Batteries

Wouldn't it be nice if battery manufacturers could tell which of their batteries will last at least two years and sell those to mobile phone makers, and which will last for ten years or more and sell those to electric vehicle manufacturers? New collaborative research shows how they could start doing that.

With the symbolic foundation laying ceremony for the first battery factory, the Mercedes-Benz Untertürkheim plant is advancing its transformation into a high-tech location for electric mobility.

Why new CO2 targets and global sulphur limitations will be a win for battery demand in ships.

Lithium batteries are what allow electric vehicles to travel several hundred miles on one charge. Their capacity for energy storage is well known, but so is their tendency to occasionally catch on fire - an occurrence known to battery researchers as "thermal runaway."

The Stereax® M50 is Ilika's first solid state battery designed specially for the need of MedTech. The M50 is Ilika's smallest form factor solid state battery to date, delivering up to a 50% increase in energy density when compared to other commercially available solid state batteries

CPI is part of a project focused on next generation battery and sensor work. Operating alongside partners on the BatterySense programme, CPI is supporting work to reduce the size of existing wireless sensing form factors by exploiting additive manufacture. This allows for the intimate integration of batteries into the substrates of ultrathin label-like sensors fabricated by roll-to-roll processes.

Thermal energy could hold the key to cheaper, more sustainable electricity; with South Australian company CCT Energy Storage unveiling what they say is the world's first working thermal battery today.

Florida Power & Light Company announced a plan to build the world's largest solar-powered battery system - four times the capacity of the largest battery system in operation - as part of an innovative modernization plan that will accelerate the retirement of two fossil fuel generation units.

Researchers around the globe have been on a quest for batteries that pack a punch but are smaller and lighter than today's versions, potentially enabling electric cars to travel further or portable electronics to run for longer without recharging.

The system makes it possible to manufacture cells with compositionally distinct electrolytes — anolytes and catholytes — at scale, enabling next-generation chemistries capable of providing industry-leading energy density (+ 350Wh/kg), while improving cycle life, safety and cost.