L R AS Published on Monday 4 September 2023 - n° 455 - Categories:storage, storage area
In brief, batteries: new battery from CATL, lithium metal battery, iron-air battery with 100-hour discharge time
In brief, batteries: new battery from CATL, lithium metal battery, iron-air battery with 100-hour discharge time
China's CATL has unveiled a battery with a range of 400 km
with a 10-minute charge. Mass production is due to begin by the end of this year, with vehicles equipped with the battery expected to be available in the first quarter of 2024.
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Under the name "BTRY" (pronounced "battery"), researchers in the "Thin Films and Photovoltaics" laboratory at Empa's Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research are aiming to market a solid-state battery based on metallic lithium. This battery can be charged in a minute, is non-flammable and has a lifespan ten times longer. Empa has succeeded in stacking the cells in thin layers one on top of the other, thereby increasing their capacity. They now want to market it.
https://www.empa.ch/web/s604/batterie-spin-off-btry
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Form Energy's iron-air battery technology can provide 100 hours of discharge at competitive costs compared with conventional power plants. This is enough time to get through prolonged production lulls, enabling New York City to meet its decarbonisation and grid reliability targets.
