Carbon Film Nanotubes to Be Used in Storing High Amount of Charge
Films of carbon nanotubes could be used to store lithium or liquid electrolytes in future battery electrodes. The capacitance of the films is one of the highest ever measured for carbon nanotubes.
Factory for Toshiba SCiB Batteries Planned Next Fall
The SCiB batteries are a modified and improved version of the Li-Ion used currently in the industry. They will come in 24V/4.2A, that is 100W of power, and can be recharged to 90% of their capacity in 10 minutes. Compared to their older sisters, the Li-Ion, SCiBs can be recharged 5,000 to 6,000 times, not 500 to 600.
Power Air`s Batteries Use Zinc as Fuel: Cheaper Alternative to Li-Ion
A California company, named "Power Air" wants to introduce a fuel cell to the market next year. It has the size of a BlackBerry, and uses zinc as a fuel to charge your gadgets.
New Korean Li-Ion Battery Lasting 8 Times More
South Korean professor Jaephil Cho (and, of course, a team of his students) from Hanyung University have developed a lithium-ion battery that lasts eight times longer than the actual models do.
Quantumsphere, on the other hand, presented last september a Li-Ion battery with a new that lasts five times more than traditional ones.
Taiwanese Chlorophyll Battery – Works With Any Liquid!
Chungpin Hovering Liao from Graduate School of Electro-Optic and Material Science of National Formosa University in central Taiwan discovered a battery that he claims to be the world's first chlorophyll organic battery. He says his battery can be filled up with almost anything, including water and urine, and it can provide electricity from two to seven days.
Organic Battery Design Mimicking Eel – 28% More Efficient
Yale University researchers created a blueprint for artificial eel-like power cells. Their design is even more efficient and powerful than the natural one they're mimicking, and could one day be used in powering small medical implants.
Harvard`s Black Silicon: 100 to 500 Times More Powerful Than Old Solar Cells
Kept in secret until yesterday, a newly appeared company, named SiOnyx, unveils an invention of some Harvard researchers, that is going to revolutionize the whole industry. Harvard has been studying their "black silicon" for almost ten years, but nothing has come out of their lab, due to internal policies regarding the output of their discoveries to commercial companies.
Silver-Zinc Rechargeable Battery to be Unveiled Today at Batteries 2008 Conference
Today, dr. Ross E. Dueber, the CEO of ZPower, a battery producing company, discusses the technology of making the silver-zinc battery for consumer electronics at the Batteries 2008 conference in Nice France. The conference just started today and is of great interest for the alternative energy blogosphere.
Toshiba`s SCiB Battery: Charging in 5 Mins/No Plans for Use in EV Soon
Toshiba has developed an advanced type of Lithium-Ion batteries, the SCiB (Super Charge ion Battery). They say it has the capacity of charging within 5 minutes at 90% of its capacity, and it is being able to bear 5000 to 6000 charges until it starts losing capacity. They used the battery to demonstrate these on a laptop.
LiFePO4 Batteries: Chevy Volt`s Future Energy Sources
The Lithium Iron Phosphate (LiFePO4) batteries are based on Lithium Ion, but they offer many advantages over LiCO2 (Lithium Cobalt), frequently used in laptops, mp3 players and cell phones. They also offer a greater range, power and safety, in an electric vehicle - they will not explode or catch fire if overcharged.
