up to 105°C
NGK INSULATORS (hereinafter “NGK”) has raised the maximum operating temperature of its coin-type “EnerCera Coin” (part of the “EnerCera” series) battery up to 105°C. Sample shipments are currently underway, with mass production scheduled to begin in September 2020. In December 2019, NGK developed the world’s first lithium-ion rechargeable battery which has achieved an operating temperature […]
Battery breakthrough gives boost to electric flight and long-range electric cars
By Theresa Duque In the pursuit of a rechargeable battery that can power electric vehicles (EVs) for hundreds of miles on a single charge, scientists have endeavored to replace the graphite anodes currently used in EV batteries with lithium metal anodes. But while lithium metal extends an EV’s driving range by 30 to 50%, it…