Energy Storage – Page 6 – TechConnect Briefs

Systematic Characterization and Evaluation of Grid-connected Flow Battery Systems

Taube B., Johnson R., McQuilling A., Leufkens P., Hamzavy B., Southern Research, US

This paper provides an overview of flow technologies and how the ESRC’s research and test center of excellence supports the evaluation and validation of various grid-scale flow battery technologies, with systematic characterization and evaluation including: [...]

Dielectric properties of SiO2/PMMA nanocomposites for energy storage

Jobin M., hepia / HES-SO University of Applied Sciences of Western Switzerland, CH

We have made a SiO2:PMMA hybrid nanocomposite based on 150nm spherical silica nanoparticles synthetized by sol-gel method. A molecule containing a methacrylate group (TPM), was chemically grafted to the silica surface to improve the electrical [...]

Quasi-Electrostatic Simulation of Energy Density Limits and Variability in Nanoparticle Composite Materials

Costello B., Davis J.A., Georgia Institute of Technology, US

To understand the limits and opportunities of nanoparti- cle (NP) composite materials, it is imperative to better un- derstand the heterogeneous electric field distributions within such materials. Using a custom-built simulator, the electric field is [...]

Energy & Sustainability

Electrocatalytic CO2 Conversion for Seasonal Energy Storage

Weekes D.M., Berlinguette C.P., The University of British Columbia, CA

The grid-scale deployment of clean electricity requires highly efficient energy conversion and storage technologies. The electrocatalytic conversion of waste CO2 represents a compelling energy storage pathway because the carbon-based products can be deployed in major [...]

Fabrication and Electrochemical Property of Hybrid Carbon Nanofibers Based on Polyimide Precursor and Manganese Dioxide

Han N.K., Jeong Y.G., Chungnam National University, KR

Supercapacitors have recently received great interest from industry and academia as one of energy storage devices due to their high power density, fast charge time, and long cycle life. In this study, hybrid carbon nanofibers [...]

Scalable Fabrication of All-Solid-State Supercapacitor Using Laser-Scribed Graphene

Liu J., Liu W., Liu J., Liu W., Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou , Henan , China, CN

With the rapid growth of energy needs and depletion fossil fuels, more concerns have been given to energy storage for renewable wind, wave and solar power, etc.[1]. The development of reliable and cost-effective energy storage [...]

Graphene Functionalized Mesoporous Mn and Ti Oxides for Supercapacitors

Houck J., Amar V., Shende A., Shende R., Shende A., Shende R., South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, US

In this investigation, several mesoporous nanocomposites such as TiO2/MnO2, TiO2/Mn2O3, TiO2/MnO2/Mn2O3 and TiO2/MnO2/Mn2O3/MnTiO3 were synthesized using the pluronic 123 templating assisted sol-gel method. To prepare these nanocomposites, sol-A with Ti precursor and sol-B containing Mn [...]

All-Solid-State Stretchable Supercapacitors using Polypyrrole-CNT Hybrid Partially Embedded in PDMS

Zhang R., Stevens Institute of Technology, US

Flexible electronics have a wide range of applications in wearable and multifunctional electronics [1], including flexible displays, curved smart phones, electronic skins, and implantable medical devices. Consequently technologies for flexible energy storage have to be [...]

Development of Li-rich Layered Cathode Nanomaterials for High Energy Li-ion Batteries

Tan C., Aegis Technology, Inc, US

There is a great interest in developing energy storage systems based on more advanced lithium ion (Li-ion) battery technology, which has wide applications over the range from small portable electronics (cell phone, laptop) to large [...]