Advancing Battery Technology for Modern Innovations
May 18, 2021 · Li-ion battery technology has progressed significantly over the last 30 years, but the best Li-ion batteries are nearing their performance limits due to material limitations. They also have significant safety concerns—such as catching on fire if overheated—leading to increased costs because safety features must be designed into the battery ...
Blog: Electric Vehicle Advances Accelerate - ASME
Nov 6, 2024 · General Motors LLC of Pontiac, Mich., is getting $8 million to develop and demonstrate an automatic sorting and de-hazarding system for end-of-life EV batteries, while ReJoule Inc. of Signal Hill, Calif., will utilize $6 million to develop and scale EV battery diagnostics technology. Elsewhere, the pursuit of a better battery continues as well.
Liquid Metal Batteries May Revolutionize Energy Storage - ASME
Jun 14, 2017 · The battery is based on research conducted by co-founder Donald Sadoway at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The system is different from other storage options on the market because it is the only battery where all three active components are in liquid form when the battery operates. Two liquid electrodes (magnesium and antimony) are ...
Using Concrete to Carry a Charge - ASME
Sep 2, 2021 · A bigger challenge is how to recycle it when the building or battery is ready to retire. Composite materials are notoriously hard to recycle. “One possible solution for recycling is to crush the old concrete batteries to make new concrete batteries,” said Zhang. Another possibility is to simply use the rubble as aggregate for roads.
3 Emerging Trends Automotive Engineering - ASME
Feb 19, 2013 · In order to expand battery operating range and reduce costs, some researchers are designing and testing new battery chemistries and subsystems. Advanced chemistries could allow batteries to operate through greater temperature extremes, last …
Making the Next-Generation Lithium-Ion Batteries Safer, Longer
Oct 24, 2018 · Samsung Advanced Institute of Technologyin 2017 announced a new battery material called “graphene ball” that enables a 45 percent increase in capacity, and a charging speed that is five times faster than standard lithium-ion batteries. A battery based on the graphene ball material requires only 12 minutes to fully charge, according to ...
Using Thermoelectric Generators for Carbon-Free Fuels and …
Jan 7, 2025 · This technology, with further refinement, could be integrated into geothermal systems. Laboratory results suggest that the temperature gradient between hot geothermal pipes returning from underground and the cooler surface environment is adequate to drive thermoelectric generators, providing enough power for CO 2 conversion.
Deep Geothermal is the New Energy Frontier - ASME
Dec 2, 2024 · Norbeck is one of a new cohort of entrepreneurs looking for ways to drill deeper, cheaper, and more successfully than before by borrowing methods honed by the oil and gas industry. “We want to go from a 60 percent success rate to a 100 percent real success rate—and that has very much been proven in the oil and gas industry,” he said.
A Solid Foundation for Battery Technology - The American Society …
Aug 29, 2023 · In 2021, Factorial Energy raised $200 million, forging partnerships with Mercedes-Benz, Stellantis, and Hyundai to jointly develop the solid-state battery technology leveraging industry expertise and an automotive OEM perspective. Poornima Apte is technology writer in …
Lithium Valley Could Be California’s New Hot Spot - ASME
Feb 2, 2023 · The lithium-ion battery is a crucial component of most rechargeable technologies, whether EVs, laptop computers, or energy storage for solar power, and recent demand has led to a supply crunch. While virtually all the lithium used in the United States is imported from South America, lithium itself is not necessarily rare.