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SJTU team develops fumed alumina gel-like electrolyte to boost performance of Li-S batteries
Researchers at Shanghai Jiao Tong University have developed a gel-like electrolyte induced by fumed alumina for dendrite-free Li deposition, lower over-potential and better cycle stability in lithium-sulfur batteries. An open-access paper on their work is published in the RSC journal Chemical C...
perfect chemistry for Leafs cookbox :D
U Waterloo team shows four-electron conversion for Li-O2 batteries for high energy density; inorganic molten salt electrolyte, high temperature
Chemists from the University of Waterloo have successfully resolved two of the most challenging issues surrounding lithium-oxygen batteries, and in the process created a working battery with near 100% coulombic efficiency. The new work, published in Science, shows that four-electron conversio...
I thought all Chinese buses uses LFP ...
BNEF: E-buses to surge even faster than EVs; supply of cobalt potential risk to the pace of growth
The electrification of road transport will move into top gear in the second half of the 2020s, due to tumbling battery costs and larger-scale manufacturing, with sales of electric cars surging to 28%, and those of electric buses to 84%, of their respective global markets by 2030. The latest lo...
Larz: driving any vehicle not specially modified for high water is stupid, even if you don't kill immediately car you can damage it anyway especially if it's salty water. There are videos of Teslas in water, you can google it...
Mercedes-Benz to set up EV production in US, battery plant; $1B investment in Alabama
Mercedes-Benz will set up electric vehicle production in the United States. The company plans to produce EQ-branded SUV models at MBUSI (Mercedes-Benz US International), its Tuscaloosa, Alabama facility. At the time being launched, the EQ models will feature the latest status of automated drivi...
goor: because they don't like you
Canadian Nuclear Laboratories seeks input on small modular reactor technology
Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) has begun a discussion around Small Modular Reactor (SMRs) technology in Canada, and the role that Canadian Nuclear Laboratories can play in bringing this technology to market, by launching a Request for Expressions of Interest on SMRs. We intend to begin t...
just googled that ferry have 4 x 7330 kW generators and sails for 9 hours/day, maybe idle generation that makes 20% achievable...
Viking Grace LNG ferry to install rotor sail; first LNG/wind electric propulsion hybrid ship
Norsepower Oy Ltd., a provider of low- maintenance, software-operated, and data-verified auxiliary wind propulsion systems, signed an agreement with Finnish shipping company Viking Line to install its Rotor Sail Solution onboard the M/S Viking Grace, an LNG-fueled cruise ferry. The 57,565 GT ...
no, The Chinese pebble bed reactors are ideally suited for overnight BEVs charging...
13 global companies launch Hydrogen Council in Davos; promoting hydrogen to help meet climate goals
Thirteen leading energy, transport and industry companies have launched a global initiative in Davos to voice a united vision and long-term ambition for hydrogen to foster the energy transition. Meeting in Davos for the first time on Tuesday, the Hydrogen Council currently comprises 13 CEOs a...
it's so stupid for Korea to subsidy fuel cells... they do have good nuclear industry, great battery industry, electric cars charging off-peak nuclaer power is perfect combination.
Report: Hyundai to introduce new fuel-cell vehicle in 2018 at half the price of Tucson Fuel Cell
The Korea Herald reported that Hyundai Motor plans to unveil a new fuel-cell electric vehicle with a price tag of 60 million won (~US$53,900)—around half the price of the current Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell. With Korean government subsidies of 27.5 million won (~US$24,700), the purchase price for ...
batteries are limited by cathodes, yes improvements in anodes will help, but will be minimal
Swiss researchers devise simple procedure to enhance performance of conventional Li-ion batteries without changing chemistries
Materials researchers at the Swiss Paul Scherrer Institute PSI in Villigen and the ETH Zurich have developed a very simple and cost-effective procedure for significantly enhancing the performance of conventional Li-ion rechargeable batteries by improving only the design of the electrodes withou...
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• 110V Power Outlet
• Auto High Beams
• BLIS® (Blind Spot Information System) with cross-traffic alert
• Heated Steering Wheel
• Lane Keeping System
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2017 Ford Fusion offers adaptive cruise control with automatic stop-and-go technology
The 2017 Ford Features offers a new stop-and-go technology—piggybacking on the existing adaptive cruise control feature—which automatically accelerates and brakes for the driver while maintaining a safe distance from the vehicle ahead. Using dedicated steering wheel buttons, adaptive cruise c...
they compare Tesla's battery level cpacity to probably theoretical their cell. As for cycle life 88 at 200 - ok, but it is more important how it bahves after that, does degradation slowdown, remains same or even simply fails to function randomly after those 200.
Chinese researchers develop novel aluminum–graphite dual-ion battery
A team from the Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology (SIAT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed a novel, environmentally friendly low-cost battery. The new aluminum-graphite dual-ion battery (AGDIB) offers significantly reduced weight, volume, and fabrication cost, as well as...
100Mbps ethernet is 4 wires not 8
IEEE approves 802.3bw Ethernet; 100 Mb/s over single twisted-pair driven by needs of automotive industry
IEEE announced the approval of IEEE 802.3bw, IEEE Standard for Ethernet Amendment: Physical Layer Specifications and Management Parameters for 100 Mb/s Operation over a Single Balanced Twisted Pair Cable (100BASE-T1). The standard is driven primarily by the needs of the global automotive indust...
100,000 Nm3 per day is ~40MW, so not small but not huge
Primus Green Energy produces 100-octane gasoline at commercial demonstration gas-to-liquids plant; improvement to STG+ technology
Primus Green Energy Inc., a gas-to-liquids (GTL) technology and solutions company that transforms methane and other hydrocarbon gases into gasoline and methanol (earlier post), has successfully produced 100-octane gasoline at its commercial demonstration plant in Hillsborough, New Jersey. Pri...
