Advancing Battery Technology for Modern Innovations
2021年5月18日 · Li-ion battery technology has progressed significantly over the last 30 years, but the best Li-ion batteries are nearing their performance limits due to material limitations. They also have significant safety concerns—such as catching on fire if overheated—leading to increased costs because safety features must be designed into the battery ...
New Design for Iron Flow Battery Could Aid Electric Grid
2024年7月16日 · Improvement in Battery Technology: Breakthrough Could Make for Long-Range EVs “The new iron flow battery is a good candidate for longer duration batteries, with discharge over 10-20 hours,” he said. “And we have improved on this old design because of a fundamental understanding of both the battery and the material design.
Blog: Electric Vehicle Advances Accelerate - ASME
2024年11月6日 · General Motors LLC of Pontiac, Mich., is getting $8 million to develop and demonstrate an automatic sorting and de-hazarding system for end-of-life EV batteries, while ReJoule Inc. of Signal Hill, Calif., will utilize $6 million to develop and scale EV battery diagnostics technology. Elsewhere, the pursuit of a better battery continues as well.
Safer and Powerful Solid-State Batteries for Electric Vehicles - ASME
2022年2月23日 · The battery is a silicon all-solid-state battery that is safe, long-lasting, and energy-dense. In another recent development, researchers from Brown University have developed a new material for use in solid-state batteries that is derived from trees. The solid ion conductor combines copper with cellulose nanofibrils—polymer tubes derived from ...
Breakthrough Could Make for Long-Range EVs - ASME
2024年4月16日 · A simple shift in lithium-ion battery manufacturing could pay big dividends, according to new research led by the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland, Wash. The researchers suggest that their solution could lead to electric vehicles that can store more energy per charge and withstand more charging cycles ...
3 Emerging Trends Automotive Engineering - ASME
2013年2月19日 · In order to expand battery operating range and reduce costs, some researchers are designing and testing new battery chemistries and subsystems. Advanced chemistries could allow batteries to operate through greater temperature extremes, last …
Deep Geothermal is the New Energy Frontier - ASME
2024年12月2日 · Norbeck is one of a new cohort of entrepreneurs looking for ways to drill deeper, cheaper, and more successfully than before by borrowing methods honed by the oil and gas industry. “We want to go from a 60 percent success rate to a 100 percent real success rate—and that has very much been proven in the oil and gas industry,” he said.
A Solid Foundation for Battery Technology - The American Society …
2023年8月29日 · In 2021, Factorial Energy raised $200 million, forging partnerships with Mercedes-Benz, Stellantis, and Hyundai to jointly develop the solid-state battery technology leveraging industry expertise and an automotive OEM perspective. Poornima Apte is technology writer in Walpole, Mass.
7 Top Trends in Transportation Technology - The American …
2020年1月15日 · Researchers at the DOE Battery Manufacturing R&D Facility test new technologies for hybrid electric and full electric vehicles. Photo: Oak Ridge National Laboratory But the limitations of lithium-ion batteries—energy density, and safety—must be overcome before electric cars gain significant market share.
Internal Combustion Engines Road Forward - ASME
2011年4月15日 · Time will tell if the new battery-powered automobiles establish a significant foothold in the marketplace. But for now, the technology the electric vehicle aims one day to replace—the internal combustion (IC) engine—is thriving and enjoying significant gains in research and development activity. Nissan Leaf engine.