Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory scientists have found that lithium-ion batteries operate longer and faster when their electrodes are treated with hydrogen. Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are a class of rechargeable battery types in which lithium ions move from the negative electrode to the positive electrode during discharge and back when charging. The growing demand for energy storage…
Con Edison Development enters into agreement to procure GE Energy Storage System
GE announced that it will supply Con Edison Development (CED) with an eight megawatt-hour (MWh) battery energy storage system in Central Valley, California. The new storage solution will be utilizing GE’s Mark VIe-based plant control system, Brilliance MW Inverters, and packaged lithium ion battery modules. “We have a history of working with GE in thermal…
Lithium-ion batteries manufactured in water-based process
A developer of large-format Lithium-ion rechargeable cells, batteries, and energy storage systems (ESS), says it will collaborate with Hydro-Québec to further develop water-based manufacturing processes of Lithium-ion batteries. Hydro-Québec is a world leader in advanced Lithium and Lithium-ion battery research and has a strong intellectual property (IP) position for aqueous electrode technology. Hydro-Québec started…
Lithium batteries for renewable-energy backup
Stationary batteries provide electrical power to systems during power outages. They are used in equipment dedicated to stabilizing voltages by eliminating irregularities in systems that generate electrical power. The batteries can hold large loads temporarily as utility power switches from one generation source to another. Lithium-iron magnesium-phosphate batteries, from Valence Energy Storage Solutions, Austin, Texas,…