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Summary: Conventional lithium ion batteries have reached performance limits. Scientists have now developed a new nanostructured anode material for lithium ion batteries, which extends the capacity and cycle life of the batteries. Based on a mesoporous mixed metal oxide in combination with graphene, the material could provide a new approach how to make better use of batteries in large devices

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This LED bangle, including a lithium-ion battery, was made entirely by 3D printing.     Credit: American Chemical Society Electric vehicles and most electronic devices, such as cell phones and laptop computers, are powered by lithium-ion batteries. Until now, manufacturers have had to design their devices around the size and shape of commercially available batteries. But researchers have developed a new

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A new analysis by Bloomberg New Energy Finance says that 50 percent of the world’s energy will come from solar and wind by 2050. In 2015, wind and solar made up only 7 percent of global electricity generation. BNEF, then, is proposing that these energy sources will grow by a full order of magnitude over the next 30 years. This

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Volvo Trucks has a really extensive electrification program with several electric trucks currently being tested and developed. They are teasing a new all-electric semi truck to be added to the list. Earlier this year, the Swedish group announced that it will bring its electric trucks to the road as soon as this year and start selling them next year. They

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Imagine not having to charge your phone or laptop for weeks. That is the dream of researchers looking into alternative batteries that go beyond the current lithium-ion versions popular today. Now, in a new study appearing in the journal Science, chemists at several institutions, including Caltech and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, which is managed by Caltech for NASA, as well as the Honda Research Institute and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, have hit on a new way of making rechargeable batteries based on fluoride, the negatively charged form, or anion, of the element fluorine.

This image shows a new integrated solar flow battery with a 14.1 percent efficiency.       Credit: David Tenenbaum, UW-Madison Scientists in the United States and Saudi Arabia have harnessed the abilities of both a solar cell and a battery in one device — a “solar flow battery” that soaks up sunlight and efficiently stores it as chemical energy for

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Elon Musk says Shanghai factory will ‘most likely’ draw on multiple sources OSAKA — Tesla is looking to obtain automotive batteries from multiple sources for its first overseas car-assembly plant, even as current sole supplier Panasonic doubles down on the partnership and plans to move its battery operations to the U.S. Earlier this month, Tesla CEO Elon Musk wrote on Twitter that cell production

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World’s largest lithium battery cost $90.6m but revenue is healthy, according to documents filed by French renewable company Neoen The Tesla lithium-ion battery in South Australia is on track to make back a third of its construction costs in its first year of operation, new financial documents show. The 100MW/129MWh battery was switched on in November and is paired with the Hornsdale windfarm, about

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A new type of battery developed by researchers at MIT could be made partly from carbon dioxide captured from power plants. Rather than attempting to convert carbon dioxide to specialized chemicals using metal catalysts, which is currently highly challenging, this battery could continuously convert carbon dioxide into a solid mineral carbonate as it discharges.

Tesla opens the doors of Gigafactory 1, shows battery cell, pack, and drivetrain production Tesla is offering a rare glimpse inside Gigafactory 1 by opening the doors to the local media following a report on the impact of the plant’s rapid expansion on the local community. We get to see Panasonic’s battery cell production and Tesla’s battery pack and drivetrain

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