EXXONMOBIL’S NEW BATTERY FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE APPLICATIONS
December 1st, 2007“I don’t know. I see things like the ‘sustainable’ WalMart and the FedEx hub covered with solar panels and I have to wonder if this Peak Oil thing is actually going to be the kill shot that we think it’s going to be… Maybe They have a much better grip on this thing than we know. Maybe They’re ramping up alternatives at a pace that is congruent (or somewhat congruent) with the fall-off of conventional energy sources.
Those of us who despise the present global political and economic order look to Peak Oil with a sense of hope! Yes… Hope. Something tells me, however, we’re not going to be that lucky.
Peak Oil probably won’t take this thing down, simply because it seems so obvious that it will.”
And now, the ExxonMobil battery for electric vehicles.
HAHA! Imagine my shock.
This battery doesn’t appear to be related to the eeStor system, but let’s quickly take a look at, Pay No Attention to the General as “Liberals” Launch Green Energy Fund anyway:
An engineer friend of mine commented on the EEstor device… He told me that it sounded like a supercapicitor. Now, it’s obviously just an insane, tinfoil hat conspiracy theory that this technology is based on U.S. Patent 3288641, issued 29 November 1966 to—wait for it, this is good—STANDARD OIL COMPANY.
You know, of course, that Exxon is one of the companies that was spun off from the breakup of Standard Oil. All a coincidence, obviously.
Anyone who thinks that They don’t have a plan up their sleeves belongs sitting in a corner wearing a dunce cap at this point. As the oil declines, They’ll roll out the costly solutions that They’ve been sitting on for decades. But there’s still lots of oil to be sold for $100 per barrel. No need to move too quickly with this stuff.
Hold on to your wallet.
Via: The Energy Blog:
It seems that everyone is getting into the battery business, one of them will succeed in making a smaller, lighter and less expensive battery. This development by ExxonMobil sound very promising.
ExxonMobil Chemical and ExxonMobil’s Japanese affiliate, Tonen Chemical have developed a thin film separator for use in lithium-ion batteries, that would enable production of batteries like those found in cell phones and laptops, to power cars and trucks. These new film technologies are expected to significantly enhance the power, safety and reliability of lithium-ion batteries, thereby helping speed the adoption of these smaller and lighter batteries into the next wave of lower-emission vehicles.
This weekend, at the 23rd Electric Vehicle Symposium and Exposition (EVS-23) in Anaheim, Calif., Exxon Mobil will unveil a super-thin plastic sheeting the company says can improve the power, safety and reliability of lithium-ion batteries for use in automobiles.
Separator film is an integral part of battery system design and critical to overall performance. ExxonMobil Chemical’s new technology platform builds on twenty years experience in lithium-ion battery separators, applying advanced polymer and process technologies with flexibility to tailor products to battery manufacturer requirements.
Exxon Mobil considers the film a breakthrough because it allows battery makers to build smaller and cheaper battery systems — removing key obstacles that have kept automakers from building hybrid and electric vehicles on a wide scale. Porosity is one of the key parameters in building higher performance separators and Tonen has developed a prototype film with a 51% porosity compared to 37% in current production batteries while maintaining the same strength and thermal integrity.
Exxon Mobil developed its film with Japanese affiliate Tonen Chemical (see this earlier press release that discloses that Tonen has been manufacturing films for small Li-ion batteries since 1991). Invented in research labs at Exxon Mobil’s Baytown complex, the film is the first to squeeze multiple layers of plastic into a single white sheet the width (thickness?) of a human hair.
Tonen and Exxon are exploring the possibility of building a new production facility for the new generation of films in Gumi, Korea.
