Energy storage – Page 3
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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
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NewsLithium-ion battery pioneer John Goodenough dies at 100
Tributes paid to the inventor of the lithium–ion battery, who has passed away a month before his 101st birthday
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ResearchLithium dendrite understanding will help unpick durability issues of solid-state batteries
Fractures found to occur in two stages, with cracks initially occurring at pores
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OpinionLetters: June 2023
Readers discuss energy strategies and the rarity of rare earth metals, and call for survey volunteers
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OpinionMaking a materials difference to batteries
One thing is certain about the future: it’s uncertain!
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OpinionBattery materials going up in smoke
We cannot afford to simply throw away, rather than recycle, these valuable resources
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FeatureBuilding better batteries
The next generation of battery technologies might pack significantly more power into the electric cars and mobile devices of the future. James Mitchell Crow reports
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ArticleGetting the measure of rechargeable batteries
The precision tools needed to manufacture safe and high quality batteries
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BusinessBattery recyclers race to increase capacity and efficiency
As battery demand grows, recycling needs to capture more of the valuable resources in each cell
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WebinarDriving the battery recycling revolution
Hear from experts about steps being taken to improve Li-ion battery recycling technology
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FeatureThe long-term energy storage challenge
In a renewably powered future, how will the grid cope when the sun isn’t shining and the wind isn’t blowing? Rachel Brazil looks at the options
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FeatureThe lithium rush
Move over, gold; lithium is now the metal in global demand. Kit Chapman untangles the global politics around the sought-after resource
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ResearchBiocompatible battery starves cancer cells of oxygen
Implantable self-charging battery creates hypoxic conditions to help kill tumour cells
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NewsHydrogen champion calls on UK government to work with industry to scale-up investment
Transport and storage infrastructure needed to reach 10GW by 2030
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ResearchDeveloping custom apparatus to determine battery electrolyte sweet spots
Susan Perkin discusses the unique technique she uses to understand liquids and how they interact with surfaces
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OpinionHolding the keys to a powerful future
Competition to build battery supply chains means supercharging support to attract investment
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BusinessUK battery industry plans running down as Britishvolt fails
Political uncertainty risks UK losing out to China, US and EU