Energy Storage

Researchers have identified electrical charge-induced changes in the structure and bonding of graphitic carbon electrodes that may one day affect the way energy is stored.

Lithium-sulfur batteries have been a hot topic in battery research because of their ability to produce up to 10 times more energy than conventional batteries.

At the start, there was no generic name. The simple glass of the car windshield started to incorporate printed antennas and heaters. It was what we now know as "structural electronics" - one structure performing mechanical, electrical and other functions.

Researchers have successfully created electricity-generating solar-cells with chemicals found in the shells of shrimps and other crustaceans for the first time.

This low cost event attracted about 360 delegates and about 21 exhibitors and the speakers were global and of high calibre.

A challenge that comes with the increased use of renewable energy is how to store electric energy.

Researchers have developed a novel paper-like material for lithium-ion batteries. It has the potential to boost by several times the specific energy, or amount of energy that can be delivered per unit weight of the battery.

Launches of fuel cell cars are reportedly planned by up to six carmakers from 2015 including Tata Motors of India, owners of Jaguar Land Rover.

IDTechEx analyst Franco Gonzalez discusses some of the industry dynamics and latest trends of supercapacitors.

Scientists have worked for many years trying to find a way to improve the safety of lithium-ion batteries.

In a creative application of rational design, scientists in China have turned to nature to help overcome one of the key challenges facing the most probable successor to the lithium ion (Li-ion) battery.

Dendrites-deposits that form on electrode surfaces during the charging process-cause the batteries to short circuit, leading to serious safety hazards.

This article focuses on the highlights of the second day of the AABC Conference 2015 in Mainz Germany, specifically in the Electrochemical Capacitor Symposium.

It is not much of an achievement to make a fuel cell powered vehicle any more. They have been made for over 25 years and they work well.

Pure electric vehicles are inevitably small and feeble or premium-priced, niche products like the Teslas? Not true.

A research team from the University of Kassel in Germany recently developed a building material that simultaneously functions as a photovoltaic cell.

New battery technology from the University of Michigan should be able to prevent the kind of fires that grounded Boeing 787 Dreamliners in 2013.

In the new report, "Electric Buses 2015-2025" analysts IDTechEx examine how Chinese hybrid buses are in some respects more advanced as the Government only supports plug-in versions with long pure electric range.

A Virginia Commonwealth University professor has received a five-year, $505,000 award from the National Science Foundation to make lithium-ion batteries -- which power electric vehicles and portable electronic devices -- far more efficient, sustainable and environmentally friendly.

Abalonyx is a Norwegian company focused on graphene oxide production. In the past five years they have increased their batch size from 160g to 1Kg and are currently seeking funds to raise their batch size further to 6 Kg