{"id":82266,"date":"2015-12-10T07:21:39","date_gmt":"2015-12-10T12:21:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/?p=82266"},"modified":"2015-12-10T07:21:39","modified_gmt":"2015-12-10T12:21:39","slug":"lithium-oxygen-the-next-gen-super-battery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/2015\/12\/lithium-oxygen-the-next-gen-super-battery\/","title":{"rendered":"Lithium-Oxygen: The Next-Gen \u201cSuper Battery\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"inves-2000641509\" class=\"inves-below-title-posts inves-entity-placement\"><div id =\"posts_date_custom\"><div align=\"left\">December 10, 2015<\/div><hr style=\"border: none; border-bottom: 3px solid black;\">\r\n<\/div><\/div><p>By <a href=\"http:\/\/WallStreetDaily.com\/\"><u>WallStreetDaily.com<\/u><\/a> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-home-th wp-post-image\" style=\"display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear: both;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wallstreetdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/1215_BW_Charge.jpg\" alt=\"1215_BW_Charge\" width=\"580\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p>By <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wallstreetdaily.com\/author\/tim-maverick\/\">Tim Maverick<\/a>, <em>Senior Correspondent<\/em><\/p>\n<p>From mobile devices and wristwatches to electric cars\u2026 lithium-ion batteries provide the power that keeps our digital society humming.<\/p>\n<p>The only thing is\u2026 they\u2019re not very efficient. In fact, their energy density is absolutely terrible when compared to just about anything else.<\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/media.wallstreetdaily.com\/charts\/1215_LithiumChart.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/center><strong>Lithium-Oxygen \u2013 the Next-Generation Battery?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While it\u2019s annoying to see the battery power drain from your phone too quickly, it\u2019s far more important that their power lasts longer in other items.<\/p>\n<p>Like electric cars, for example.<\/p><div id=\"inves-2854741048\" class=\"inves-in-content inves-entity-placement\"><hr style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd;\">\r\n<div id=\"inpost_ads_header\">\r\n<p style=\"font-size:10px; float:left; color:#666;\">Free Reports:<\/p><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"inpost_ads\"> \r\n<p style=\"font-size:15px; float:left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/1ApBOV\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/investmacro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/graph_techs_PD.png\" align=\"left\" width=\"80\"  height=\"55\"\/><\/a>\r\n\t     <a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/1ApBOV\"><b><u>Get Our Free Metatrader 4 Indicators<\/u><\/b><\/a> - Put Our Free MetaTrader 4 Custom Indicators on your charts when you join our Weekly Newsletter<\/p><br><br>\r\n<br>\r\n<br>\r\n<p style=\"font-size:15px; float:left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/f3RrHX\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/investmacro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/cot_pie_80.png\" align=\"left\" width=\"80\"  height=\"55\"\/><\/a>\r\n\t    <a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/f3RrHX\"><b><u>Get our Weekly Commitment of Traders Reports<\/u><\/b><\/a> - See where the biggest traders (Hedge Funds and Commercial Hedgers) are positioned in the futures markets on a weekly basis.<\/p><br><br>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<hr style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd;\">\r\n<br><\/div>\n<p>In order for these vehicles to eventually match the range of gasoline-powered cars, we need something much better.<\/p>\n<p>One likely candidate is the lithium-air or lithium-oxygen battery. Why?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Right off the bat, its energy density is 10 times greater than a lithium-ion battery. That makes it more comparable to gasoline.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Such a battery would also be one-fifth of the weight of a current lithium-ion battery.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>It would also cost one-fifth as much.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>So what\u2019s the holdup?<\/p>\n<p>Well, the chemical reactions in lithium-oxygen batteries produce lots of unwanted side-effects.<\/p>\n<p>These include rapid degradation when recharged (previous lithium-air batteries failed after just a few dozen recharges) and damage in the presence of water. Not to mention short circuits and explosions.<\/p>\n<p>But a team of scientists at Cambridge University has reached a breakthrough\u2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>British Breakthrough<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Led by Clare Grey, the team has developed a working laboratory model of a lithium-oxygen battery that\u2019s 90% efficient, has been recharged 2,000 times with little degradation, and is far more water-tolerant.<\/p>\n<p>If the science holds, it could prove priceless for the electric car industry, as Grey estimates that the battery could store five times as much energy as the lithium-ion batteries currently used by <strong>Tesla Motors Inc. <\/strong>(<a href=\"https:\/\/beta.finance.yahoo.com\/quote\/TSLA\">TSLA<\/a>) and others.<\/p>\n<p>Their work has brought about a new way of thinking in regards to how these batteries are constructed.<\/p>\n<p>Previous lithium-air batteries produced electricity by combining lithium and oxygen \u2013 a process that formed lithium peroxide. The recharge occurs by applying an electric current, thus reversing the chemical reaction.<\/p>\n<p>But Grey and her team have made subtle, but important, changes.<\/p>\n<p>Their working model relies on a highly porous, \u201cfluffy\u201d carbon electrode made from graphene oxide and additives that change the chemical reactions at work in the battery.<\/p>\n<p>Result? Greater stability and efficiency.<\/p>\n<p>However, more work is needed.<\/p>\n<p>The new model still causes spindly lithium fibers called dendrites to form. These are what can cause a short circuit.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, the current model battery still requires pure oxygen in order to cycle. But obviously, the Earth\u2019s atmosphere isn\u2019t pure oxygen.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s why the scientists say commercialization of the battery could still be a decade or so away.<\/p>\n<p>However, their research has merit \u2013 and has drawn funding from some big hitters, such as the U.K. Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, the EU, the U.S. Department of Energy, and British sustainable technologies company <strong>Johnson Matthey PLC <\/strong>(<a href=\"http:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/q?s=jmply&amp;ql=1\">JMPLY<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>When this battery technology does mature to the point of commercialization, it could dramatically change the landscape for electric cars.<\/p>\n<p>Heck, your phone would hold a charge longer, too!<\/p>\n<p>Good investing,<\/p>\n<p>Tim Maverick<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wallstreetdaily.com\/2015\/12\/10\/lithium-oxygen-battery\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Lithium-Oxygen: The Next-Gen \u201cSuper Battery\u201d<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wallstreetdaily.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">Wall Street Daily<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By WallStreetDaily.com By Tim Maverick, Senior Correspondent From mobile devices and wristwatches to electric cars\u2026 lithium-ion batteries provide the power that keeps our digital society humming. The only thing is\u2026 they\u2019re not very efficient. In fact, their energy density is absolutely terrible when compared to just about anything else. Lithium-Oxygen \u2013 the Next-Generation Battery? 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