Start-up for Mobile High-Performance Battery Systems Raises 33 Million U.S. Dollars

The technology offers mobile power supply from renewable sources that is entirely disconnected from the power grid

14-Feb-2022 - instagrid, a leader in high-performance mobile battery systems in the professional sector, announced today its Series B financing of approximately $33 million (€29 million). The round is being led by Energy Impact Partners (EIP), a U.S.-based venture capital firm investing in businesses building ...

Unexpected energy storage capability where water meets metal surfaces

Capacitively stored charge at platinum interfaces can be significantly higher than previously assumed

20-Jan-2022 - A new method can measure the electrical (re-)charging of boundary layers between very small, metallic particles and aqueous solutions and understand it at a molecular level. Researchers from the RESOLV Cluster of Excellence at Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB) have used current and voltage ...

Rising star in the energy world

Developing high-performance MXene electrodes for next-generation powerful battery

23-Nov-2021 - Two-dimensional MXene has been a rising star in the energy world as theycan store energy fast. But their unstable voltage output limits their applications. A collaborative research team led by scientists from City University of Hong Kong (CityU) has recently developed battery-like ...

A flexible, stretchable battery capable of moving smoothly like snake scales

This new battery is expected to have a wide range of uses

30-Sep-2021 - The Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (KIMM), an institute under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Science and ICT, has developed a flexible, stretchable battery that bends and stretches like a snake. This new battery is expected to have a wide range of uses, such as in energy storage ...

Researchers Decode Reaction Mechanisms During Interphase Formation in Lithium Batteries

Origin of the Decomposition Product Methane More Complex Than Previously Assumed

20-Sep-2021 - Understanding all processes and reactions inside the lithium-ion battery in detail is essential for its further development. Especially interphases, which strongly influence the performance, safety and service life of energy storage systems, are still insufficiently investigated. They are ...

Janus graphene opens doors to sustainable sodium-ion batteries

Ten times the energy capacity of standard graphite

31-Aug-2021 - In the search for sustainable energy storage, researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, present a new concept to fabricate high-performance electrode materials for sodium batteries. It is based on a novel type of graphene to store one of the world's most common and cheap metal ...

Researchers develop Turing membrane to improve performance of zinc-based batteries

24-Aug-2021 - Zinc-based batteries are promising options for energy storage devices owing to their low cost and high energy density. However, they may encounter serious dendrite issues, especially at high areal capacities and current densities. Recently, a research team led by Prof. LI Xianfeng from the Dalian ...

Birnessite study offers insights for electrochemistry, energy storage

06-Aug-2021 - The adsorption of ions from the electrolyte at an electrode surface is a ubiquitous process, of use for both existing and emerging electrochemical energy technologies. But what happens when these ions penetrate very small spaces? To address this question, researchers at NC State re-examined the ...

Scientists converts tamarind shells into an energy source for vehicles

19-Jul-2021 - Shells of tamarind, a tropical fruit consumed worldwide, are discarded during food production. As they are bulky, tamarind shells take up a considerable amount of space in landfills where they are disposed as agricultural waste. However, a team of international scientists led by Nanyang ...

A next step towards climate-friendly fuels

Solar technology from Synhelion to receive Innosuisse funding

08-Jul-2021 - Synhelion and Empa are conducting a joint research project, co-funded by the Swiss Innovation Agency Innosuisse, to further develop a high-temperature energy storage solution that is a key component in the production of climate-friendly solar fuels. The project will enable the cost-effective and ...