Batteries | Innovation News Network Science, Research & Innovation News Tue, 18 Feb 2025 15:15:44 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 Cambridge University’s impulse leads the charge in the battery revolution /cambridge-universitys-impulse-leads-the-charge-in-the-battery-technology-revolution/55580/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cambridge-universitys-impulse-leads-the-charge-in-the-battery-technology-revolution /cambridge-universitys-impulse-leads-the-charge-in-the-battery-technology-revolution/55580/#respond Tue, 18 Feb 2025 15:15:44 +0000 /?p=55580 Camridge University's impulse programme has helped pioneering innovators commercialise their critical advancements in battery technology.

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]]> /cambridge-universitys-impulse-leads-the-charge-in-the-battery-technology-revolution/55580/feed/ 0 Graphene energy storage for a sustainable future /graphene-energy-storage-for-a-sustainable-future/55442/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=graphene-energy-storage-for-a-sustainable-future /graphene-energy-storage-for-a-sustainable-future/55442/#respond Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:00:48 +0000 /?p=55442 The Graphene Flagship is driving innovation in the energy sector by developing electronics and energy storage solutions using graphene.

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]]> /graphene-energy-storage-for-a-sustainable-future/55442/feed/ 0 Quantum batteries: The future of energy storage with time crystals /quantum-batteries-the-future-of-energy-storage-with-time-crystals/55292/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=quantum-batteries-the-future-of-energy-storage-with-time-crystals /quantum-batteries-the-future-of-energy-storage-with-time-crystals/55292/#respond Fri, 07 Feb 2025 11:14:13 +0000 /?p=55292 Discover how quantum batteries, powered by time crystals, could revolutionise energy storage with and groundbreaking applications.

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]]> /quantum-batteries-the-future-of-energy-storage-with-time-crystals/55292/feed/ 0 Exploring the longevity of battery-powered electric vehicles /exploring-the-longevity-of-battery-powered-electric-vehicles/54836/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=exploring-the-longevity-of-battery-powered-electric-vehicles /exploring-the-longevity-of-battery-powered-electric-vehicles/54836/#respond Fri, 24 Jan 2025 14:31:43 +0000 /?p=54836 Battery-powered electric vehicles can now match the lifespans of traditional cars and vans with petrol and diesel engines. Read more.

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]]> /exploring-the-longevity-of-battery-powered-electric-vehicles/54836/feed/ 0 Breathing new life into Sri Lanka’s graphite industry /breathing-new-life-into-sri-lankas-graphite-industry/52229/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=breathing-new-life-into-sri-lankas-graphite-industry /breathing-new-life-into-sri-lankas-graphite-industry/52229/#respond Tue, 10 Dec 2024 08:30:29 +0000 /?p=52229 Applied Graphite Technologies is leveraging high-quality vein graphite from the Queens Mine Complex in Sri Lanka. Read more here.

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]]> /breathing-new-life-into-sri-lankas-graphite-industry/52229/feed/ 0 Researchers successfully increase zinc battery lifespan /researchers-successfully-increase-zinc-battery-lifespan/52288/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=researchers-successfully-increase-zinc-battery-lifespan /researchers-successfully-increase-zinc-battery-lifespan/52288/#respond Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:43:55 +0000 /?p=52288 TUM researchers have developed a new chemical method to increase zinc battery lifespan and improve energy storage.

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]]> /researchers-successfully-increase-zinc-battery-lifespan/52288/feed/ 0 UK’s ban on single-use vapes will help reach circular economy goals /uks-ban-on-single-use-vapes-will-help-reach-circular-economy-goals/52208/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=uks-ban-on-single-use-vapes-will-help-reach-circular-economy-goals /uks-ban-on-single-use-vapes-will-help-reach-circular-economy-goals/52208/#respond Thu, 24 Oct 2024 09:26:05 +0000 /?p=52208 The UK has laid new legislation to ban the sale of single-use vapes from 1 June 2025, Circular Economy Minister Mary Creagh has confirmed.

