Advanced Lithium Ion Battery Research at Berkeley Lab
This issue's special focus is on advanced lithium ion batteries for hybrid electric vehicle applications. The four articles addressing this area explore the modeling of lithium ion battery chemistries; the use of advanced diagnostic methods to study the physics and chemistry of battery materials; a laboratory for advanced battery testing; and approaches for improving battery safety. EETD's research is funded by the Department of Energy's BATT (Batteries for Advanced Transportation Technologies) program, FreedomCar and Vehicle Technologies Program.
In this issue we also celebrate EETD scientists' contributions to the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize-winning Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
EETD News reports on research conducted at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's Environmental Energy Technologies Division, whose mission is to perform research and development leading to better energy technologies that reduce adverse energy-related environmental impacts. The Division's staff of nearly 400 carries on research on energy efficiency in buildings, indoor environmental quality, U.S. and international energy issues, and advanced energy technologies. The newsletter is published on-line once a quarter. For more information, contact Allan ChenAllan Chen, (510) 486-4210.
The Center for Building Science News was published between 1993 and 1998. It covered news of the Division's research in energy efficiency and buildings, the indoor environment, and energy analysis. You'll find all back issues, from Winter 1993 through Summer 1998 available here.