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Engineers Create New Battery Technology as a Commercially Viable Alternative to Lithium-Ion Batteries

A sodium-sulfur battery created by engineers at The University of Texas at Austin solves one of the biggest hurdles that has held back the technology as a commercially viable alternative to the ubiquitous lithium-ion batteries that power everything from smartphones to electric vehicles.

8 Dec 2021

New Material may Pave the Way Toward Delivering More Energy than Existing Battery Technologies

University of Texas at Austin researchers have created a new sodium-based battery material that is highly stable, capable of recharging as quickly as a traditional lithium-ion battery and able to pave the way toward delivering more energy than current battery technologies.

7 Dec 2021

Research Reveals Why Batteries Cannot Charge in Minutes

Researchers find new issue complicating fast charging. Haste makes waste, as the saying goes. Such a maxim may be especially true of batteries, thanks to a new study that seeks to identify the reasons that cause the performance of fast charged lithium-ion batteries to degrade in electric vehicles.

3 Dec 2021

Energy Absolute Eying for EV Leadership in Thailand with its New Battery Plant, says GlobalData

Following the news that Thailand’s renewable energy company Energy Absolute (EA) is set to open an electric vehicle (EV) battery factory in Thailand;

25 Nov 2021

Battery-Electric Trains Can Deliver Zero-Emissions, Cost-Savings

Trains have been on the sidelines of electrification efforts for a long time in the U.S. because they account for only 2% of transportation sector emissions, but diesel freight trains emit 35 million metric tons of carbon dioxide annually and produce air pollution that leads to $6.5 billion in health costs, resulting in an estimated 1,000 premature deaths each year.

24 Nov 2021

Innovation Increase in Energy Storage for Renewables and Solid-State Batteries for EVs – New Report

The imperative to create a consistent energy supply from renewable sources – and support the phasing out of fossil fuels – is inspiring investment in long-term energy storage innovation, a new report says.

24 Nov 2021

Aceleron Launches World-First Residential Battery Energy Storage System

Award-winning clean technology company, Aceleron, has launched the world’s first serviceable, upgradable and scalable residential battery energy storage system, which has been engineered to support a sustainable circular economy model as its future-proofed batteries can be repaired, serviced and upgraded.

From Aceleron Ltd 23 Nov 2021

Understanding the Potential of Magnesium-Ion-Conducting Solid Polymer Electrolytes for Batteries

The researchers, led by Jennifer L. Schaefer, professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Notre Dame, analyzed how magnesium-ion-conducting solid polymer electrolytes may work in two separate battery systems.

18 Nov 2021

Australia Launches International Trial to See if Electric Vehicle Spare Battery Capacity can Support the Grid

The University of Queensland (UQ) has launched a world-first international trial to see if the spare battery capacity in electric vehicles (EV) could be used to support the uptake of renewable energy, support the grid, and even potentially power homes in the future.

17 Nov 2021