Oct
4
The Lithium Ion Battery Voltage Decay Problem May Be Solved
October 4, 2023 | Leave a Comment
Open Image…Save ImageOpen Image (using #TmpD/ia)… City University of Hong Kong researchers believe they have achieved a pivotal breakthrough in battery technology that has profound implications for our energy future. The new development overcomes the persistent challenge of voltage decay and can lead to significantly higher energy storage capacity. The paper titled “A Li-rich layered oxide cathode with negligible voltage […]
Feb
28
New Design For Lithium Air Battery Capacity Is A Huge Gain
February 28, 2023 | Leave a Comment
Argonne National Laboratory scientists have built and tested for a thousand cycles a new lithium-air battery design. The new design could one day power cars, domestic airplanes, long-haul trucks and more. That’s because the energy storage capacity greatly surpasses that possible with lithium-ion batteries. Many owners of electric cars have wished for a battery pack […]
Feb
9
New Idea To Turn Abandoned Mines Into Batteries
February 9, 2023 | Leave a Comment
Open Image…Save ImageOpen Image (using #TmpD/ia)… The International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) has offered a new technique called Underground Gravity Energy Storage that turns decommissioned mines into long-term energy storage solutions. Renewable energy sources are central to the energy transition toward a more sustainable future. However, as sources like sunshine and wind are inherently variable and inconsistent, finding […]
Apr
8
Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST) scientists have discovered a new catalyst material’s ability to significantly improve lithium-sulfur battery life, opening doors to their near-future practical commercial realization. Lithium-sulfur batteries, given their light weight and theoretical high capacities, are a promising alternative to conventional lithium-ion batteries for large-scale energy storage systems, drones, electric vehicles, […]
Aug
4
New Capacitor Chemistry Rivals Batteries
August 4, 2015 | Leave a Comment
Georgia Institute of Technology researchers use a hybrid silica sol-gel material and self-assembled monolayers of a common fatty acid to develop a new capacitor dielectric material that provides an electrical energy storage capacity rivaling certain batteries, with both a high energy density and high power density. The press release asserts that if the material can […]
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