I tried to find more info, but 1 paper cites using ruthenium which 100% not compatible with word cheap
French researchers develop sodium-ion battery in 18650 format; performance comparable to Li-ion
Researchers within the RS2E network on electrochemical energy storage (Réseau sur le stockage électrochimique de l’énergie) in France have developed the first sodium-ion battery in an 18650 format. The main advantage of the prototype is that it relies on sodium, an element far more abundant and ...
you missed 0, at 10C they would be 0,9kW/kg
French researchers develop sodium-ion battery in 18650 format; performance comparable to Li-ion
Researchers within the RS2E network on electrochemical energy storage (Réseau sur le stockage électrochimique de l’énergie) in France have developed the first sodium-ion battery in an 18650 format. The main advantage of the prototype is that it relies on sodium, an element far more abundant and ...
In a more detailed report from ANL,estimates are presented
varyingv between 113 g and 246 g of Lithium (600g and 1.3
kg LCE) per kWh for various cathode type of batteries
all with a gaphite anode
UT Austin team identifies promising new cathode material for sodium-ion batteries: eldfellite
Professor John Goodenough, the inventor of the lithium-ion battery, and his team at the University of Texas at Austin have identified a new cathode material made of the nontoxic and inexpensive mineral eldfellite (NaFe(SO4)2), presenting a significant advancement in the quest for a commercially...
one their graph shows 60mA/g ant ~2V, dunno why they say it's 40Wh/kg not 120...
Stanford team develops ultra-fast aluminum-ion battery with stability over thousands of cycles
A team at Stanford University, led by professor Hongjie Dai, has developed a high-performance, safe, fast-charging aluminum-ion battery that can last for thousands of cycles. The Al-ion battery—comprising an aluminum anode, graphite cathode and ionic liquid electrolyte—produces about half the v...
hmm interesting is it complete vaporware or simply too expensive tech...
nanoFLOWCELL to present new QUANT F flow cell EV at Geneva
Liechtenstein-based R&D company nanoFLOWCELL will present its new QUANT F electric vehicle at the upcoming Geneva show; the QUANT F is a further development of the QUANT E from 2014, the first automobile with flow cell drive to be approved by the German TÜV technical inspection authority. (Earl...
20-50kWh electric car with 20kW ethanol fuel cell range extender in my opinion is car of the future especially in colder climate
New anode for direct ethanol fuel cells enables peak power and current densities approaching H2 PEM fuel cells
A team of researchers in Italy has developed a new palladium-doped anode for direct alcohol fuel cells that produces peak power and current densities (using ethanol at 80 °C) approaching the output of hydrogen-fed proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs). A paper on their work is published i...
1 kWh of solid-state Lithium battery capable of 40 kW, $500
two ways to make it 1) optimistic - we will build it. 2) realistic - aliens will bring this technology to us
Opinion: Debunking the myths—Why fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) are viable for the mass market
by Dr. Henri Winand, CEO of Intelligent Energy 2014 has been a year of rapid growth for the fuel cell market with positive progress being made globally, especially in markets such as US, UK, Germany, France and Japan. Public-private investment initiatives, government funding for infrastructure...
seems reading comprehension skills are related to fool cells
Opinion: Debunking the myths—Why fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) are viable for the mass market
by Dr. Henri Winand, CEO of Intelligent Energy 2014 has been a year of rapid growth for the fuel cell market with positive progress being made globally, especially in markets such as US, UK, Germany, France and Japan. Public-private investment initiatives, government funding for infrastructure...
huh how wasting 15% in IR is ideal for PHEV? charging probably needs another 15.
ORNL solid-state 5V Li-ion battery shows cycle life of 10,000, 90% capacity retention
Researchers from Oak Ridge National Laboratory have demonstrated a solid-state high-voltage (5 V) lithium battery with an extremely long cycle life of more than 10,000 cycles, with 90% capacity retention. The solid electrolyte enables the use of high-voltage cathodes and Li anodes with minimum s...
Roger, I hope you do realize that EV and FCV basically same
only EV got big battery + AC charger
while FCV have small battery, FC stack and H2 tank(s)
I cant see future FCV being more than 2k cheaper than 200 mile range future EV
Daimler, Linde to invest €20M in 20 new H2 fueling stations in Germany, 13 by end of 2015; green hydrogen
Daimler and The Linde Group are partnering with oil and gas companies TOTAL, OMV, Avia and Hoyer this year to build 20 new hydrogen fueling stations in Germany, with 13 to be completed by the end of 2015. Daimler and Linde are each investing around €10 million for ten fueling stations each. The...
my view it does work (isotope ratio change), but they can't make economically attractive generator, basically they are in heat pumps area of electricity:heat
Month-long study finds heat released by Rossi E-Cat and isotope changes in fuel suggest low-temp nuclear reaction taking place
Researchers from Uppsala University, KTH and the University of Bologna have reported that during a 32-day test, an “E-Cat” reactor developed by Andrea Rossi (earlier post) released an abundance of heat that cannot be explained by chemical reactions alone. They further reported that isotope chan...
Harvey: and real LED products are in 100-150lumen/W range, and thats the best of industry and DC only, not counting any conversion loses
GM researchers develop Li-Sulfur cathode material with improved cycling stability and efficiency
Discharge capacities and Coulombic efficiency vs cycles for the new composite at 0.6C. Capacity values were calculated based on the mass of sulfur. Credit: ACS, Zhou et al. Click to enlarge. A team from General Motors Global Research & Development Center in Michigan has developed a new doubl...
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