Jun
13
Scientists at the Technische Universitaet Muenchen (TUM) have synthesized a novel framework structure consisting of boron and silicon, which could serve as a Lithium-ion battery electrode material. The new material is similar to the carbon atoms in diamond as the boron and silicon atoms in the novel lithium borosilicide (LiBSi2) are interconnected tetrahedrally. The new [...]
Jun
7
Astonishing New Solid Sulfur Lithium Battery
June 7, 2013 | 3 Comments
Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have designed and tested an all-solid lithium-sulfur battery with approximately four times the energy density of conventional lithium-ion technologies that power today’s electronics. That would be four times the energy or power at the same weight. Chengdu Liang, lead author on the ORNL study said, [...]
Jun
3
The Grid Gets a Very Big Lithium Ion Battery
June 3, 2013 | 4 Comments
A very large new Lithium-ion battery was unveiled Saturday in Oregon to help make the Northwest’s and the nation’s electric system more efficient, officials said at a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Portland General Electric’s 5-megawatt, lithium-ion energy storage system was open to the public at the utility’s Salem Smart Power Center in South Salem, Ore. The energy [...]
May
30
Stanford University scientists have developed an advanced zinc-air battery with higher catalytic activity and durability. The new battery design also avoids using the expensive platinum and iridium catalysts. The two improvements could lead to the development of a low-cost alternative to today’s widely used conventional lithium-ion batteries. The study results, Advanced Zinc-Air Batteries Based on [...]
May
2
The Supercharging Battery Charger
May 2, 2013 | Leave a Comment
Chalmers University of Technology researchers in Sweden have developed a unique integrated motor drive and battery charger for electric vehicles. Get ready – Compared to today’s electric vehicle chargers, the team’s new charger shortens the charging time from eight to two hours, and reduces the cost by around $2,000. These are huge improvements for what [...]
Apr
29
Electric Drive For Formula Motorsports
April 29, 2013 | 1 Comment
Electric Drive For Formula Motorsports FIA, the governing body for much of the world’s motor sport, a federation of the world’s leading motoring organizations and organizer of the famed Formula 1 tour, is planning a racing series for electric vehicles. One answer for the series comes from Fraunhofer research scientists showing an electric racing car [...]
Apr
25
A Better Simpler Flow Battery For the Grid
April 25, 2013 | 1 Comment
Researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University have designed a low-cost, long-life battery that might make solar and wind energy major suppliers to the electrical grid. An electrical grid’s tolerate of large and sudden power fluctuations from wide swings in sunlight and wind power sources is a [...]
Apr
17
The Miracle Breakthrough Microbattery
April 17, 2013 | 3 Comments
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UI) have announced their new Microbatteries that out-power even the best supercapacitors and could drive new applications in radio communications and compact electronics. The press release suggests the new microbattery is the most powerful battery on the planet. They are only a few millimeters in size and [...]
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