L R AS Published on Saturday 14 October 2023 - n° 461 - Categories:other batteries
We need more than four hours' storage
Energy storage limited to four hours represents 90% of the energy storage systems deployed in the United States over the period 2010-2022. This amounts to a cumulative 9 GW.
NREL has identified economic opportunities for hundreds of gigawatts of six- to ten-hour storage,
L R AS Published on Sunday 17 September 2023 - n° 457 - Categories:other batteries, R&D
Non-aqueous redox flow battery
Researchers at the University of Cincinnati have developed a non-aqueous lithium-based redox flow battery without a high-voltage membrane, based on an all-organic two-phase system that offers superior performance under both static and flow conditions.
L R AS Published on Saturday 2 September 2023 - n° 455 - Categories:other batteries
The improved zinc-air battery is better than the lithium-ion battery
Australians have perfected the zinc-air battery. According to them, it has become better than the lithium-ion battery. They have succeeded in eliminating the batteries' internal resistance,
AS Published on Sunday 4 June 2023 - n° 448 - Categories:other batteries
Comparing the performance of stationary storage batteries: NGK's contribution
NGK is starting to operate sodium-sulphur storage batteries for a Japanese utility. It has just activated a 1 MW/5.8 MWh NAS battery.
NAS batteries are designed for 4,500 full-cycle discharges or a life of 15 years. The battery operates
L R AS Published on Monday 12 December 2022 - n° 428 - Categories:R&D , other batteries
New sodium-sulphur battery: more powerful, less expensive, more profitable
A Sino-Australian team has created a new sodium-sulphur battery with an energy capacity of
L R AS Published on Monday 3 October 2022 - n° 418 - Categories:lithium batteries, other batteries
Battery overview: SAFT, redox flow battery, aqueous zinc battery, cobalt-free lithium-ion battery
Battery overview: SAFT, redox flow battery, aqueous zinc battery, cobalt-free lithium-ion batteries
SAFT has introduced a new LFP battery storage system
AS Published on Sunday 4 September 2022 - n° 414 - Categories:other batteries
Solid state batteries do not appear to be competitors for lithium at the moment
The excitement and hope for solid state batteries (SSBs) continues to grow as the automotive and storage industries focus on the technology. Major battery manufacturers and a host of start-up companies are racing to move from the lab to manufacturing.
L R AS Published on Tuesday 28 June 2022 - n° 410 - Categories:other batteries
A battery without lithium, nickel or cobalt
The American start-up company Alsym Energy has presented a battery that does not use lithium, nickel or cobalt and is non-flammable. It says its battery costs half the price of lithium batteries. The company
L R AS Published on Tuesday 14 June 2022 - n° 408 - Categories:other batteries
A new candidate to replace lithium ion
Alongside the most common lithium-ion batteries, new technologies are emerging: sodium-ion, zinc-ion and now magnesium-ion.
AS Published on Tuesday 24 May 2022 - n° 405 - Categories:other batteries
Battery manufacturers switch from lithium-ion to lithium iron phosphate
The proportion of lithium iron phosphate batteries reached 52% last year (in 2021), surpassing that of ternary (lithium-ion) batteries. This proportion will increase in 2022 and could reach 60% in 2024.
Ternary batteries have dominated the market
AS Published on Tuesday 29 March 2022 - n° 399 - Categories:other batteries
The high price of lithium favours other battery technologies (Na-ion, etc.)
With the price of lithium set to soar in 2022, sodium-ion batteries are poised to offer an alternative to lithium-ion technology. China's CATL and India's Reliance Industries
L R AS Published on Sunday 12 December 2021 - n° 386 - Categories:other batteries
Sodium-ion batteries soon on the market?
Chinese researchers have studied the barriers to the use of sodium-ion batteries. They have found a solution to make the technology more competitive in terms of durability and cost, while improving
L R AS Published on Sunday 3 October 2021 - n° 376 - Categories:other batteries
Australian Vanadium begins the process of building a plant
Australian Vanadium Ltd. (AVL) has appointed an engineering group to begin the process of building a vanadium electrolyte manufacturing plant,
L R AS Published on Monday 27 September 2021 - n° 375 - Categories:other batteries
Is there a future for the lead acid battery?
As lithium-ion battery storage becomes more widespread, the lead-acid battery industry is launching a roadmap to improve performance and deliver a clean, sustainable future
L R AS Published on Monday 13 September 2021 - n° 373 - Categories:R&D , other batteries
A sodium-ion battery that charges to 80% in 15 minutes
The Chinese company CATL will market a sodium-ion battery in 2023 that can be charged to 80% in 15 minutes. It is said to have a density