13+ hour, 27+ min ago  (200+ words) A team at Tokyo University of Science (TUS) has identified a structural mechanism by which adding small amounts of scandium to layered sodium manganese oxide cathodes slows the degradation that typically limits sodium-ion battery lifetimes. Image: Tokyo University of Science…...

2+ week, 18+ hour ago  (660+ words) Researchers at Tokyo University of Science showed that sodium-ion batteries with hard carbon anodes can charge faster than lithium-ion batteries by using a diluted electrode method that reveals sodium insertion is intrinsically quicker than lithium. A sodium-ion accumulator stack Image:…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (124+ words) Welsh battery breakthrough uses UK-manufactured anode and cathode materials as well as active materials available through local supply chains. Batri plans to scale up material manufacturing and cell building capability. Researchers in Wales have made a sodium-ion battery cell in…...

3+ week, 18+ hour ago  (173+ words) According to Inlyte, the tested unit incorporates what it describes as the world's largest sodium metal chloride battery cells and modules built to date, with each module capable of storing more than 300 kWh of energy. According to Inlyte, the tested…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (545+ words) A report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) notes that while it is still uncertain whether sodium-ion batteries will become a disruptive alternative to lithium-ion technology, they could offer significant cost-saving opportunities in applications such as electric vehicles and…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (418+ words) Graphene producer First Graphene has secured exclusive global graphene carbon paste production and sales rights with perovskite cell developer and manufacturer Halocell Australia. The 12-month exclusive licence agreement gives FGR global exclusivity over development and sale of the Puregraph containing…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (727+ words) U.S. researchers have developed a sodium-ion pouch cell that operates reliably at temperatures as low as "100 C. The battery was tested with simulated and real renewable energy sources, including wind and solar, and maintained stable performance in both laboratory and field conditions....

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (331+ words) A US research team has developed all-solid-state sodium batteries that retain performance down to subzero temperatures. The systems utilize a special chloride-based solid-electrolyte-coated cathode. A US research team has developed all-solid-state sodium batteries that retain performance down to subzero temperatures....

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (439+ words) MIT researchers tested the gas permeability of their polymer films by suspending them over microwells to form bubbles. Some bubbles from 2021 experiments are still inflated. A team from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has developed a lightweight polymer film…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (313+ words) The solar cells combine multilayer graphene with silicon wafers, harvesting both solar and kinetic energy for continuous operation. Tests show the cells can autonomously power supercapacitors embedded in a temperature sensor. Image: University of Arkansas Researchers from the University of…...