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Lithium batteries are currently the dominant rechargeable battery in the market due to their relatively high energy density and long cycle life. However, the conventional heavy and bulky lithium battery is difficult to use in wearable devices. Researchers at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) have created a highly flexible, high-energy textile lithium battery. (See image above of Professor Zheng Zijian holding

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A huge “super battery” will be built on the site of the UK’s largest wind farm, after plans were approved by the Scottish government. It will store power generated by the 215 turbines at Whitelee wind farm on Eaglesham Moor, near Glasgow. Scottish Power, which operates the wind farm, said the battery storage site would be the size of half

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Researchers from Skoltech Center for Energy Science and Technology, IPCP RAS and D.I. Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology have designed a new polymer cathode material for ultrafast metal-ion batteries with superior characteristics. The results of this work were published in the Journal of Material Chemistry A. In recent decades, world energy consumption has been increasing significantly due to the population growth,

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The race by Tesla Inc., Samsung SDI Co. and other technology giants to secure supplies of lithium — a key ingredient in batteries for electric vehicles and smartphones — is creating a unique chance for two global mining superpowers to reap more value from their natural resources. Australia and Chile are looking to lithium to help them escape a cycle

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Lithium-ion batteries power everything from laptops to lawn mowers. But they can ignite when damaged because they rely on flammable components. Now, researchers report they’ve redesigned these batteries to work with nonflammable materials. As a bonus, the new batteries might even store more power than current models. The work is “absolutely remarkable progress,” says Gleb Yushin, a materials scientist at

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Today’s data centers are more complex than ever before, but one thing has remained unchanged over the past three decades – batteries are a critical but imperfect part of the power chain. Data centers have long been at the mercy of decades-old valve-regulated lead acid (VRLA) batteries that get the job done just well enough to keep data center managers

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BorgWarner introduces its Onboard Battery Charger (OBC), adding to the company’s portfolio of technologies for plug-in hybrid and pure-electric vehicles. The OBC uses pioneering silicon carbide technology and BorgWarner says that it is the best in its class for power conversion efficiency, power density, and safety compliance. With installation in hybrid or full EVs, the OBC converts ac from the power

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While the range, cost, and weight of EV batteries have improved considerably over the last several years, charging time remains a big obstacle to speed up global adoption of EV’s. For this reason, Israeli company StoreDot introduced FlashBattery, a quick-charging battery that can fully charge in 5 minutes. The technology uses novel materials replacing the active graphite with metalloids such as Silicon,

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The German BMBF, that is the Ministry for Education, plans to decide on the location of a research factory for cell production on June 7. Moreover, the German government is also planning to pay the first half of the money for the planned cell production factories this June as well. The BMBF is ready to pay out the first half

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STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Northvolt has secured a 350 million euro loan from the European Investment bank (EIB), the lender’s largest ever direct financing of battery technology, as the Swedish startup raises funds to build Europe’s biggest battery plant. The factory is critical to Europe’s effort to compete with Asian rivals such as CATL, Samsung and LG Chem, which are leaders

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