May 18, 2021 · Li-ion battery technology has progressed significantly over the last 30 years, but the best Li-ion batteries are nearing their performance limits due to material limitations. They also have significant safety concerns—such as catching on fire if overheated—leading to increased costs because safety features must be designed into the battery ...

Aug 29, 2023 · In 2021, Factorial Energy raised $200 million, forging partnerships with Mercedes-Benz, Stellantis, and Hyundai to jointly develop the solid-state battery technology leveraging industry expertise and an automotive OEM perspective. Poornima Apte is technology writer in …

Dec 2, 2024 · Norbeck is one of a new cohort of entrepreneurs looking for ways to drill deeper, cheaper, and more successfully than before by borrowing methods honed by the oil and gas industry. “We want to go from a 60 percent success rate to a 100 percent real success rate—and that has very much been proven in the oil and gas industry,” he said.

Jan 15, 2020 · Researchers at the DOE Battery Manufacturing R&D Facility test new technologies for hybrid electric and full electric vehicles. Photo: Oak Ridge National Laboratory But the limitations of lithium-ion batteries—energy density, and safety—must be overcome before electric cars gain significant market share.

Feb 23, 2022 · The battery is a silicon all-solid-state battery that is safe, long-lasting, and energy-dense. In another recent development, researchers from Brown University have developed a new material for use in solid-state batteries that is derived from trees. The solid ion conductor combines copper with cellulose nanofibrils—polymer tubes derived from ...

Sep 22, 2011 · Scrubbing pollutants from exhaust is not new, but scrubbing applied to mobile NOx sources is. Different from SOx Scrubbing on Large Ships Scrubbing as a technology has been used for decades to capture oxides of sulfur (SOx) in stationary emission sources such as power and chemical plants, and on huge ocean-going marine vessels in Europe, whose ...

Apr 16, 2024 · A simple shift in lithium-ion battery manufacturing could pay big dividends, according to new research led by the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland, Wash. The researchers suggest that their solution could lead to electric vehicles that can store more energy per charge and withstand more charging cycles ...

Apr 15, 2011 · Time will tell if the new battery-powered automobiles establish a significant foothold in the marketplace. But for now, the technology the electric vehicle aims one day to replace—the internal combustion (IC) engine—is thriving and enjoying significant gains in research and development activity. Nissan Leaf engine.

Oct 27, 2022 · “Our controller allows us to use the battery packs as they come out of the vehicle, using the pack’s battery management system software,” said Hall. The B2U system allows batteries with different levels of health and capacity work together. “Each battery type has different guardrails in terms of voltage, current, cell temperature, etc.”

Apr 16, 2020 · We wanted to find a way for more energy to be stored. With technology advancing so rapidly, we need to find more innovative methods to store energy, so the use of new technologies is actually practical.” You May Also Like: Capturing Renewable Energy from Mixing Water Developing such a battery required finding the right chemistry.