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Tesla Flips Switch on World’s Largest Lithium Ion Battery in Australia

Janina Lazo-Cruz — Sat, 02 Dec 2017 15:55:39 +0000

About a year ago, the entire South Australia suffered a series of blackouts, pushing its government to raise a $550 million project aimed at guaranteeing electric supply and shoring up the state’s power grid. Part of this project is the 129-megawatt-hour lithium battery – the world’s largest so far – built by Tesla in just […]

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How Ceramic Electrodes Could Triple Li-Ion Batteries’ Efficiency

Ece Polat — Mon, 03 Apr 2017 18:22:13 +0000

The Universidad Carlos III de Madrid and the Council for Scientific Research have found a way to make ceramic electrodes for lithium-ion batteries. These electrodes are not only cheaper, but they are more efficient, resistant, and safer than regular batteries. An electric battery converts chemical energy to electricity; meanwhile, it uses two electrodes (anode and […]

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Electric Cars Best Option for a Clean Future

Leigh Hutchens — Thu, 22 Aug 2013 01:14:56 +0000

Careful scrutiny of electric cars has determined that despite popular belief, they are the cleanest, most ecologically friendly vehicle option today. As technology improves, the benefits of electric cars over other types of automobiles will grow. While it’s true that actually creating an electric car uses more resources than a conventional vehicle because of the […]

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Study Shows How to Stop Lithium Dendrite Formation in Batteries

Ovidiu Sandru — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 08:58:17 +0000

When they charge, lithium ion batteries form so-called “dendrites” that limit recharging speed. They can also destroy a battery by internal short circuit. Researchers have now found a solution that impedes their formation. Instead of being charged in hours, electric car batteries could be juiced up in minutes and could last more years than current […]

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New Conductive Glue Enhances Lithium Ion Battery Capacity by 30 Percent

Ovidiu Sandru — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 14:26:49 +0000

Currently, lithium-ion battery electrodes are made of graphite – we all know their performance. Silicon electrodes, on the other hand, could theoretically hold up to 10 times more lithium than graphite and around 30 percent more electricity for that matter. The problem with silicon electrodes is that they swell when lithium enters them (the battery […]

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Batteries As Small As Sand Grains In Development at UCLA

Ovidiu Sandru — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 11:41:26 +0000

Yet another chapter is about to be written in the history of lithium ion batteries. Present in almost any device from earpieces to electric cars, there is a need to use them in micro- or nano-sized devices. A DARPA-funded project aims at creating the smallest lithium ion batteries ever, as small as a grain of sand.

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Zev Unveils World's First Street Legal Electric Trail and Dirt Road Scooter

Mike Sandru — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 12:03:38 +0000

ZEV is known for producing world's most fastest electric motor scooters and now it has unveiled a Trail and Utility model billed as a dual-purpose, on- and off-road electric scooter. Having a large cargo mount that is placed just below the back seat, the "two-wheeled pickup truck,ÃƒÂ¢€ is able to carry things such as ÃƒÂ¢€Ã…â€œdeer and other large gameÃƒÂ¢€ (up to 250 pounds).

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Lithium Sulfur Experimental Batteries Provide 4 Times Capacity of Li-Ion

Ovidiu Sandru — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 07:33:44 +0000

Based on recent discoveries by University of Waterloo University scientists from Ontario, a team of Stanford researchers developed an electrode that can provide more energy density in lithium-sulfur batteries. Their experiments promise an improvement of 4 times the capacity of a standard lithium-ion battery, if current issues are overcame.

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Lithium-Sulfur Batteries With 5-10 Times Increased Capacity

Cristi — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 19:15:22 +0000

Even if lithium-ion batteries are more known on the market and considered the most reliable, cheap and safe to use, lithium-sulfur batteries are catching up fast. There were several problems reported to the lithium-sulfur batteries but they will be solved in the close future as the capacity of the lithium-sulfur batteries is several times the one of the lithium-ion.

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Green Batteries: past, present, future

Ovidiu Sandru — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 14:25:05 +0000

In life it’s always good to have a back-up plan, an alternative course of action in case the primary one goes sour. The same could be said for developing batteries. Leading the race in high-tech battery technology are variations of lithium ion. Lithium is the lightest solid element on the planet and is suitable for […]

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