Category: batteries

Now the Irish have come up with breakthrough in battery performance

A team of academics in Ireland have found way to make batteries with 250 per cent more energy density than any other battery on the market. This will allow batteries to be more compact, more scalable for industry and quicker to charge. Peter McGuire explains in an article on the Irish Times website.   Irish … Continue reading Now the Irish have come up with breakthrough in battery performance →

Using supermarket fridges as a “virtual battery”

One of Britain’s major grocery chains has completed trials that show chiller aisles offer possibility of being ‘virtual battery’ for the national grid system.  Jillian Ambrose explains in an article in The Guardian.   Cool running: supermarket fridges could help power UK Supermarket freezer aisles could soon help power the National Grid after trials found … Continue reading Using supermarket fridges as a “virtual battery” →

Innovative new approach to batteries

A new potassium-ion battery system shows promise according to Joshua Lewis, a PhD student studying chemical physics at the University of Cambridge, writing in the physics world website Water-based batteries enable a green energy future A cheap, safe, and effective potassium-ion battery system with promising characteristics has been described in a Nature Energy article by … Continue reading Innovative new approach to batteries →

Phones without batteries? What next?

Practically every day we are reading about new innovations. Now we find out that our mobile phones may not even need a battery.  Andrew Griffin explains in an article on The Independent website.  What next?   Scientists make huge step towards making phones without batteries Scientists have made a huge breakthrough that allows them to … Continue reading Phones without batteries? What next? →

Daimler announced in December that it is making major effort on batteries

Before the end of the year, Daimler announced it was going to spend  €21 billion (US $23 billion) on batteries and manufacturing facilities as it gears up on electric vehicles. Charles Riley explains in an article on the CNN website.   The maker of Mercedes cars is spending $23 billion on batteries The maker of … Continue reading Daimler announced in December that it is making major effort on batteries →

Breakthrough in charging batteries

Researchers have questioned long-held magnetic coupling beliefs to create the first ever device that behaves like a diode for magnetic fields. The work could forever change how we charge batteries. Loukia Papadopoulos explains in an article on the Interesting Engineering website.   Energy Efficiency Breakthrough Defies 156-Year-Old Law of Physics Researchers at the University of … Continue reading Breakthrough in charging batteries →

New development to speed up charging batteries

Our modern lives are increasingly dependent on batteries, whether for our smart phones or our energy systems.  Layal Liverpool writes in The Guardian about a new discover that could accelerate adoption of electric cars and solar energy, as well as helping to recharge your smartphone in minutes.   Cheap material could radically improve battery charging … Continue reading New development to speed up charging batteries →

The “revolutionary” material graphene used to produce batteries that charge significantly faster than lithium-ion batteries

There is growing excitement about a new battery using graphene that can charge 12-times faster than current lithium-ion batteries. Anthony Cuthbertson explains in an article on The Independent website. Graphene battery charges in just five minutes Billions of pounds have been poured into research of the "revolutionary" material graphene, though few real-world applications have so … Continue reading The “revolutionary” material graphene used to produce batteries that charge significantly faster than lithium-ion batteries →

Role of batteries in the energy transition

The opening sentence of this article by John Campion, writing on The Hill website, is quite revealing: “It is an exciting time to be involved in energy innovation.” And it is. You should enjoy this article on the energy transition and the exciting times we live in.   Battery technology will define the future of … Continue reading Role of batteries in the energy transition →