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]]> /uks-ban-on-single-use-vapes-will-help-reach-circular-economy-goals/52208/feed/ 0 Researchers discover promising electrolyte for rechargeable batteries /researchers-discover-promising-electrolyte-for-rechargeable-batteries/51581/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=researchers-discover-promising-electrolyte-for-rechargeable-batteries /researchers-discover-promising-electrolyte-for-rechargeable-batteries/51581/#respond Wed, 02 Oct 2024 08:39:56 +0000 /?p=51581 Researchers have developed an electrolyte with high conductivity, formability, and electrochemical stability to aid rechargeable batteries.

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]]> /researchers-discover-promising-electrolyte-for-rechargeable-batteries/51581/feed/ 0 Post-lithium-ion batteries for a sustainable future: The POLYSTORAGE project /post-lithium-ion-batteries-for-a-sustainable-future-the-polystorage-project/49171/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=post-lithium-ion-batteries-for-a-sustainable-future-the-polystorage-project /post-lithium-ion-batteries-for-a-sustainable-future-the-polystorage-project/49171/#respond Thu, 11 Jul 2024 13:31:27 +0000 /?p=49171 The POLYSTORAGE project enhances the development of post-lithium-ion batteries through the collaboration of industry and academia.

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]]> /post-lithium-ion-batteries-for-a-sustainable-future-the-polystorage-project/49171/feed/ 0 Professor Martin Freer appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Faraday Institution /professor-martin-freer-appointed-chief-executive-officer-of-the-faraday-institution/48636/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=professor-martin-freer-appointed-chief-executive-officer-of-the-faraday-institution /professor-martin-freer-appointed-chief-executive-officer-of-the-faraday-institution/48636/#respond Wed, 19 Jun 2024 10:01:22 +0000 /?p=48636 The Faraday Institution, the UK’s flagship institute for electrochemical energy storage, announces Professor Martin Freer as its next CEO.

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]]> /professor-martin-freer-appointed-chief-executive-officer-of-the-faraday-institution/48636/feed/ 0 ECO²LIB: Building up the success of lithium-ion batteries /eco%c2%b2lib-building-up-the-success-of-lithium-ion-batteries/47253/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=eco%25c2%25b2lib-building-up-the-success-of-lithium-ion-batteries /eco%c2%b2lib-building-up-the-success-of-lithium-ion-batteries/47253/#respond Thu, 09 May 2024 10:32:48 +0000 /?p=47253 Lithium-ion energy storage is one of the most promising technologies for the transition to clean energy. Discover more here.

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]]> /eco%c2%b2lib-building-up-the-success-of-lithium-ion-batteries/47253/feed/ 0 One-Stop-Shop programme: Simplifying public funding for Europe’s battery SMEs /one-stop-shop-programme-simplifying-public-funding-europes-smes/46903/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=one-stop-shop-programme-simplifying-public-funding-europes-smes /one-stop-shop-programme-simplifying-public-funding-europes-smes/46903/#respond Thu, 09 May 2024 07:18:43 +0000 /?p=46903 EIT InnoEnergy's Thore Sekkenes explains how the One-Stop-Shop provides guidance to SMEs on securing access to public funding.

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]]> /one-stop-shop-programme-simplifying-public-funding-europes-smes/46903/feed/ 0 Enhancing the cyclability of lithium battery cathodes /enhancing-the-cyclability-of-lithium-battery-cathodes/47066/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=enhancing-the-cyclability-of-lithium-battery-cathodes /enhancing-the-cyclability-of-lithium-battery-cathodes/47066/#respond Thu, 02 May 2024 10:49:33 +0000 /?p=47066 High-capacity cathodes for new-generation lithium battery cathodes can be improved by doping with readily available mineral elements.

