Hydrogen “Paste” for Micromobility?
Existing hydrogen vehicles are equipped with a reinforced tank that is fueled at a pressure of 700 bar. This tank feeds a fuel cell that converts the hydrogen into [...]
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Sodium battery tech: 19% greater density than Li-ion
Most rechargeable batteries are lithium-ion batteries made from relatively scarce elements including precious metals like cobalt. Worldwide lithium reserves themselves are [...]
Li-Ion Approach Boosts Efficiency and Puts Out Fires
Adding polymers and fireproofing to a battery’s current collectors makes it lighter, safer and about 20% more efficient. In an entirely new approach to making lithium-ion [...]
A Step Closer to Fast-Charging Batteries
Most of us have probably not thought about cracking the code of “traffic management” inside a lithium ion battery. But a team of researchers at Brookhaven [...]
Better Batteries: The Right Chemistry for the Right Use
By Bianca Nogrady, freelance science journalist September 27, 2019 — For all their many virtues, wind and solar power have one major flaw: at some point, even in the [...]
Lighter, Safer Lithium Metal Batteries?
There may be a future for the rechargeable lithium metal battery – a potential battery powerhouse relegated for decades to the laboratory by its short life expectancy and [...]
What Does Tesla Bring to Electric Aircraft?
By Dr. Peter Harrop, Chairman at IDTechEx Editor’s Note: This article is part of a series of guest columns on innovative energy technologies and trends. Expect seven-times [...]
EVs and Child Labor: Time for a More Ethical Battery
[Image source: CBS News] As green energy becomes an increasingly hot topic in our modern world, a few vital questions have emerged that deserve our attention: What are the [...]
Playing Ball Creates High-Capacity True Lithium Battery
Lithium ion batteries have become the go-to energy storage medium for everything from EVs to renewable energy reservoirs at the substation level. While flow batteries and [...]
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