New, New Solid-State Battery News From MIT

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Wed, 09 Mar 2022 17:45:17 +0000

Solid State BatteryWe all know — or think we know — that a solid-state battery is better than a battery with a liquid or semi-liquid electrolytes. A solid-state battery has a lower risk of thermal runaway (what ordinary people call fires). It also has a higher energy density, can charge and discharge more rapidly, performs better in cold […]

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New High Performance Solid-State Battery Swaps Indium For Scandium

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2022 18:25:42 +0000

solid-state EV battery GM Electrovette1There she goes again. The much-recognized research scientist Linda Nazar of the University of Waterloo has been carving her name into the solid-state battery field, and she has just one-upped herself. Along with her research group at Waterloo, Nazar has developed a new chloride-based electrolyte that could replace its liquid cousin without much fuss while […]

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Calculating Better Solid-State Batteries

Credit to Author: U.S. Department of Energy| Date: Tue, 08 Feb 2022 02:00:20 +0000

SolidPAC: Solid-State Battery Performance Analyzer and CalculatorScientists can speed the design of energy-dense solid-state batteries using a new tool created by Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The Solid-State Battery Performance Analyzer and Calculator, or SolidPAC, can help researchers who have developed a promising new material but are unsure how to design a successful cell, said ORNL’s Ilias Belharouak. “It builds practicality into the […]

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Tesla Electric Vehicle Connection Buries Ford’s Solid-State Battery News

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Sun, 06 Feb 2022 03:39:49 +0000

Ford electric vehicle solid state batteryFord’s Tesla connection got people talking this week, but solid state electric vehicle battery technology is also part of the company’s big EV plans

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Cold-Sintering May Open Door to Improved Solid-State Battery Production

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Fri, 04 Feb 2022 14:46:13 +0000

solid state battery energy storage Factorial“There are a lot of people and companies right now who are researching different ways to produce solid-state batteries at scale. It’s not an overstatement to say it is one of the hottest topics in science at the moment, solving this problem.” —Zane Grady, doctoral student in materials science, Penn State By Jamie Oberdick Courtesy of Penn […]

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Safran’s New Aviation Electric Motors — CleanTechnica Interview

Credit to Author: Nicolas Zart| Date: Fri, 08 Nov 2019 01:47:28 +0000

NBAA-BACE 2019 UAM Safran Display. Photo: Nicolas ZartI met with the Safran team at the National Business Aviation Association–Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE) event two weeks ago for the introduction of their newly revealed ENGINeUS aviation electric motors. I learned a little more about what the company is doing in the electric aviation world and how it plans to develop its technology for the future of our urban air mobility (UAM) future

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