Energy storage – Page 2
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OpinionCan supercapacitors be the next energy superheroes?
Offering complementary properties to batteries, their time might be round the corner
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FeatureFast charging supercapacitors
Rapid development of the alternative energy storage technology to rechargeable batteries is already having real world impact. James Mitchell Crow talks to the scientists working on upping their performance
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ResearchPFAS from rechargeable batteries pose environmental threat
Electrolyte material used in lithium-ion batteries is highly mobile and potentially toxic
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ResearchZinc–air batteries created from paper industry waste
Lignin- and cellulose-based zinc-air batteries overcome longstanding electrocatalyst performance and electrolyte stability challenges
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NewsWorld’s largest sodium–ion battery goes live
Energy storage project in China’s Hubei province can meet daily electricity needs of 12,000 households
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BusinessExplosion and fire at South Korean battery plant kills 23
Three company officials under investigation for potential safety violations
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ResearchIodide addition could make high energy lithium-sulfur batteries commercially viable
Next generation batteries given self-healing properties and vastly improved electronic conductivity by sulfur iodide inclusion
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ResearchClever cathode design opens doors to first rechargeable calcium battery
Rejigging redox chemistry overcomes some limitations of calcium batteries but they remain a long way from the market
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ArticleMicrosoft’s AI and high-performance computing system powers new battery discovery
Azure Quantum Elements platform speeds up discovery of solid-state electrolyte from decades to weeks
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BusinessNorthvolt to bring sodium-ion batteries to European market
Swedish firm highlights cells’ cheap and sustainable materials for energy storage
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WhitepaperThe science of battery electrolyte design
Download this free white paper now to discover how to quantify key aspects of electrolyte safety and performance, and optimize designs with cutting-edge technology
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ResearchPeeking inside lithium-ion batteries offers new ways to put a stop to deadly fires
Understanding why batteries overheat could make them safer
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BusinessRapid-charging batteries with magnetic assistance
UK spin-out Gaussion aims to charge electric vehicles in minutes
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WebinarBattery material changes in real-time: silicon anode structural evaluation via isothermal microcalorimetry
Learn about battery material changes and how to accelerate battery development using cutting-edge in-operando isothermal microcalorimetry
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NewsLarge-scale hydrogen storage must be kick-started now to reach net zero
Royal Society calls for action to solve problem of intermittent renewables with huge expansion in energy storage
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ResearchLithium discovery in US volcano could be biggest deposit ever found
Find could point to new ways to prospect for material in high demand for batteries.
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ResearchPhotoactivated cycloaddition can store solar energy for decades in strained molecules
A reversible cycloaddition triggered with visible light offers new opportunities for solid-state energy storage
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ResearchSupercapacitor cement could supercharge renewable energy storage
Addition of carbon black is all that’s needed to allow cement to hold charge
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ResearchSimple sugar sweetens the deal for improving performance of flow batteries
Promising solution to large scale grid storage boosted by up to 60% by adding cyclodextrin to electrolyte
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ResearchPhosphorus and sulfur team up to create efficient redox flow batteries
A new class of molecules with ‘extreme potentials and high stability’ could compete with commercial technologies