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New Silicon EV Battery From CalTech Spinoff Is The Best Thing Ever

August 20, 2024 admin batteries, caltech, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev batteries, green economy, nanotech, nanotechnology, sienza energy, silicon, silicon batteries, silicon battery, silicon battery anode, startups, usa

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2024 14:02:22 +0000

A new EV battery deploys 3-D nanostructures that resemble plastic badminton birdies but deliver on cost, performance, and safety.

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Advancing Lithium-Ion Battery Technology: The Role of Silane in Silicon-Based Anode Materials

March 20, 2024 admin batteries, battery technology, Business, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, full coverage, li-ion, news, power, Research and Development, silicon, Technology

Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2024 18:26:11 +0000

In the midst of the energy transformation taking place around the world, lithium-ion batteries stand as pivotal components for both electric vehicles (EVs) and energy storage systems, demanding momentum in […]

The post Advancing Lithium-Ion Battery Technology: The Role of Silane in Silicon-Based Anode Materials appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Next-Generation EV Batteries Could Have Something In Common With The US Army: Silicon

January 19, 2024 admin amprius, batteries, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, Energy, Energy Storage, ev batteries, lithium-ion batteries, silicon, silicon anode, silicon anodes, silicon batteries, silicon battery, US Army, usa

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2024 20:25:22 +0000

The US Army has been dipping into silicon technology for wearable batteries and drones, which could smooth the way for EV batteries, too.

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Transformative, Next-Gen Grid Control Technologies Get $42M in Federal Funding

November 21, 2023 admin advancements, arpa-e, Business, currents, devices, distributed energy, Distributed Generation, distributed power, DOE, Electricity, electrification, Electronics, energy security, evs, full coverage, gallium nitride, grid, grid control, higher voltages, hvdc, news, power, power electronics, power flow, power system, Renewables, Research and Development, semiconductor, silicon, Smart Grid, switching, T&D, Technology, trends, ultra-wide bandgap, wide bandgap

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2023 02:11:32 +0000

On the grid level, interfaces typically consist of modules, which are made up of semiconductor-driven or semiconductor-controlled devices. Source: POWER/Generated with AI ∙ November 21, 2023 at 7:26 PM

The Department of Energy (DOE) has initiated a new “enabling” pathway to achieve and sustain a dramatic transformation of the nation’s evolving grid—through its power electronics fabric, with the realization […]

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How Low (& How Green) Can Solar Cells Go? The Magic Word Is Kerfless

June 5, 2023 admin clean power, fraunhofer institute for solar energy, german, GERMANY, low cost solar cells, nexwafe, polysilicon, renewable energy, saudi aramco, silicon, silicon solar cells, silicon solar pv, solar cells, Solar energy, waste reduction

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 02 Jun 2023 16:35:52 +0000

The silicon wafer NexWafe says buh-bye kerf, hello low-cost, lightweight, flexible solar cells.

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Porsche Behind World’s Biggest Factory For Silicon Battery Materials

April 13, 2023 admin batteries, battery factories, battery materials, cars, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev batteries, ev battery, group14 technologies, porsche, silicon, silicon anodes, silicon batteries, silicon battery anode, usa, Washington

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2023 11:05:24 +0000

Silicon battery technology gets the seal of approval from Porsche, which has put up the big bucks to help Group14 build the world’s biggest silicon battery materials factory in Washington State.