Hybrid flow batteries modified to enhance efficiency
17 February, 2021Researchers have found a way of enhancing hybrid flow batteries or regenerative fuel cell (RFC) technology that could store electricity for very long durations.
Doubling the capacity of solid-state lithium batteries
04 February, 2021Japanese scientists have demonstrated that a clean electrolyte–electrode interface is key to realising high-capacity solid-state lithium batteries.
Cobalt-free cathodes could enhance lithium-ion batteries
14 January, 2021The NFA (nickel, iron and aluminium) cathode is a derivative of lithium nickelate and can be used to make the positive electrode of a lithium-ion battery.
Mind the gap: the second life of EV batteries
07 January, 2021 by Alex Johns, Business Development ManagerWhere do Tesla second-life batteries go, after they are retired from EVs and before they are ready for recycling?
The effects of high-rate cycling on battery cells
17 December, 2020Researchers investigated the impacts on battery cell ageing from high current operation using commercial cells, in an effort to find the most suitable batteries for use in electric vehicles.
Self-charging batteries made from printable ink
09 November, 2020The battery cells can create electricity from humidity in the air or skin surface to self-charge themselves within minutes; no manual charging or wired power is required.
How does orange peel help with battery recycling?
21 September, 2020Fruit peel waste can be used to extract and re-use precious metals from spent lithium-ion batteries in order to create new batteries.
Accelerated electrode drying for cheaper battery production
17 September, 2020The EPIC project aims to accelerate the drying of high-quality electrodes for lithium-ion batteries, increasing the energy efficiency of this process.
Faster and faster, further and further
14 September, 2020Electric vehicle manufacturers are competing with shorter charging times and longer ranges — but this procedure is anything but beneficial for the service life of a vehicle.
Biomorphic batteries could provide more energy for robots
03 September, 2020Similar to how biological fat reserves store energy in animals, a new rechargeable zinc battery integrates into the structure of a robot to provide much more energy.
Solid ceramic electrolytes get tough
28 August, 2020US researchers have found a way to double the toughness of a ceramic material used to make solid-state lithium-ion batteries.
Promising anode material for future batteries
17 August, 2020The material can improve the energy density, power density, charging rate, safety and cycle life of batteries without requiring a decrease of the particle size.
EV smart charging trial announced
12 August, 2020The trial will help to demonstrate how the Australian electricity grid can successfully integrate higher numbers of electric vehicles while limiting network expansion.
Electric vehicle-to-grid trial coming to Canberra
20 July, 2020The Realising Electric Vehicle-to-Grid Services (REVS) project will see 51 Nissan LEAF EVs deployed across the ACT.
New design improves capacity of Li-ion batteries
03 July, 2020Scientists have designed a self-healing, protective layer in the battery that significantly slows down the electrolyte and silicon anode degradation process.