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]]> /enhancing-the-cyclability-of-lithium-battery-cathodes/47066/feed/ 0 Charging up your EV fleet for a greener route /charging-up-your-ev-fleet-for-a-greener-route/46859/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=charging-up-your-ev-fleet-for-a-greener-route /charging-up-your-ev-fleet-for-a-greener-route/46859/#respond Mon, 29 Apr 2024 08:42:19 +0000 /?p=46859 Thierry Grenut, Sales Director, Milexia Group, discusses the benefits of adopting an EV fleet and recent advancements in battery technology.

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]]> /charging-up-your-ev-fleet-for-a-greener-route/46859/feed/ 0 Ultralow-concentration electrolyte developed for lithium-ion batteries /ultralow-concentration-electrolyte-developed-lithium-ion-batteries/46660/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ultralow-concentration-electrolyte-developed-lithium-ion-batteries /ultralow-concentration-electrolyte-developed-lithium-ion-batteries/46660/#respond Tue, 23 Apr 2024 07:18:02 +0000 /?p=46660 Researchers from Ningbo University in China and the University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras Campus in the US have developed an ultralow-concentration electrolyte that may be suitable for practical applications in lithium-ion batteries.

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]]> /ultralow-concentration-electrolyte-developed-lithium-ion-batteries/46660/feed/ 0 New discovery brings solid-state sodium batteries closer to practical use /new-discovery-brings-solid-state-sodium-batteries-closer-to-practical-use/46220/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-discovery-brings-solid-state-sodium-batteries-closer-to-practical-use /new-discovery-brings-solid-state-sodium-batteries-closer-to-practical-use/46220/#respond Thu, 11 Apr 2024 10:37:44 +0000 /?p=46220 While lithium-ion batteries are the most widely used, solid-state sodium batteries are attracting attention as sodium is more plentiful.

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]]> /new-discovery-brings-solid-state-sodium-batteries-closer-to-practical-use/46220/feed/ 0 New pyroelectrochemical cell developed with potential for IoT applications /new-pyroelectrochemical-cell-developed-with-potential-iot-applications/46148/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-pyroelectrochemical-cell-developed-with-potential-iot-applications /new-pyroelectrochemical-cell-developed-with-potential-iot-applications/46148/#respond Wed, 10 Apr 2024 09:44:50 +0000 /?p=46148 University of Utah engineers have developed a new pyroelectrochemical cell that demonstrates its potential for IoT applications.

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]]> /new-pyroelectrochemical-cell-developed-with-potential-iot-applications/46148/feed/ 0 Iron-based flow batteries to be used for grid energy storage /iron-based-flow-batteries-used-grid-energy-storage/45692/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=iron-based-flow-batteries-used-grid-energy-storage /iron-based-flow-batteries-used-grid-energy-storage/45692/#respond Mon, 25 Mar 2024 11:49:01 +0000 /?p=45692 Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have developed a pathway to safe, water-based flow batteries made with Earth-abundant materials.

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]]> /iron-based-flow-batteries-used-grid-energy-storage/45692/feed/ 0 Assembling safer and more durable lithium metal batteries /assembling-safer-and-more-durable-lithium-metal-batteries/45609/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=assembling-safer-and-more-durable-lithium-metal-batteries /assembling-safer-and-more-durable-lithium-metal-batteries/45609/#respond Thu, 21 Mar 2024 14:28:15 +0000 /?p=45609 A new method assesses certain safety concerns and charging applications of lithium metal batteries. Discover more here.

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]]> /assembling-safer-and-more-durable-lithium-metal-batteries/45609/feed/ 0 The insurance industry should make better use of battery health tests for EVs /the-insurance-industry-should-make-better-use-of-battery-health-tests-for-evs/45442/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-insurance-industry-should-make-better-use-of-battery-health-tests-for-evs /the-insurance-industry-should-make-better-use-of-battery-health-tests-for-evs/45442/#respond Tue, 19 Mar 2024 09:44:12 +0000 /?p=45442 Discover why battery health tests are critical to determine the reliability of a second-hand electric vehicle.

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