battery

New Aluminum-Ion Battery that Charges 60 Times Faster than Lithium Batteries to Drastically Increase Driving Range for Electric Vehicles

published 2021 年 06 月 10 日 9:30
Electric vehicles have been in hot demand for nearly a decade, though consumers are still concerned about the existing battery technology in terms of the driving range and charging speed. Australia-based Graphene Manufacturing Group (GMG) has managed to develop a new graphene-conductive aluminum battery, and claims that the new battery is able to charge 60 times faster and possesses 3 times the driving range over the best automotive lithium battery in the current market.  ...  more

First Cement Battery in the World Transforms Entire Building Into an Energy Storage System

published 2021 年 06 月 07 日 9:30
The functions of concrete, used for construction and architecture, are becoming diversified under technological evolution. The Chalmers University of Technology managed to produce storage batteries using cement based on the idea of “battery structure”, which not only provides a shelter from the wind and rain for the building, but also transforms it into an energy storage system.  ...  more

Revolutionary Solid-state Batteries Will Create a $6 Billion Market in 2030

published 2020 年 07 月 27 日 13:00
Solid-state batteries keep on attracting tremendous attention and investment with the maturing technologies and closeness to mass production. Even with the influence of COVID-19, the potential market size is expected to grow to over $6 billion by 2030, according to IDTechEx's report "Solid-State and Polymer Batteries 2020-2030: Technology, Patents, Forecasts, Players." ...  more

EV Makers Are Scrambling to Develop Retirement Plans for Millions of Tons of Batteries

published 2020 年 06 月 23 日 18:30
According to a recently released report from IDTechEx, the amount of EV batteries (or powertrain batteries) that reach the end-of-life stage in 2020 is estimated to total around 100,000 metric tons or 14 gigawatt-hours. By 2040, the annual total of retired EV batteries is forecasted to hit 7.8 million metric tons. Currently, there are two main approaches to dealing with the massive and growing stock of used EV batteries: recycling or finding a second life. The adoption of either approach depends on individual carmakers. ...  more

Sodium-Ion Batteries Have Game-Changing Potential as Supply of Key Material Is Inexhaustible

published 2020 年 06 月 06 日 10:00
A research project jointly executed by scientists at Washington State University (WSU) and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) resulted in the creation of a sodium-ion battery that is relatively on par with some commercial lithium-ion batteries in terms of performance. Their report, which was published in ACS Energy Letters on April 28, further opens up the possibility of the commercialization of the sodium-ion battery technology that is based on a ubiquitous and low-cost material. ...  more

Sweden Researched and Developed Eco-friendly Organic Proton Batteries Without the Need of Metal Electrodes and Flammable Electrolytes

published 2020 年 04 月 15 日 18:30
Is there such a battery that does not contain any metal materials and does not adopt flammable electrolytes? Sweden-based Uppsala University has recently researched and developed an organic proton battery that is not only eco-friendly, but is also capable of a full charge within seconds, with no impact on the capacity from more than 500 times of charging and discharging. ...  more