The demand for lithium (Li) has greatly escalated during the past decade and is predicted to increase continuously with the market growth of the electrified transportation and renewable energy, given that Li-ion batteries are the major energy storage…
Vanadium sesquioxide (V2O3) is a promising electrode material for lithium-ion batteries and beyond, yet it encounters structural and cyclic instability issues. Although advances have been made with diverse material combination prototypes, the…
A silicon microparticulate material (SiMP) used as the anode for lithium-ion batteries promises higher volumetric capacity and less interfacial reactions than its costly nanoparticulate counterpart. However, what mostly hinders its practical use is…
A hybrid electrical energy storage system (EESS) consisting of supercapacitor (SC) in combination with lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery has been studied through theoretical simulation and experiments to address thermal runaway in an electric vehicle. In…
Lithium-ion capacitors (LICs) composed of battery-type anodes with large energy densities and capacitor-type cathodes with high power densities are considered as appealing energy-storage devices. Here, a LIC with good performance is constructed using…
Energy storage materials are researchers interest in recent times due to latest innovations in transportation, communication and electronics. Li-ion batteries, supercapacitors and hydrogen storage systems are the three primary energy storage systems…
Rice husk-based SiO2/C composite is a promising anode material for lithium ion battery, but it remains necessary to explore simple methods to improve its lithium storage performance. In this research, SiO2/C was prepared by adjusting ash content of…
Rice hull-derived SiO2/C composites are promising anode materials for Li-ion battery, but it is a challenge to improve their lithium storage performance by a simple method. In this research, SiO2/C composites were prepared by heating rice hull char…
Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), with their advantages of high specific capacity, long cycling life and eco-friendliness, have been widely used in many fields. Dwindling reserves, however, limit their further development. Sharing similar chemical…
Lignin-derived hard carbon (HC) has great potential as energy storage materials. However, it is difficult to obtain desired electrochemical performances by direct carbonization of lignin. Herein, we demonstrate a pre-oxidation strategy to enhance the…
Niobium pentoxide (Nb2O5) material is a promising anode for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) due to the outstanding cycle performance and rate capability. However, the relatively low capacity severely limits the comprehensive performance. Generally,…
Recent research findings indicate that the non-monotonic consumption of energy from lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries results in a higher heat generation in electrical energy storage systems. During peak demands, a higher heat generation due to high…
The transition metal carbides/nitrides referred to as MXenes has emerged as a wonder material presenting newer opportunities owing to their unique properties such as high thermal and electrical conductivity, high negative zeta-potential and…
This paper proposes a microgrid (MG) system integrating distributed renewable energy (RE) and hybrid energy storage system (HESS), which is an effective solution of power supply for remote areas and islands. The distributed generation (DG) unit of…
Nowadays, rational yet high value-added utilization of low-cost petroleum asphalt still faces a significant challenge. In light of its high carbon content and abundant sulfur atoms, here, an in-situ bonding sulfur strategy is proposed to fabricate…
Detection and diagnosis of faults at the early stage, as well as inconsistency monitoring and control are of extreme importance for operating Li-ion batteries (LIBs) safely and reliably, handling performance degradation and cell unbalancing, and…
Recent progress in the synthesis of carbon materials from biomass and coal/heavy oil waste and their use as the electrode materials of supercapacitors and Li-ion batteries is reviewed. The carbon precursors include seafood and agricultural waste, and…
By using the intrinsic polymorphism nature of Nb2O5 material, we employ three typical Nb2O5 phases (orthorhombic (T), tetragonal (M) and monoclinic (H) phases) in a single material, and optimize the phase composition to form nanodomains, which are…
The demand for lithium (Li) has greatly escalated during the past decade and is predicted to increase continuously with the market growth of the electrified transportation and renewable energy, given that Li-ion batteries are the major energy storage…
This paper outlines one of the first efforts by a major oil and gas company to build a net-exporting, behind-the-meter solar photovoltaic (PV) plant to lower the operating costs and carbon intensity of a large, mature oil and gas field. The 29 MWAC…
The demand for lithium (Li) has greatly escalated during the past decade and is predicted to increase continuously with the market growth of the electrified transportation and renewable energy, given that Li-ion batteries are the major energy storage…
Since the commercialization of Lithium ion batteries (LiBs), strong strides have been taken to enhance the performance (power and energy density, cycle life) while reducing manufacturing cost per kWh. With the push for adoption of electric vehicles…
Recent research findings indicate that the non-monotonic consumption of energy from lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries results in a higher heat generation in electrical energy storage systems. During peak demands, a higher heat generation due to high…
The light duty vehicle fleet in the UK is being electrified aggressively, with an ambitious target to ban the sale of all new internal combustion engine cars by 2030. At the same time, the electricity grid is also undergoing rapid decarbonization,…
Recent progress in the synthesis of carbon materials from biomass and coal/heavy oil waste and their use as the electrode materials of supercapacitors and Li-ion batteries is reviewed. The carbon precursors include seafood and agricultural waste, and…