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Innovative Battery Materials Could Extend EV Range

Innovative Battery Materials Could Extend EV Range

This article reviews three breakthroughs in battery technology and their potential for extending electric vehicle range.


tech insights Mar 05, 2024 by Jake Hertz
Empowering Grid Stability: OpenADR’s Impact on Power Outages

Empowering Grid Stability: OpenADR’s Impact on Power Outages

After 23 years, the OpenADR protocol has evolved into a method to reduce energy consumption and avoid rolling blackouts.


LG Chem To Supply GM With Tons of Battery Cathode Material

LG Chem To Supply GM With Tons of Battery Cathode Material

LG Chem has agreed to supply General Motors with $19 billion worth of battery cathode materials, enough for 5 million battery-electric vehicles.


News Mar 02, 2024 by Mike Falter
‘Ghost’ Hunting: Researchers Detect Fault Hiding in Batteries

‘Ghost’ Hunting: Researchers Detect Fault Hiding in Batteries

Argonne National Laboratory researchers have identified soft-shorts as an early precursor to permanent battery failure.


tech insights Mar 01, 2024 by Jake Hertz
Coreless Transformers Improve Solid-State Isolator Response

Coreless Transformers Improve Solid-State Isolator Response

Infineon’s family of solid-state isolators features a coreless transformer capable of delivering faster and more reliable switching and…


new products Feb 28, 2024 by Mike Falter
Advancing Battery Safety: Self-Extinguishing Electrolytes for Fire Prevention

Advancing Battery Safety: Self-Extinguishing Electrolytes for Fire Prevention

To enhance battery safety and reduce fire risk, researchers substituted non-flammable self-extinguishing electrolytes for combustible electrolytes.


tech insights Feb 22, 2024 by Jake Hertz
Are Coffee Grounds the Answer to Lithium Constraints?

Are Coffee Grounds the Answer to Lithium Constraints?

Researchers from Kazakhstan and South Korea may have found a solution to lithium limitations by using spent coffee grounds in sodium-ion anodes. 


tech insights Feb 21, 2024 by Jake Hertz
Microsoft, PNNL Use AI to Find Lithium Alternatives

Microsoft, PNNL Use AI to Find Lithium Alternatives

In a joint venture with Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Microsoft has employed artificial intelligence to create a battery with less lithium. 


tech insights Feb 20, 2024 by Jake Hertz
Modular Batteries Convert Diesel Equipment To Electric

Modular Batteries Convert Diesel Equipment To Electric

Moog Construction's system offers cost-effective conversion of diesel-powered heavy equipment into zero-emissions vehicles.


News Feb 16, 2024 by Jake Hertz
Programmable Bidirectional, Regenerative DC Power Aids Battery, Inverter, Fuel-Cell, and Motor Test Across Multiple Industries

Programmable Bidirectional, Regenerative DC Power Aids Battery, Inverter, Fuel-Cell, and Motor Test Across Multiple Industries

Discover how engineers can use programmable bidirectional, regenerative DC power supplies to test…


Digital Twins Accelerate Battery Test and Development

Digital Twins Accelerate Battery Test and Development

Comau will develop digital twins and other digitalization strategies to create a next-generation battery testing platform designed to accelerate…


Sweet Solution: Chocolate Truffle-Inspired Battery Tackles EV Dendrite Formation

Sweet Solution: Chocolate Truffle-Inspired Battery Tackles EV Dendrite Formation

A lithium metal battery design from Harvard University promises significant advancements for electric vehicle charging. 


High-Voltage Charger to Propel Hybrid-Electric Aircraft Demonstrator

High-Voltage Charger to Propel Hybrid-Electric Aircraft Demonstrator

A bidirectional mobile charging unit will serve high-power batteries in Pratt & Whitney’s upcoming hybrid-electric flight demonstrator.


News Feb 08, 2024 by Shannon Cuthrell
Tackling EV Range Anxiety With Faster-Charging Indium-Anode Chemistries

Tackling EV Range Anxiety With Faster-Charging Indium-Anode Chemistries

A research team at Cornell University is developing faster-charging battery chemistries to combat electric vehicle range anxiety.


tech insights Feb 08, 2024 by Jake Hertz
Research Pushes Vanadium Flow Battery Boundaries

Research Pushes Vanadium Flow Battery Boundaries

The researchers developed a 70 kW vanadium flow battery stack, surpassing conventional 30 kW solutions.


tech insights Feb 06, 2024 by Jake Hertz
NASA To Test High-Performance Batteries for Advanced Air Mobility

NASA To Test High-Performance Batteries for Advanced Air Mobility

Archer Aviation’s lithium-ion battery cells will be tested under extreme conditions to ensure the highest safety for advanced air mobility and…


News Feb 05, 2024 by Shannon Cuthrell
Research Targets Cobalt-Free Alternatives for EV Batteries

Research Targets Cobalt-Free Alternatives for EV Batteries

A research team believes it has found a more sustainable alternative to the cobalt used in electric vehicle batteries. 


tech insights Feb 05, 2024 by Jake Hertz
This is Nuts! Caterpillar Debuts Electrical Harvesting

This is Nuts! Caterpillar Debuts Electrical Harvesting

A partnership between Flory Industries and Caterpillar has led to the launch of a lithium-ion battery-driven electric powertrain for nut harvesting.


News Feb 02, 2024 by David Peterson
Will Future EV Batteries Be Cobalt-Free?

Will Future EV Batteries Be Cobalt-Free?

MIT researchers are testing a promising material known as TAQ as a carbon-based alternative to cobalt for lithium-ion batteries used in electric…


tech insights Feb 02, 2024 by Zac Amos
Supercapacitor, Lithium-Ion Combo Improves Energy Storage

Supercapacitor, Lithium-Ion Combo Improves Energy Storage

Research demonstrates the energy-efficiency benefits of hybrid power systems combining supercapacitors and lithium-ion batteries.


tech insights Jan 31, 2024 by Jake Hertz