24M is one of the many companies formed to commercialize ideas from the fertile brain of Yet-Ming Chiang, an MIT professor who has sparked innovations like Sublime Systems, which uses electricity to create low carbon cement at room temperature. The common factor in all his endeavors is taking disruptive technology and making it commercially feasible. […]
Lithium News
To extend a lithium-metal EV battery’s life, just drain it and let it sit, find Stanford scientists
Stanford University researchers found that the best way to extend the life of a lithium-metal EV battery is to drain it and let it rest for a few hours. The study, “Resting restores performance of discharged lithium-metal batteries,” published on February 7 in the journal Nature, found that this straightforward approach restored battery capacity and […]
Chinese scientists say new calcium-based battery offers ‘cheaper, safer’ alternative to lithium-ion cells
Chinese scientists say they have developed a rechargeable calcium-based battery that could offer a cheaper and more sustainable alternative to lithium technology. The team also incorporated their calcium-oxygen device into fibres to create a flexible textile battery that could power a smartphone. Made from a metal 2,500 times more abundant than lithium, their battery was able to […]
Why Europe’s Energy Transition Leader Doubles Down On Natural Gas
Germany is building 10 GW in new natural gas generation capacity. It is spending 16 billion euro on this. The news emerged earlier this week and marks a key moment in the EU’s transition efforts: an admission that not all is going according to plans. And Germany just booked the highest rate of gas-powered generation […]
Getting to Know the ”Ghost” Inside Batteries
An Argonne team developing materials for solid-state batteries took an unexpected detour to investigate tiny short-circuits known as soft-shorts. Their insights will benefit battery researchers around the world. Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory have shed important new light on what the early signs of battery failure look like. Their study — […]
Nissan updates commercial van line with 87 kWh battery and 286 mile range
Nissan is taking the fight to the Ford e-Transit electric van by upgrading its full size commercial van lineup with — for the first time ever! — a fully electric powertrain and two different battery sizes (in Europe, anyway). Nissan says its all-new Interstar-e is designed to meet the diverse and specific needs of businesses […]
The new car batteries that could power the electric vehicle revolution
There’s a revolution brewing in batteries for electric cars. Japanese car maker Toyota said last year that it aims to release a car in 2027–28 that could travel 1,000 kilometres and recharge in just 10 minutes, using a battery type that swaps liquid components for solids. Chinese manufacturers have announced budget cars for 2024 featuring […]
Europe’s deepest mine to become giant gravity battery
An abandoned mine in Finland is set to be transformed into a giant battery to store renewable energy during periods of excess production. The Pyhäsalmi Mine, roughly 450 kilometres north of Helsinki, is Europe’s deepest zinc and copper mine and holds the potential to store up to 2 MW of energy within its 1,400-metre-deep shafts. […]
Scientists Develop Revolutionary EV Battery Material To Expedite Charging And Extend Lifespan Of Batteries — Here’s What It Could Do For EV Adoption
The take-up rate of electric vehicles could receive a huge boost if a new scientific development delivers on its promise. Researchers from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee have come up with a fast-charging, long-lasting battery that could make electric vehicles much more viable. The expert team’s lithium-ion battery can recharge up to 80% […]
Researchers achieve super-safe, ultrafast Li-ion battery charging
In a significant advancement for EV technology, researchers at Chung-Ang University in South Korea have made a breakthrough in lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery charging times and safety. Published in the journal Energy Storage Materials, their study focuses on improving Li-ion batteries for EVs. The challenge with current Li-ion batteries lies in achieving rapid charging without compromising […]
