![]() Anything that can reduce the cost of that capture process, or that can result in an end product that has value, could significantly change the economics of such systems, the researchers say. The findings are described today in the journal Joule, in a paper by assistant professor of mechanical engineering Betar Gallant, doctoral student Aliza Khurram, and postdoc Mingfu He.Ĭurrently, power plants equipped with carbon capture systems generally use up to 30 percent of the electricity they generate just to power the capture, release, and storage of carbon dioxide. The battery is made from lithium metal, carbon, and an electrolyte that the researchers designed. While still based on early-stage research and far from commercial deployment, the new battery formulation could open up new avenues for tailoring electrochemical carbon dioxide conversion reactions, which may ultimately help reduce the emission of the greenhouse gas to the atmosphere. Rather than attempting to convert carbon dioxide to specialized chemicals using metal catalysts, which is currently highly challenging, this battery could continuously convert carbon dioxide into a solid mineral carbonate as it discharges. ![]() ![]() Some companies, like BYD build their own ‘ Blade‘ battery which has been engineered to overcome many of the safety issues associated with typical lithium batteries, but still doesn’t have revolutionary levels of energy density.A new type of battery developed by researchers at MIT could be made partly from carbon dioxide captured from power plants. Batteries are the most expensive and important part of any electric vehicle. There’s almost no doubt that the automotive industry is paying close attention to the developments at HIU. This new discovery, alongside the recent development of a stable, solid-state, lithium-metal battery by Harvard University researchers, is a testament to the leaps and bounds we’re making towards better battery life, weight, and storage. While more research and adaptation are needed before this battery is viable in the real world, it’s a giant step forward. After 1,000 cycles, the new lithium-metal battery retained 88% of its initial storage capacity and had an average Coulombic efficiency of 99.94%, which is the ratio between discharge and charge capacity. The energy density of this new battery is above the 500-Wh/kg threshold that is considered the standard for next-gen EVs, and well above the 250-300-Wh/kg energy density of regular lithium-ion batteries. But the team at HIU has overcome these hurdles and found a combination of cobalt-poor, nickel-rich layered cathode (NCM88) and a commercially available organic LP30 electrolyte that work together to enable high energy storage per mass and stability over many cycles. In the past, lithium-metal batteries were known for their instability, with instances of batteries exploding, making them far too dangerous for commercial use. ![]() The Helmholtz Institute Ulm (HIU) of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) has discovered a lithium-metal battery with a groundbreaking energy density of 560-Wh/kg, which is not only incredibly stable but also has the potential to revolutionize the industry. And now, a team of scientists in Germany may have finally found it according to Interesting Engineering. ![]() With the increasing demand for better, lighter, and longer-lasting battery solutions, researchers have been on a quest to find the holy grail of batteries. Lithium-ion batteries have been a game-changer for the world, powering our portable electronics and electric vehicles, but they’ve also had their shortcomings like short-circuiting and limited ranges for EVs. The Helmholtz Institute Ulm has created a new lithium-ion battery that’s more energy dense and stable. By Subhash Nair 0 New Lithium-Ion Battery Pushes Past 560Wh/kg Threshold ![]()
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