Silent Yachts: 500 lithium battery packs, 2.5 megawatts on order
With 10 solar electric catamarans under construction, these lithium battery packs have energy storage equal to about 25 Tesla Model
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Li-ion
Could iron and silicon be used for cheaper li-ion batteries?
One of the problems with li-ion batteries (lithium-iron) is the cobalt used in the cathode. About 60% of the world’s
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Lighter, less expensive lithium-ion batteries through coating
A process for lithium-ion batteries that improves conductivity and durability and reduces manufacturing costs could lead to lighter, less expensive
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New glass battery could recharge 23,000 times
A new glass battery developed by John Goodenough, one of the winners of the 2019 Nobel Prize for the invention
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