operating times, brighter screens for |
Hu says,“ Industry standard is that electric |
lower cost lithium formulations. |
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laptops and smart phones, and cordless tools with more power on tap.
The Nexeon technology is based on the use of silicon anodes instead of the carbon-based anodes used today, as this allows greater charge to be stored within the battery. Silicon provides far higher
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vehicles need to go at least 200 miles on a single charge. We can make the battery half the size and half the weight, and it will travel the same distance, or we can make it the same size and same weight, and now it will go 400 miles on a single charge.” |
At the U. S. Department of Energy’ s
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, advances in understanding how oxygen oxidation creates extra capacity in batteries with a“ lithium-rich” cathode has sparked excitement among battery alchemists, because of its implications for
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performance as an anode material, |
Now with lithium prices going higher, and |
higher energy densities using alternatives |
offering charge densities around ten times |
questions surrounding the supply of |
to cobalt, nickel or manganese— the |
that of carbon. |
cobalt in the most common battery |
three current transition metals |
Lithium-ion batteries have come to lead |
composition, research teams the world |
commercially feasible in lithium-ion |
the rechargeable battery market as a |
over are searching for the next lithium |
batteries presently. |
conclusion of their higher performance for a given cell size and weight, their low selfdischarge rate and the absence of a |
battery that can alleviate some of the supply risks while amping up the energy density. |
Yuan Yang, assistant professor of materials science and engineering at Columbia
Engineering, has developed a new method
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‘ memory effect’. Silicon has been known |
Tucson, Arizona based Sion Power, have |
to increase the energy density of LIB. He |
to offer potential as a superior anode |
come up with a lithium sulphur battery |
has built a trilayer structure that is stable |
material, but until now, silicon has |
that provides double the energy density of |
even in ambient air, which makes the |
suffered from physical instability when |
existing lithium-ion batteries along with |
battery both longer lasting and cheaper to |
repeatedly charged and discharged. |
improved safety. |
manufacture. |
Nexeon, is looking to solve this problem by changing the physical form of the silicon, allowing it to realise its full potential as a battery anode. |
Sulphur ions deliver a 5x higher level of energy availability than other lithium formulations, and also delivers several performance efficiencies, including longer |
" When lithium batteries are charged the first time, they lose anywhere from 5-20 % energy in that first cycle," says Yang.
" Through our design, we ' ve been able to
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Solid Energy plans to bring their batteries |
life, higher energy density, and faster |
gain back this loss, and we think our |
to smartphones and wearables in early |
charging. The company says it will achieve |
method has great potential to increase |
2017, and to electric cars in 2018. But the |
a 500 watt hour per kilogram performance |
the operation time of batteries for |
first application will be on drones.“ Several |
by 2018. |
portable electronics and electrical |
customers are using drones and balloons |
While Sion is the only commercial |
vehicles." |
to provide free Internet to the developing world, and to survey for disaster relief,” Hu says.“ It’ s a very exciting and noble application.” |
provider of lithium sulphur technologies presently, there are other growing research projects working on batteries with much higher energy densities and |
In Toyohashi University of Technology in
Japan, researchers published a report that stated that calcium ion batteries could theoretically replace lithium altogether.
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This year, 3rd edition of CeBIT India will be held at the |
CeBIT India will see an increased focus on Indian start-ups that |
Bangalore International Exhibition Centre( BIEC) from 8-10 |
will come on the same platform to share ideas, collaborate, |
December 2016, with the theme of Discover the Business of |
exchange and disrupt to create something extraordinary out of |
Technology Innovation! How collaborative disruption is |
the ordinary. |
changing tomorrow’ s innovation. CeBIT India 2016 is powered |
Talking about the start-up ecosystem in India, Mr. Mehul |
by technology, bringing together thought leaders, visionaries; |
Lanvers Shah, Managing Director, Hannover Milano Fairs India |
innovators, SMEs and startups; CXOs, VCs, mentors & |
said“ The incredibly enthusiastic Indian ecosystem supports |
dignitaries and technology buyers and users across various |
the growth of entrepreneurships where the startups are the |
industry segments. |
backbone. The + 91 Start Up Challenge provides an impetus to |
Hannover Milano Fairs India( HMFI) is all geared to bring the |
these exuberated minds to grow and progress under the large |
new improved + 91 Start-up Challenge for the young |
companies. Unlike the previous years, this year the limelight is |
entrepreneurs of India. This year CeBIT India aims at increasing |
on exploring the challenges faced by the start-up community |
the level a notch higher to make it more robust and engaging |
and ways to fight for their survival. Starts Ups will be pitching |
with start-ups, SMB’ s and the new minds. It will include a |
live to the jury, thus providing opportunities to interact and |
prominent set of jury members judging the competion for the |
connect with more established enterprises.” |
next big idea! |
Visit: http:// www. cebit-india. com / |