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Lithium batteries have different chemistries. The most common: NCA (nickel, cobalt, aluminum oxide) and LFP (lithium iron phosphate), the advantages and disadvantages…
Lithium battery NMC (nickel, manganese, cobalt) vs LFP (lithium, iron, phosphate) the chemistries differ in energy density, weight, longevity and the risk of thermal runaway…
The Blade Battery, 2nd generation has the highest density of any mass produced LFP battery, increased range, faster charging…
The new M3P battery from CATL is based on MFP (manganese iron phosphate) architecture with a few other elements added: magnesium, zinc and aluminum…
Which solid battery companies will be first to hit the market…
The quest for solid state batteries and the dream-list advantages that solid state promise has been a decade long process…
Selenium sulfur and holey graphene chemistry with an anode made of metallic lithium for space craft and earthly pursuits …
Not for tomorrow, but possibly within this decade, a new hybrid battery chemistry with high energy and power density using MOFs (metal organic frameworks) to increase storage capacity, add some salt…
In development, aluminum ion batteries with new redox polymer retains 88% capacity after 5,000+ charging cycles…
Lithium sulfur battery chemistry has the potential to reach an energy density of 900-watt hours per kilogram. Leading the way in development is Lyten employing 3D graphene in batteries. Currently under testing by automotive industry…
Amazing breakthroughs from CATL uses 3D honeycomb structures, which enable the use of a lithium metal anode and a new biometric electrolyte gel interface. To translate; higher density 500 WH/KG, superfast charging, little to no degradation over years…
Aluminium-air batteries are lightweight,100% recyclable and have ultra high energy density. In short, fully sustainable. There are numerous applications from storage to EV energy packs and the magic fuel for this technology is … water!
The AMBRI mega-battery: low cost materials, long lifespan, reliable, non-hazardous and affordable, Donald Sadoway of MIT has created a liquid metal battery (grid-scale) that could power a neighborhood (2MW/500 kilowatts) and last decades with zero capacity-fade. The company launched its first mega.battery in Arazona in 2021.
Toronto Hydro hooked-up with HydroStor Inc to connect the world’s first underwater compressed air energy storage system to Toronto’s electricity grid.
HighView Power’s super-cooled, liquidized air system for large scale energy storage with entry scale around 10 megawatts.
Redox flow batteries can play a role in both grid-scale and commercial energy storage. Joe Scott explains storage is the holy grail of renewables…
The EES system is an iron flow battery; large scale energy storage (50 kilowatts), long duration, zero capacity fade and zero environmental impact.
A very informative and step by step detailed explanation of the process of installing a Tesla Powerwall. What to expect, cost saving advice and measures to take…
Redflow Zcell is a zinc/bromide, hybrid, flow battery for homes with 10kilowatt storage. Compact in size and can be stacked for additional energy storage. Zero capacity loss and a life span well beyond 10 years .
Energy Vault’s system to store energy from renewables can provide 10-35 MW depending on scale of system.
The market for home energy storage is growing…
The new mega energy storage system, a container size ultra long-life version has zero degradation within the first five years, 6.25 Mega hours, cost-benefit ratio unbeatable...
The PolyJoule battery energy device has two layers of plastic electrodes sandwiched between two layers of plastic electrolyte. Capacity 1,000 Wh/kg, light weight, safe & effective…
The vanadium redox flow battery from CellCube is an economical energy storage solution; safe, little to no degradation, 15,000 to 20,000 charging cycles…
The Australian company, RedFlow has a unique Zinc Bromine chemistry, nano-graphene coating, safe, scalable, recyclable, long lasting, can hibernate for months…
Ultra fast, ultracapacitors. Vertically-aligned carbon nanotubes result in the highest conductive electrode/highest power. Ultra light, durable, uneffected by extreme environments…
Skeleton Ultracapacitors use a ‘curved graphene’ composite material which offers fast charging in seconds. Ultracapacitors combined with ‘regenerative breaking’ provide an immediate quick recharge and extend the battery cycle. The system is already in EVs and electric buses in Paris, China and elsewhere. Ultracapacitors are also used at charging stations.
From Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory using 3D printed graphene aerogel with tiny porous rods to mass-load manganese oxide (10x more) than current models.
The Canadian company, Li-Cycle recovers 80 to 100% of all materials (Li, Cu, Ni, Mn, Co) from lithium-ion batteries, which are processed to purity for sale to battery manufacturers or other industries.
The German company Duesenfeld recycles batteries from electric cars. The modules are 96 percent recycled recouperating valuable materials like graphite, electrolyte, manganese, copper, aluminum, lithium, nickel and cobalt.