APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Grid-scale energy storage and backup storage Industrial, commercial, residential energy storage BENEFITS: Offers a factor of 3 increase in energy density compared with existing Ni-Zn flow-battery systems as it removes the need for separators Provides simplified manufacturing due to re-designed thick electrodes with none of the … [Read more...] about Novel Flow-Assisted Battery for Long Duration Energy Storage 2022-038
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Microporous Polymers for Gas, Liquid and Battery Applications 2018-128
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY Sorbents, coatings, and selective membranes for: Automotive applications Consumer electronics Energy and energy storage Some of the many possible uses of this technology: Gas sensing Gas Separations Dehumidification Water purification, desalination Ion-exchange Electrowinning Fuel cells … [Read more...] about Microporous Polymers for Gas, Liquid and Battery Applications 2018-128
Microstructured Ion-conducting Composites 2017-012
ABSTRACT A composite membrane with nanostructured inorganic and organic phases is applied as an ion-selective layer to improve processability, prevent dendrite shorting, and increase power output of lithium-metal anodes through better Li-ion conductivity. Nanoconfinement, as opposed to macroscale confinement, is known to dramatically alter the properties of bulk materials. … [Read more...] about Microstructured Ion-conducting Composites 2017-012
Cerium Hydrogen Redox Flow Batteries 2016-051
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Grid scale energy storage Potentially, production of high-value chemicals ADVANTAGES: Low self-discharge Commercially available materials ABSTRACT: Researchers Adam Z. Weber and Michael Tucker developed improvements to the Cerium-Hydrogen (Ce-H2) redox flow cell by optimizing cell materials, electrolyte composition and … [Read more...] about Cerium Hydrogen Redox Flow Batteries 2016-051
Improving Electrochemical Energy Storage Performance with Ion- and Size-Selective Membranes 2015-067
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Utility grid storage Renewable energy storage Electrochemical devices ADVANTAGES: Polysulfide crossover in redox-flow batteries decreased by a factor of 500 Higher reliability, efficiency and power for redox-flow batteries Low production and maintenance costs ABSTRACT: Berkeley Lab researchers have developed ion- and … [Read more...] about Improving Electrochemical Energy Storage Performance with Ion- and Size-Selective Membranes 2015-067